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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 36

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ito an average of ys, was on the outside. As the head of the tank wasonly 9 below the charging floor, it had been frequently subjected tomoisture when the floor was washed. The photograph shows the defec-tive part of the head, and the seam, which was cut away from the shellfollowing the accident.… … The boiler illustrated onthis page was recently re-tired from service at aMaine laundry after about60 years of operation. Itwas built in i8y6, and is ofinterest chiefly with respectto its now obsolete construc-tion details, and long life.The lower drum is ^4 in diameter and is croivded imth fire…

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