disagreeable noise that would be produced by the direct escape of the
steam at quite a high pressure and also to avoid the fall of condensed
water.

The following are a few details regarding the construction of the
hammer:

Total height of foundations........... 26 ft.
From the ground to the platform ...... 28 "

Platform .............................. 3.25 "
Height of cylinder.................... 21 "
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Total height...................... 78.25 ft.

Weight of anvil-stock................ 500 tons.
Weight of bed-plates................. 122 "
Weight of standards.................. 270 "
Weight of platform and cylinder...... 148 "
Piston, valves, engineman's platform,
hammer, etc........................ 160 "
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Total weight................... 1,200 tons.

Weight of the hammer.................. 80 tons.
Maximum fall.......................... 25.75 ft.
Distance apart of the standards....... 21.6 "
Width of hammer....................... 6 "