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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 350

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Figure 5—Drawing of an economic-type boiler indicating areas con-cealed by grates or brickxvork where external corrosion is likely tooccur. 1940 THE LOCOMOTIVE 75 … Figure 4—Wreckage at a steel mill follozving an explosion of a watertube boiler. Caused by external corrosion of one head of the lowerdrum which had been concealed in brickwork, the explosion killedtwo people and injured five others. Property loss was about $/i.ooo. The boiler, rated at 300 hp and…

Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions

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