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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 8

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me equivalent support. The hangers are usually threaded and providedwith nuts at their upper ends, where they are secured to the I-beams ; but at theirlower ends there is more or less diversity in the methods of construction that are in use.By far the commonest mode of attaching the hanger to the… … Fig. 1. A FRACTURED BOILER Hook. probably, on account of its relative cheapness, as compared with other methods thathave been proposed. We shall not discuss the general subject of the overhead suspension of boilers in thepresent article, but shall confine our attention to the hooks which, as…

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