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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 10

An illustration from The Locomotive, 1867, leaf 10
NSURANCE COMPANY. New Series—Vol. VII. HARTFORD, CONK, JANUARY, 1886. No. 1. Examples of Scale Formation in Boilers. Our illustrations •with this number show two samples of scale such as is frequentlyfound in boilers in this locality, and is a source of great trouble and expense to the boilerowner.… … Fig. 1. The engravings were made from photographs of the pieces now in our office. Fig.1 is a portion of a compact mass of hard scale which formed between the tubes in con-tact with the back tube head of the boiler. It covered the back head to a depth of sixinches. This mass closely adhered to the…

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