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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 55

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28,000 pounds when filled with water. Tosupport this weight six wrought-iron beams, D D, are provided, each being 10^ incheshigh and of sufficient length to reach over the brick walls on each side and rest on cast-iron posts, as shown. These beams are arranged in jjairs and bearing-plates or… … 1889.] THE LOCOMOTIVE, 51 TJic boilers are set much closer to one another than usual, the space between themia this instance being only three inches. This space is closed by means of a filling ofcut brick, which rests against both boilers in the manner indicated in Fig. 1, and pre-vents the…

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