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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 112

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tthe instant of the explosion, were struck, killing the mule and demolishing thecart. The property loss was in excess of $3,000. A New Inspection Method. The whole art of boiler inspection rests upon the possibility of detectingnearly every sort of dangerous boiler defect while it is still in an… … Fig. 2. Lower Shell of Exploded Boiler, Londonderry, Nova Scotia. ration, and yet in spite of the enormous decrease in boiler casualties which hasfollowed the general adoption of some sort of inspection, a few types ofdefects, like some diseases of humans, have always been difficult of diagnosis.…

Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions

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