Kirkman, Marshall M. (Marshall Monroe), 1842-1921 · New York and Chicago, The World railway publishing company · leaf 224
point. Thestay-bolt doesnot break nextto the fire-boxsheet. Due tothe fact thatthis end of thebolt is kept atsuch a temper-ature that themetal is moreelastic and yields to the change of position withoutopening the fibre and exposing it to the entranceof this deposit of scale. To overcome this… … Fig. 1.Johnstone Flexible Stay Bolt. 216 LOCOMOTIVE APPLIANCES. It will be seen by reference to the accompanyingengraving (Fig. 1) that this device is composed of twoparts; the plug is made of mild steel, while the stay-bolt proper is made of any of the standard brands ofiron generally used for the…
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