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  1.  Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 / Various
    working order is, on the four leading wheels, 15 ton 18 cwt.; driving wheels, 16 tons; trailing wheels, 9 tons 10 cwt.; total, 41 tons 8 cwt. The tender, which is low-sided and very graceful in appearance ...  details...
  2.  Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 / Various
    . of Tonnage. Rate of Date. Ship. Bars. tons. cwt. lb. Duty. May 16 ... ., there has been, during 1890, an increase of nearly 13,000 tons, as compared with 1889. Consumption of sugar  details...
  3.  A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. /
    , the produce is 6.7�22.4 = 150 lbs. (or 1 cwt., 1 quarter, and 10 lbs.) to the ton. With gold and silver ores ... ------+--------------------+---+---+---+---+----+-------+---------------+---- 1889 | |ton|cwt|qrs|lbs| | | | Feb. 1|Tough cake copper  details...
  4.  Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 / Various
    a gradually increasing force up to 7 tons 91/2 cwt., at which it showed no signs of distress. On removing ... . In the following table are the results of the crushing experiments: 3/16 ball at 2 tons 13 cwt. did not break  details...
  5.  A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically /
    . Martin's, in 1786, the total weight being 7 tons, 6 cwt. 2 lbs. The peal of ten bells in St. Philip's were first used August 7, 1751, the weight being 9 tons 10 cwt. 22 lbs., the tenor weighs 30 cwt. A new peal ...  details...
  6.  Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887 / Various
    the strains resulting from a weight of 4 tons 8 cwt. per lineal meter traveling over the viaduct at a velocity ... of not less than 300 tons in order to secure thorough seaworthiness and sufficient coal endurance. "A  details...
  7.  Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887 / Various
    through 18 tons of salt cake per day and consume 13 cwt. of coal per ton of cake decomposed. With regard ... -clay blocks or breakers, weighing each 11/4 cwt. The bricks weigh per 1,000 about four tons. The weight  details...
  8.  Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887 / Various
    of salt cake, limestone, mud, and slack, is 8 tons 12 cwt. For 110 tons of salt cake charged ... is an American built steamer measuring 343 ft. by 43 ft. by 34 ft. 6 in., and of 3,325 tons gross  details...