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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 183

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her one has been put into general use, although, as I be-lieve, the protection afforded is invaluable. To satisfy myself as to an inspectors abil-ity to detect broken and partially broken stay-bolts, I have had the stay-bolts in 13 loco-motives drilled during the past year. The plan adopted was to… … Fig. 2.—LLLUsTKATrxG the Effect of the Relatiae Vertical Motiox of the Sheets. in this manner the inspector found 39 broken stay-bolts. After drilling and testingunder water pressure these were all found to be broken — and in addition to these wefound 50 others broken which the inspector was unable…

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