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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:

Marine open bottom, horizontal return tubular boiler.

Marine, Kingsford pattern

Flue tube

4' 9" x 6' 6" x 7' 5"

6' 6"

4' 9"

102, 58" long

2.5"

Metal, part of boiler

4' 3.5"

1' 6"

393.95 sq. ft.

21.25 sq. ft.

18 double bars & 1 single bar.

spade end, double bar, cast iron

soft coal

cast iron, 2.5" dia. with weight & lever

120# hydrostatic pressure.

75#

24"

45' to top of smokestack.

5' 3.5"

2' 6.5"

not any

good

1896

Cleveland, OH

J.P. McGuire, now Variety Iron Works.

Upright

120 rpm

8 1/4"

1896

Detroit, MI.

Russell Wheel & Foundry Co.

Steam Signal

Whistle diameter:

Whistle height:

Whistle orifice:

Whistle tone:

Whistle chime:

10"

16 7/8"

4 3/8"

single

Whistle Signal