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Wayne Laepple

May 17, 2018 01:01PM

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A secondary purpose of the oil torches used by enginemen was to check air lines for leakage, according to my wife's late grandfather, who hired on the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1916. According to him, with the blower and air compressor and injector going, it was difficult to hear an air leak, but the torch flame would flicker when passed by a leaking fitting.

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Outdoor Lighting 19th Century Style	Tim Bain	May 16, 2018 11:56PM
Re: Outdoor Lighting 19th Century Style	Chris Walker	May 17, 2018 12:19AM
Re: Outdoor Lighting 19th Century Style	Marowicz	May 17, 2018 12:34AM
Re: Outdoor Lighting 19th Century Style	Stewart Rhine	May 17, 2018 06:36AM
Re: Outdoor Lighting 19th Century Style	Jerry Huck	May 17, 2018 06:47AM
Re: Outdoor Lighting 19th Century Style	Charlie Mutschler	May 17, 2018 08:23AM
Re: Outdoor Lighting 19th Century Style	Wayne Laepple	May 17, 2018 01:01PM
Re: Outdoor Lighting 19th Century Style	Charlie Mutschler	May 17, 2018 06:16PM
Re: Outdoor Lighting 19th Century Style	Stewart Rhine	May 17, 2018 09:55AM
Re: Outdoor Lighting 19th Century Style	John Meixel	May 17, 2018 01:10PM
Re: Outdoor Lighting 19th Century Style	RedCarGo	May 17, 2018 01:44PM
Re: Outdoor Lighting 19th Century Style	weston1879	May 17, 2018 05:37PM
Re: Outdoor Lighting 19th Century Style	Chris Walker	May 17, 2018 07:04PM

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