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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 325

An illustration from The Locomotive, 1867, leaf 325
-pneumatic tanks, of which thousands are in use, con-tain enough energy to do tremendous damage in case of an explosion.Needless to say, the prospective purchaser should be careful to select avessel of approved design and construction. The need for care is evenmore important where welding instead… … tributes its full share of accidents. In addition to the case just described,there was recently an explosion of a compressed air tank in an Indianacity that tore down two walls of a filling station. The damaged build-ing and tank are shown in the accompanying illustration, which is froma photograph…

Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions

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