CO129-134 - Public Offices - 1868 — Page 153

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by our price list is to 7. 10.0 ley per length of 40 feet complete with compling Screws ( to suit either Engine) hard loops and -made either of copper rivetted leather or india publier, these are made extra strong tested to a pressure of 120 per square inch _ We decidedly

and

recommend leather hose in

preference to india - rubber india_rubber

tho

it is more durable and

can be much easier repaired. on each Engine can be carried 6-10 feet lengths, probably larger quantity will be

required, in that

case

a

the hose

would

) C

would be best carried on

hose reels ( as per enclosed sketch) from which the hose be laid out very quickly as it is all compled together-

n

a hose reel can either be attached behind an

Enjine

or drawn separately by hand. The larger Engine when pumping water up hell for

some distance mould require two lines of hose otherwise the speed of the Eugine would have to be considerably slackened to present bressting the hose, the friction of the water

passing through them

causiy

a

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