Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 17
f poor quality and evidently caused the initial rupture.The top water-glass cock was found closed at the time of the accident.The stem was found bent so that it could not be opened without theaid of a wrench and the handle had been broken off. Too much carecan not be given to the condition of the… … Courtesy, I. C. C. Fig. 2. Gauge glasses frequently break and must be replaced. This isan operation that requires much care and, in this regard, we believethat no better information can be found than that given in an articleentitled Water Gauge Glasses, by Charles S. Blake, now presidentof this…
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