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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 121

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oilers which may, and generally does,occur after they have been run a short time. Fig. 1 shows a case where two boilers were improjierly connected. Cast-iron teeswere bolted to the nozzles, and connected by means of a cast-iron pipe, which had anoutlet on top, as shown, from which the steam pipe… … Fig. 2. Plan. afterward the pipe connecting the two boilers broke off at B. Both these breaks occurredwhile the boilers were in use, and of course resulted in their stoppage until the brokenpieces could be renewed. The only strange thing in connection with the affair was thefact that the breaks did…

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