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Locomotive Dictionary 1906 First edition Original American Ry Master Mechanics a
Locomotive Dictionary 1906 First edition. 1284 pages.
First two blank pages are loose, Cover is loose,
An illustrated vocabulary of terms which designate American Railroad locomotives their parts attachments and details of construction with definitions and illustatrations of typicl British locomotive practice
5148 illustrations
Locomotive Dictionary 1906 edition by George L Fowler American Railway Master Mechanics Association
Hard Cover
523 pages + 46 pages of advertisements
Copyright 1906
CONTENTS
AIR BRAKES:
Westinghouse Air Brake Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
AIR BRAKE FITTINGS:
Westinghouse Air Brake Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
ASBESTOS:
Franklin Mfg. Co., Franklin, Pa.
AXLES:
Gould Coupler Co., New York N. Y.
Lima Locomotive & Machine Co., Lima, Ohio.
McConway & Torley Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
Prosser & Son, Thos., New York, N. Y.
BALANCE MAIN VALVES:
American Balance Valve Co., Jersey Shore, Pa.
BALL BEARINGS:
Baltimore Ry. Specialty Co., Baltimore, Md.
BELL RINGERS:
United States Metallic Packing Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
BOILER COVERINGS:
Franklin Mfg. Co., Franklin, Pa.
BOILER PLATES:
Worth Bros. Co., Coatesville, Pa.
BOILERS:
American Locomotive Co., New York, N. Y.
Ateliers Metallurgiques (Ltd. Co.), Brussels, Belgium.
Baldwin Locomotive Wks., Philadelphia, Pa.
Hannoversche Maschinenbau - Actien - Gesellschaft, Linden vor Hannover, Germany.
Locomotive & Machine Co. of Montreal, Montreal, Canada.
BOILER TUBES:
National Tube Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
Prosser & Son, Thos., New York, N. Y.
Shelby Steel Tube Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
Worth Bros. Co., Coatesville, Pa.
BOLSTERS, TRUCK:
American Steel Foundries, Chicago, Ill.
Gould Coupler Co., New York, N. Y.
Pressed Steel Car Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
BOLT AND NUT MACHINERY:
National Machinery Co., Tiffin, Ohio.
BOLT THREADING MACHINERY:
National Machinery Co., Tiffin, Ohio.
BOLTS AND NUTS:
Ateliers Metallurgiques (Ltd. Co.), Brussels, Belgium.
Columbia Nut & Bolt Co., Bridgeport, Conn.
BORING AND TURNING MILLS:
Betts Machine Co., Wilmington, Del.
Niles-Bement-Pond Co., New York, N. Y.
BORING BARS:
Quincy, Manchester, Sargent Co., Chicago, Ill.
BRAKE BEAMS:
American Steel Foundries, Chicago, Ill.
Buffalo Brake Beam Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Davis Pressed Steel Co. Wilmington, Del.
Pressed Steel Car Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
BRAKE SHOES:
American Brake Shoe & Fdy. Co., Mahwah, N. J.
BRAKE SLACK ADJUSTERS:
American Brake Co., St. Louis, Mo.
BUFFERS:
Gould Coupler Co., New York, N. Y.
McConway & Torley Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
BULLDOZERS:
National Machinery Co., Tiffin, Ohio.
BUMPING POST:
Quincy, Manchester, Sargent Co., Chicago, Ill.
CARS:
Ateliers Metallurgiques (Ltd. Co.) Brussels, Belgium.
Pressed Steel Car Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
CAR HEATING (ELECTRIC):
Consolidated Car Heating Co., Albany, N. Y.
Gold Car Heating & Lighting Co., New York, N. Y.
Safety Car Heating & Lighting Co., New York, N. Y.
CAR HEATING (STEAM):
Consolidated Car Heating Co., Albany, N. Y.
Gold Car Heating & Lighting Co., New York, N. Y.
Safety Car Heating & Lighting Co., New York, N. Y.
CAR LIGHTING:
Consolidated Car Heating Co., Albany, N. Y.
Gould Coupler Co., New York, N. Y.
Safety Car Heating & Lighting Co., New York, N. Y.
CAR AND LOCOMOTIVE REPLACERS:
Quincy, Manchester, Sargent Co., Chicago, Ill.
CAR WHEEL BORING MACHINES:
Betts Machine Co., Wilmington, Del.
Niles-Bement-Pond Co., New York, N. Y.
CASTINGS, IRON AND STEEL:
American Brake Shoe & Fdy. Co., Mahwah, N. J.
Gould Coupler Co., New York, N. Y.
Lima Locomotive & Machine Co., Lima, Ohio.
McConway & Torley Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
National Malleable Castings Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
Pratt & Letchworth Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Prosser & Son, Thos., New York, N. Y.
Standard Steel Works, Philadelphia, Pa,
Union Steel Castings Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
CENTER PLATES:
Baltimore Railway Specialty Co., Baltimore, Md.
COPING MACHINES:
Pels & Co., Henry, New York, N. Y.
COUPLERS, LOCOMOTIVE AND CAR:
American Steel Foundries Chicago, Ill,
Gould Coupler Co., New York, N. Y.
McConway & Torley Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
National Malleable Castings Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
Washburn Co., Minneapolis, Minn.
CRANES:
Niles-Bement-Pond Co., New York N. Y.
Quincy, Manchester, Sargent Co. Chicago, Ill.
Sellers & Co., Wm., Philadelphia, Pa.
Shaw Electric Crane Co., New York, N. Y.
CRANK PINS:
Prosser & Son, Thos., New York, N. Y.
CUTTING MACHINES:
Pels & Co., Henry, New York, N. Y.
DRAFT RIGGING:
Gould Coupler Co., New York, N. Y.
McConway & Torley Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
DRILLING MACHINERY:
Niles-Bement-Pond Co., New York, N. Y.
DRIVING WHEEL CENTERS:
American Steel Foundries, Chicago, Ill.
DRIVING WHEEL ROTATING MACHINE:
Sherburne & Co., Boston, Mass.
DUST GUARDS:
Symington Co., T. H., Baltimore, Md.
DYNAMOS:
Crocker-Wheeler Co., Ampere, N. J.
General Electric Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT:
Crocker-Wheeler Co., Ampere, N. J.
General Electric Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
ELECTRIC RAILROADS:
General Electric Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
Westinghouse Electric & - Mfg. Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
ELECTRIC TRUCKS:
American Locomotive Co., New York, N. Y.
Baldwin Locomotive Wks., Philadelphia Pa.
General Electric Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
Locomotive & Machine Co. of Montreal, Montreal, Canada.
Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
EMERGENCY COUPLER KNUCKLES:
Quincy, Manchester, Sargent Co., --Chicago, Ill.
ENGINEERS:
Crocker-Wheeler Co., Ampere, N. J.
FLANGERS (SNOW):
Quincy, Manchester, Sargent Co., Chicago, Ill.
FORGING MACHINES:
National Machinery Co., Tiffin, Ohio.
Niles-Bement-Pond Co., New York, N. Y.
FORGINGS AND CASTINGS:
American Brake Shoe & Fdy. Co., Mahwah, N. J.
Gould Coupler Co., New York, N. Y.
Lima Locomotive & Machine Co., Lima, Ohio.
McConway & Torley Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
Pratt & Letchworth Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Prosser & Son, Thos., New York, N. Y.
Railway Steel-Spring Co., New York, N. Y.
Standard Steel Works, Philadelphia, Pa.
Union Steel Casting Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
FURNACES (FORGING AND TEMPERING):
Witteman & Co., A. P., Philadelphia, Pa.
GAGES, AIR, STEAM AND WATER:
American Steam Gage & Valve Mfg. Co., Boston, Mass.
Ashcroft Mfg. Co., New York, N. Y.
Ashton Valve Co., Boston, Mass.
Star Brass Mfg. Co., Boston, Mass.
GRINDING MACHINES:
Norton Grinding Co., Worcester, Mass.
GRINDING WHEELS:
Norton Co., Worcester, Mass,
HOISTS (ELECTRIC) :
Niles-Bement-Pond Co., New York, N. Y.
Quincy, Manchester, Sargent Co., Chicago, Hl.
HOISTING AND CONVEYING MACHINERY:
Quincy, Manchester, Sargent Co., Chicago, Ill.
HORIZONTAL BORING AND DRILLING MACHINES:
Betts Machine Co., Wilmington, Del.
Niles-Bement-Pond Co., New York, N. Y.
HOSE, AIR, STEAM, ETC.:
Quincy, Manchester, Sargent Co., Chicago, Ill.
HOSE COUPLERS (AIR AND STEAM):
Consolidated Car Heating Co., Albany, N. Y.
Gold Car Heating & Lighting Co., New York, N. Y.
Safety Car Heating & Lighting Co., New York, N. Y.
HYDRAULIC MACHINERY:
Dudgeon, Richard, New York, N. Y.
Watson-Stillman Co., New York, N. Y.
INJECTORS:
Hayden & Derby Mfg. Co., New York, N. Y.
Hancock Inspirator Co., New York, N. Y.
Nathan Mfg. Co., New York, N. Y.
Sellers & Co., Incorp., Wm., Philadelphia, Pa.
IRON AND STEEL: (See Steel and Iron.)
JACKS:
Dudgeon Richard, New York, N. Y.
Watson-Stillman Co., New York, N. Y.
JOURNAL BEARINGS:
National Malleable Castings Co., Cleveland, Ohio,
JOURNAL BOX PACKING:
Franklin Mfg. Co., Franklin, Pa.
JOURNAL BOXES AND LIDS:
Davis Pressed Steel Co., Wilmington, Del.
Gould Coupler Co., New York, N. Y.
Symington Co., T. H., Baltimore, Md.
LAGGING, LOCOMOTIVE BOILER:
Franklin Mfg. Co., Franklin, Pa.
LAMPS, INCANDESCENT:
General Electric Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
LIGHTS, CONTRACTORS:
Wells Light Mfg, Co., New York, N. Y.
LOCK NUTS:
Columbia Nut & Bolt Co., Bridgeport, Conn.
LOCOMOTIVES, COMPRESSED AIR:
American Locomotive Co., New York, N. Y.
Baldwin Locomotive Wks., Philadelphia, Pa.
Locomotive & Machine Co. of Montreal, Montreal, Canada.
LOCOMOTIVES, ELECTRIC:
American-Locomotive Co., New York, N. Y.
Baldwin Locomotive Wks., Philadelphia, Pa.
General Electric Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
Locomotive & Machine Co. of Montreal, Montreal, Canada.
Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., Pittsburg, Pa,
LOCOMOTIVES, MINE:
American Locomotive Co., New York, N. Y.
Baldwin Locomotive Wks., Philadelphia, Pa.
General Electric Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
Locomotive. & Machine Co. of Montreal, Montreal, Canada.
Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
LOCOMOTIVES, STEAM:
American Locomotive Co., New York, N. Y.
Ateliers Metallurgiques (Ltd. Co.), Brussels, Belgium.
Baldwin Locomotive Wks., Philadelphia, Pa.
Hannoversche Maschinenbau - Aetien - Gesellschaft, Linden vor Hannover, Germany.
Lima Locomotive & Machine Co., Lima, Ohio.
Locomotive & Machine Co. of Montreal, Montreal, Canada.
LUBRICATORS:
Detroit Lubricator Co., Detroit, Mich.
Nathan Mfg. Co. New York, N. Y.
MACHINE TOOLS:
Betts Machine Co., Wilmington, Del.
Cincinnati Shaper Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Manning, Maxwell & Moore, New York, N. Y.
National Machinery Co., Tiffin, Ohio.
Niles-Bement-Pond Co., New York N. Y.
Quincy, Manchester, Sargent Co., Chicago, Ill.
Sellers & Co., Incorp.; Wm., Philadelphia, Pa.
Steptoe Shaper Co., John, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Stockbridge Machine Co., Worcester, Mass.
Underwood & Co., H. B., Philadelphia, Pa.
Woodward & Powell Planer Co., Worcester, Mass.
MOTORS:
Crocker-Wheeler Co., Ampere. N. J.
General Electric Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
NUTS AND BOLTS:
Ateliers Metallurgiques (Ltd. Co.), Brussels, Belgium.
Columbia Nut & Bolt Co., Bridgeport, Conn.
OIL CUPS:
Nathan Mfg. Co., New York, N. Y.
PACKING:
American Balance Valve Co., Jersey Shore, Pa.
Franklin Mfg. Co., Franklin, Pa.
Quincy, Manchester, Sargent Co., Chicago, Ill.
United States Metallic Packing Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
PILOT COUPLERS (See Couplers, Locomotive and Car).
PLANING MACHINES:
Retts Machine Co., Wilmington, Del.
Niles-Bement-Pond Co., New York, N. Y.
Quincy, Manchester, Sargent Co., Chicago, Ill.
Woodward & Powell Planer Co., Worcester, Mass.
PLATES, BOILER AND FIREBOX:
Worth Bros. Co., Coatesville, Pa.
PIPE THREADING MACHINERY:
Niles-Bement-Pond Co., New York, N. Y.
PISTON RODS:
Prosser & Son, Thos., New York, N. Y.
PNEUMATIC TOOLS:
Quincy, Manchester, Sargent Co., Chicago, Ill.
POP SAFETY VALVES:
American Steam Gauge & Valve Mfg. Co., Boston, Mass.
Ashton Valve Co., Boston, Mass.
Consolidated Safety Valve Co., New York, N. Y.
Star Brass Mfg. Co., Boston, Mass.
PORTABLE TOOLS:
NIles-Bement-Pond Co., New York, N. Y.
Quincy, Manchester, Sargent Co., Chicago, Ill.
Underwood & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
PRESSED STEEL SHAPES:
Pressed Steel Car Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
PUMPS AND PUMPING MACHINERY:
Hannoversche Maschinenbau - Actien - Gesellschaft, Linden vor Hannover, Germany.
PUNCHING MACHINERY:
Dudgeon, Richard, New York, N. Y.
Fels & Co., Henry, New York, N. Y.
RAILROAD SUPPLIES:
Manning, Maxwell & Moore, New York, N. Y.
Quincy, Manchester, Sargent Co., Chicago, Ill.
Sherburne & Co., Boston, Mass,
REDUCING VALVES:
Mason Regulator Co., Boston, Mass,
RIVETING MACHINERY:
National Machinery Co., Tiffin, Ohio.
Quincy, Manchester, Sargent Co., Chicago, Ill.
SANDING APPARATUS:
American Locomotive Sander Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
SHAFTING:
Sellers & Co., Incorp., Wm., Philadelphia, Pa.
SHAPERS:
Cincinnati Shaper Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Steptoe Shaper Co., John, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Stockbridge Machine Co., Worcester, Mass.
SIDE BEARINGS:
American Steel Foundries, Chicago, Ill.
Baltimore Railway Specialty Co., Baltimore, Md.
SLOTTING MACHINES:
Betts Machine Co., Wilmington, Del.
Niles-Bement-Pond Co., New York, N. Y.
SPRINGS:
American Steel Foundries, Chicago, Ill.
Ateliers Metallurgiques (Ltd. Co.), Brussels, Belgium.
Railway Steel-Spring Co., New York, N. Y.
Standard Steel Wks., Philadelphia, Pa.
STAYBOLTS:
Flannery Bolt Co., Pittsburg, Pa,
STAYBOLT SLEEVES:
American Balance Valve Co., Jersey Shore, Pa.
STAYBOLT THREADING MACHINES:
National Machinery Co., Tiffin, Ohio,
STEEL CASTINGS (See Castings, Iron and Steel).
STEEL TIRES (See Tires, Steel).
STEEL AND IRON:
Prosser & Son, Thos., New York, N. Y.
Railway Steel-Spring Co., New York, N. Y.
Standard Steel Wks., Philadelphia, Pa.
Witteman & Co., A. P., Philadelphia, Pa.
Worth Bros. Co., Coatesville, Pa.
STEEL, TOOL.
Witteman & Co., A. P., Philadelphia, Pa.
TENDER COUPLERS (See Couplers, Locomotive and Car).
TENDERS, LOCOMOTIVE (See also Locomotives, Steam),
Pressed Steel Car Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
TIRES, STEEL:
Prosser & Son, Thos., New York, N. Y.
Standard Steel Wks., Philadelphia, Pa.
TIRE TURNING & BORING MILLS:
Betts Machine Co., Wilmington, Del.
Niles-Bement-Pond Co., New York, N. Y.
TRACK SANDERS, LOCOMOTIVE:
American Locomotive Sander Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
TRUCKS, LOCOMOTIVE:
American Locomotive Co., New York, N. Y.
Ateliers Metallurgiques (Ltd. Co.), Brussels, Belgium.
Baldwin Locomotive Wks., Philadelphia, Pa.
General Electric Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
Hannoversche Maschinenbau - Actien - Gesellschaft, Linden vor Iannover, Germany.
Lima Locomotive & Machine Co., Lima, Ohio.
Locomotive Jr Machine Co. of Montreal, Montreal, Canada.
Pressed Steel Car Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
TRUCK BOLSTERS (See Bolsters, Truck). TUBES (See Boiler Tubes).
TUBE EXPANDERS:
Dudgeon, Richard, New York; N. Y.
TURNTABLES:
Sellers & .Co., Incorp., Wm., Philadelphia, Pa.
VALVESETTING MACHINES:
Sherburne & Co., Boston, Mass.
VALVES (STEAM):
American Steam Gauge & Valve Mfg. Co., Boston, Mass.
Ashton Valve Co., Boston, Mass.
Consolidated Safety Valve .Co., New York, N. Y.
Hancock Inspirator Co., New York, N. Y.
Star Brass Mfg. Co., Boston, Mass.
VALVES, BALANCE, MAIN:
American Balance Valve Co., Jersey Shore, Pa.
VESTIBULES:
Gould Coupler Co., New York, N. Y.
McConway & Torley Co., Pittsburg, Pa
WASHER MACHINE:
National Machinery Co., Tiffin, Ohio.
WHEELS:
Ateliers Metallurgiques (Ltd. Co.), Brassels, Belgium.
Prosser & Son, Thos., New York, N. Y.
Railway Steel-Spring Co., New York, N. Y.
Standard Steel Wks., Philadelphia, Pa,
WHISTLES:
Ashton Valve Co., Boston, Mass.
Manning, Maxwell & Moore, New York, N. Y.
Nathan Mfg. Co., New York, N. Y.
Star Brass Mfg. Co., Boston, Mass.
WRENCHES:
Coes Wrench Co., Worcester, Mass.
ADVERTISEMENTS
American Balance Valve Co 27
American Brake Co 4
American Brake Shoe & Foundry Co 22
American Locomotive Co6, 7, 8, 9, 10
American Locomotive Sander Co28
American Steam Gage & Valve Mfg. Co 5
American Steel Foundries. 39
Ashcroft Mfg. Co., The 19
Ashton Valve Co., The 23
Ateliers Metallurgiques (L'd Co.) Les 14
Baldwin Locomotive Works 13
Baltimore Railway Specialty Co 21
Betts Machine Ct 43
Buffalo Brake Beam Co 42
Cincinnati Shaper Co., The 45
Coes Wrench Co31
Columbia Nut & Bolt Co 26
Consolidated Car Heating Co 35
Consolidated Safety Valve Co., The 19
Crocker-Wheeler Co., The 19
Davis Pressed Steel Co 18
Detroit Lubricator Co 28
Dudgeon, Richard 42
Flannery Bolt Co 21
Franklin Mfg. Co 25
General Electric Co16, 17
Gold Car Heating & Lighting Co 34
Gould Coupler Co. 20
Hancock Inspirator Co., The 19
Hannoversche Maschinenbau-Actien-Gesellschaft 18
Hayden & Derby Mfg. Co., The 19
Lima Locomotive & Machine Co., The 15
Locomotive & Machine Co. of Montreal, Ltd 11
Manning, Maxwell & Moore 19
Mason Regulator Co., The 24
McConway & Torley Co., The 36
Nathan Mfg. Co 24
National Machinery Co., The 43
National Malleable Castings Co., The 2
National Tube Co 30
Niles-Bement-Pond Co 46
Norton Company 38
Norton Grinding Co 38
Pels & Co., Henry 42
Pratt & Letchworth Co 18
Pressed Steel Car Co 2
Prosser & Son, Thomas 25
Quincy, Manchester, Sargent Co 22
Railway Steel-Spring Co 29
Safety Car Heating & Lighting Co., The 33
Sellers & Co., Wm40-41
Shaw Electric Crane Co., The 19
Shelby Steel Tube Co 30
Sherburne & Co 26
Standard Steel Works 32
Star Brass Mfg. Co 25
Steptoe Shaper Co., The John 45
Stockbridge Machine Co 45
Symington Co., The T. H 21
Underwood & Co., H. B. 44
Union Steel Castings Co 22
United States Metallic Packing Co., The 28
Washburn Company, The 26
Watson-Stillman Co 43
Wells Light Mfg. Co., The 24
Westinghouse Air Brake Co., The 3
Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co 37
Witteman & Co., A. P 44
Woodward & Powell Planer Co 45
Worth Bros. Co 12
LOCOMOTIVE DICTIONARY
An Illustrated vocabulary of terms which designate American Railroad Locomotives their parts attachments and details of construction with definitions and illustrations of typical British Locomotive practice.
PREFACE
The American locomotive has been developed under so many different auspices and under such widely different conditions that it is inevitable that there should be a variation of practice in both the general and detailed arrangements of the machine. That these variations are not greater than they are is undoubtedly due to the American Railway Master Mechanics' Association, which- has kept the members in close touch with each other personally and with each other's practices since its organization in 1868. The good work which the several editions of the Car Builders' Dictionary has done, and the important part it has had in the technical literature of the car department, naturally suggested this publication for those having to do with the locomotive. Invaluable assistance has been rendered in the compilation, not only by the members of the supervising committee appointed by the American Railway Master Mechanics' Association and by the railroad officers of this country and of Great Britain, but also by the locomotive builders, who have been repeatedly asked for drawings and information, and who have complied with all of these requests promptly and thoroughly. They have made it possible to publish this work within a little more than a year after its authorization.
The nomenclature adopted is that which is believed to be in most common approved use, with cross-references for the more unusual terms. The engravings are placed in groups in which the parts to which they refer naturally arrange themselves. A line has been rigidly drawn separating current practice from those devices which may be considered to be still experimental. Those that have not been adopted as recognized standards have been excluded from the work, as well as those parts that have become obsolete. Examples of this will be found in the omission of those types of valve motion that have not yet established themselves, and others, such as the hook motion, that have passed out of use. Readers who miss finding here things with which they are familiar should know that the book is not prophetic and not historical; it is an undertaking for present use only.
So much courteous help has been given by the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Baldwin Locomotive Works, the American Locomotive Company and the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, that a special acknowledgment is due to them for drawings and other information furnished, which have served as the basis for a great part of the illustrations here presented.
New York, October, 1906.G. L. F.
DIRECTIONS For Using the Locomotive Dictionary
To find the meaning of a given word or term, refer to it in the alphabetical list which constitutes the first half of the book, where a definition similar to those contained in ordinary dictionaries and a reference to some engraving in the second half of the book illustrating the object-if it is capable of illustration-will usually be found. The references to the' engravings are by figure numbers if the part is shown as a separate engraving or by a reference number or letter to be found on a number of similar general drawings of which the .part sought is but a minor detail. Inclusive figure numbers are given at the top of each of the illustrated pages.
To find the name of any part of a locomotive or tender, examine the detailed index to engravings on the pages immediately preceding the illustrated pages until the class is found to which the object looked for belongs, bearing in mind the general divisions of the classification of engravings which are as follows:
LOCOMOTIVES, ELEVATIONS, BOILERS, CYLINDERS, RUNNING GEAR, VALVES, PILOTS, BRAKE GEAR, CABS AND FITTINGS, ENGINE FITTINGS, ENGINE TRUCKS, TENDERS, TENDER TRUCKS, STANDARDS, MACHINE TOOLS, BRITISH LOCOMOTIVES.
By referring to the engravings included in that class, a representation of the part or object sought will be found with either its name underneath or a reference number or letter by which number or letter the name may be learned from the list of names of parts accompanying the illustration and usually to be found in the immediate vicinity.
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