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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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, and the braces should be sufficient to safely sustain this jDressure.The number of braces required will depend upon their form. If of the ordinary crow-foot pattern, which if well made is as good as anything yet devised, and one inch indiameter, they could safely be allowed to sustain a tensile… … FiG. 3. ment as symmetrical as possible, grouping them slightly closer to each other near thecenter of the head than we do out toward the flange. The braces should be attached toshell and head by two rivets at each end. The rivets should be of such size that thecombined area of their shanks will be…

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