Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 59
thought that this general condemnation of pipejobs is too strong, and in spite of our disclaimer, they have found it hard to believethat the specimens that we illustrated were not selected carefully, as terrible examples,out of a great number of pipes. This is a natural enough view to take of the… … Fig. It is particularly hard to believethat any workman would allow a jointto pass, for use with, high pressuresteam, with the nipples made up intothe fittings by only a few threads. Itis scarcely credible that any pipercould be so indifferent to prospectiveloss of life and injur} to his fellowmen…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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