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Big Sable Light Station
Fog Signal Equipment
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Supplemental Reports
Steam Boiler:
Kind:
Tube:
Dimensions:
Length:
Diameter:
Tube desc:
Steam tube diameter:
Steam Furnace Kind:
Furnace length:
Furnace width:
Furnace height:
Steam heat surface:
Steam grate surface:
Number of grate bars:
Kind of grate bars:
Steam fuel:
Steam safety valve:
Steam max pressure:
Steam working pressure:
Steam diam of smokestack:
Smokestack height:
Drum dimension:
Steam Drum diameter:
Steam covering:
Steam boiler condition:
Steam boiler built:
Where built:
Manufacturer:
Steam heater:
Kind:
Size:
Heater time affect:
Steam Engine kind:
Steam Engine revolution:
Steam Engine cyl diameter:
Steam Engine piston stroke:
Steam Engine pipe size:
Steam Engine when built:
Steam Engine where built:
Manufacturer:
Open bottom marine design of 1896
Flue tube
ht. 7' 5"
6' 6 3/4"
4' 9 3/4" wide
102, 4' 9.5" long (order 4' 10")
2.5"
internal
6'
4' 3"
19"
406 sq. ft.; Steam space 50.11 cu. ft.
21.5 sq. ft. Water space 66.64 cu. ft.
18
Double, 5' long, spade ends.
bituminous coal
Lever, 2.5" single side outlet.
150#
75#
20"
40' brick chimney
5' long
30"
Compound; asbestos, felt paper, canvas.
Fair. Must be retubed in 2 years.
1897
Cleveland, OH
Variety Iron Works
vertical
120
4"
9"
3/4"
1897
Detroit, MI
Russell Wheel & Foundry Co.
Steam Signal
Whistle diameter:
Whistle height:
Whistle orifice:
Whistle tone:
Whistle chime:
10"
18"
2-3/8" to 2-11/16"
Single
Whistle Signal