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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 160

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visited the plant, and alwaysfound to be in good order. Whenever the boiler was under steam* at the time ofthe visit, the inspector (as certified in the written reports submitted at the time)determined the pressure at which the valve would open. It was never found torequire more than 90 pounds to… … Fig. 6.—View of the Factory Ruins, looking toward Engineer Rockwells House. The chimney shows on the left-hand edge of the engraving. The exploded boiler stood in the immediate foreground, its position being marked by the white cross. other appliances were reported to be in good order, the former…

Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions

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