Before the steam engine can be called an economical power, our modern system of boilers must be immensely improved, or an entirely new system of applying the heat to the water must be contrived.

All boilers foam, though it is not impossible to construct ... It is stated, in the course of the run it became necessary to shut off the steam from the engines, for some cause, and thus the ...

There are only a couple of important parts between the engine and the boiler. There’s an in-line oil reservoir to help combat the corrosive nature of the steam. There is also a check valve.

Steam engine makers have been- occupied ... First—The entire machine, including its boiler, occupies no more room than, an ordinary turning lathe. Second—It is as easy pat together as ...