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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 144

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pounds. For this purpose a recess is formed in the face ofthe flange into which the pipe is screwed, and the end of the pipe (which is madea trifle long for this purpose) is peened solidly into this recess, as indicated inFig. 10; the end of the pipe being afterwards faced off. The object of this… … Fig. 8. — Five-inch Pipe; Standard (or Nearly So) at One End, but Not at the Other. We have before us, as we write, a fitting and a piece of pipe which illustratestill another important defect in pipe joints, — a defect which is becomingincreasingly common, and which should receive careful…

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