Patent for "an improvement in steam-engines which shall be so constructed as to give a full application of the steam and a free exhaust at regular intervals, which will enable the engine to be easily reversed, can be easily attached to any engine, which will enable an engine to be worked by water-pressure, will run smoothly and with very little friction, and will be very durable." (Lines 11-19) Includes instructions and illustrations.
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Titles
Main Title:
Improvement in Valve-Gear for Steam-Engines.
Added Title:
Valve-Gear for Steam-Engine.
Description
Patent for "an improvement in steam-engines which shall be so constructed as to give a full application of the steam and a free exhaust at regular intervals, which will enable the engine to be easily reversed, can be easily attached to any engine, which will enable an engine to be worked by water-pressure, will run smoothly and with very little friction, and will be very durable." (Lines 11-19) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Physical Description
[1], 1 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 193,440, dated July 24, 1877; application filed November 25, 1876.
Davis, James H. & White, William.Improvement in Valve-Gear for Steam-Engines.,
patent,
July 24, 1877;
[Washington D.C.].
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth166677/:
accessed June 21, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.;
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