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Steam engine inspection diary

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Description
This diary, by an unknown author, was used by a horsepower estimator and steam engine inspector. The author kept the diary and included the following information regarding his visits to various steam engines at addresses in New York City: name of company, address, date visited, type of business, type of steam engine, size of cylinder, number of revolutions, miscellaneous notes and amount of horsepower used. At the end of the manuscript is a hand-drawn "Table of Nominal Horse Power of High Pressure Engines. Length of Stroke in Feet." No covers; binding is coming loose.
Type
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Production date
1854-1856.
Call number
mssHM 75696
Provenance
Burndy Library Collection, Gift of Dibner Family, November 2006.
Dimensions
15 cm :
Associated organization
Burndy Library,
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