. Ashcroft's railway directory for ... : containing an official list of all the officers and directors of the rail-roads in the United States & Canadas, together with their financial condition and amount of rolling stock . place by a bar and bolts through thebottom of the instrument. The levershave a forked end to hold the rods con-necting with the safety-valves, and thebottom of the instrument may be rivettedto a stand fixed wherever most conveni-ent to the engineer. It is usually placedinside the house, with the connectingrods runoing through the top. The in-strument can be adapted to larger
. Ashcroft's railway directory for ... : containing an official list of all the officers and directors of the rail-roads in the United States & Canadas, together with their financial condition and amount of rolling stock . place by a bar and bolts through thebottom of the instrument. The levershave a forked end to hold the rods con-necting with the safety-valves, and thebottom of the instrument may be rivettedto a stand fixed wherever most conveni-ent to the engineer. It is usually placedinside the house, with the connectingrods runoing through the top. The in-strument can be adapted to larger orsmaller valves, by moving the cross-barbackward or forward iu the grooves onthe tops of the levers, as also by tighten-ing or loosening the nuts which holddown the elliptic spring. One of the Graham Bal-ances takes the place of two OI*Sailers—each of the levers acting in-dependently. It is easily attached, andshould require no repairs during the life-time of a Locomotive. Price Twenty-Four Dollars each. MANUFACTURED BY The American Spring Balance Co. ANDREW FOSTER, Agent. AND FOE SALE BY JOHN ASHCROFT, 50 JToliix Street, 8EW-Y0HK. 173 NEW-YORK STMM-Ifill WORKS, TWENTY-THIRD STREET,(East Kiver,) N E W - Y O R K. THE ■ HIT llilll IS UNIVERSALLY APPROVED BY THE BEST MINING ENGINEERS IN THE COUNTRY, As supplying the want so long felt, and never supplied until now, of a Simple, P<aw©irttort mi ¥m^§ml®%ENGINE, Perfectly adapted, in every respect, for the rough work of the Mines andOil *74 ENGINE. The Engine is placed low down by the side of the boiler, instead of beingupon the top, or high up on one side, as i3 usual in portable engines. Any me -chanic will see at a glance that this arrangement gives the greatest solidity,and prevents any jar or irregularity in the motion of the Engine. In the use of Fuel, we claim a superiority over all other kind of coal, or wood, or gas can be used under our boiler. The boilersare warranted to produce
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