Journal of the Franklin Institute, Volume 80; Volume 110Franklin Institute, 1880 Vols. 1-69 include more or less complete patent reports of the U. S. Patent Office for years 1825-1859. cf. Index to v. 1-120 of the Journal, p. [415] |
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... of seventy - eight and eighty - five hundredths of a mile per hour . Some idea of the steaming capacity of the boiler may be had from the fact that a No. 9 Sellers injector , which 12 [ Jour . Frank . Inst . , Le Van - High Railway Speeds .
... of seventy - eight and eighty - five hundredths of a mile per hour . Some idea of the steaming capacity of the boiler may be had from the fact that a No. 9 Sellers injector , which 12 [ Jour . Frank . Inst . , Le Van - High Railway Speeds .
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the fact that a No. 9 Sellers injector , which will throw 2000 gallons of water per hour , will not keep her supplied . The water consumed in the 98 minutes ' run to Jersey City was . about 3300 gallons , and on the return trip about ...
the fact that a No. 9 Sellers injector , which will throw 2000 gallons of water per hour , will not keep her supplied . The water consumed in the 98 minutes ' run to Jersey City was . about 3300 gallons , and on the return trip about ...
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... fact some of the fast lines have 8 and 9 feet , and one line had 10 feet diameter . Engines with one pair of drivers are not new in this country . The Ironsides , built by M. W. Baldwin in 1832 , had but one pair of drivers , 4 feet in ...
... fact some of the fast lines have 8 and 9 feet , and one line had 10 feet diameter . Engines with one pair of drivers are not new in this country . The Ironsides , built by M. W. Baldwin in 1832 , had but one pair of drivers , 4 feet in ...
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... fact they became broken after running six weeks . These were replaced with a set of imported wrought iron wheels , the first of the kind brought to this country . The speed of the engine , under favorable . circumstances , was one mile ...
... fact they became broken after running six weeks . These were replaced with a set of imported wrought iron wheels , the first of the kind brought to this country . The speed of the engine , under favorable . circumstances , was one mile ...
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... fact that all the large - wheeled engines had small boilers , and with a single pair of driving wheels the adhe- sion was in all cases insufficient for the want of a proper distribution of the weight excess , as in the case of the ...
... fact that all the large - wheeled engines had small boilers , and with a single pair of driving wheels the adhe- sion was in all cases insufficient for the want of a proper distribution of the weight excess , as in the case of the ...
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