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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 189

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nd others were in jeopardy.Two of the eight accidents were in schools. The causes of these accidents were much the same as those forair tanks. One failure (See Figure 5) occurred because of progressivecracks in the crimped edges of the shell, five were over-pressure fail-ures such as that shown in… … Figure 5—Broken shell of a hydro-pneumatic tank in which the shellhad been crimped around the head and welded.

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