. Annual report of the Chief of Ordnance to the Secretary of War ... rts of the saddletree are assembled on cast-ironforms, so that they are very uniform in size and shape. The tree, after being painted with white lead, is covered and trimmedin the same manner as were the old trees heretofore used. The following is a bill of material for one saddletree: Two pieces bass-wood 2i by 7 by 26 inches; 2 pieces ash 1£ by 3 by 8J inches; 2 piecesash 1£ by 5 by 8£ inches; 1 piece by 14J by (55 inch, 1 piece 2h by12{ by inch, 1 piece l~h by^9f by inch best quality ^lowdecarbonized she
. Annual report of the Chief of Ordnance to the Secretary of War ... rts of the saddletree are assembled on cast-ironforms, so that they are very uniform in size and shape. The tree, after being painted with white lead, is covered and trimmedin the same manner as were the old trees heretofore used. The following is a bill of material for one saddletree: Two pieces bass-wood 2i by 7 by 26 inches; 2 pieces ash 1£ by 3 by 8J inches; 2 piecesash 1£ by 5 by 8£ inches; 1 piece by 14J by (55 inch, 1 piece 2h by12{ by inch, 1 piece l~h by^9f by inch best quality ^lowdecarbonized sheet steel; 1- piece best wrought-iron wire (annealed) inch diameter by 10£ inches long. Note.—In ordering lumber about 6 per cent of wastage should beallowed for. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Odus C. Horney,Lieutenant, Ordinance Department, U. S. A,The Commanding Officer, Bock Island Arsenal, III.(9981—Enc. 3)ORD 97 5 Mate / / W^Cteltan A pybccttpri- <J 14, A/f//S,./A S. Can He I j¥cart& nnim i ? *-=f^ & /,/. J^rxmepl Sty /,?. y^/tiuc t cxcr *f. /S97 Ord 55 2 <7kfe CieZZan /SaeZdZe. moo£i /asc fToocfen- Stews oSSaMS? Tree
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