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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 142

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isfactorily. The fusible plug still contained some ofits original tilling of tin, even after passing through the fire; and this fact showsthat the explosion could not have been clue to low water. Indeed, its very violencewould be sufficient to show that fact, for, as we have repeatedly explained in… … Fig. 5. — Showing the Tubes of the Exploded Boiler. altogether untrue. It was built in 1895, at the Cunningham Iron Works, SouthBoston, Mass., and on November 26th of that year it was tested by one ofour inspectors, in the shops of the builders, by the application of a hydrostaticpressure of 150…

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