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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 26

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condition the tightness of thejoint depends. The thin, fin-like edges that such rivet heads too often presentare liable to burn ofif, or at least to have their strength destroyed or greatlyimpaired by exposure to the hot furnace gases, and leakage and corrosion arethe probable results. Moreover,…

Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions

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