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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 76

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ed the sheets to be badly burned. Glass water-gauges should never 1886.] THE LOCOMOTIVE. 67 be depended upon solely, and especially where the water is bad should the gauge-cockbe kept in good condition, and frequently tested. Figs. 5 and 6 show the original form and the appearance after the… … &- ~~-.-^L- Fig. 4. The boiler was of the locomotive type — a variety used in the oil regions of Penn-sylvania— having a narrow base to the fire-box and a tapering waist; base, 26 incheswide by 4 feet 4 inches long; fire-box, 20 inches wide by 3 feet 10 inches long; front 4feet high by 3 feet…

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