1919 Locomotive Stoker Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Duplex Stoker Type D Steam Boiler Operating Instructions. This is a genuine original manual--NOT a reproduction. Dimensions: approx. 5 inches X 7 inches, softcover. The manual cover is in good to verfy good collectible condition.
A mechanical stoker is a mechanical system that feeds solid fuel like coal, coke or anthracite into the furnace of a steam boiler. They are common on steam locomotives after 1900 and are also used on ships and power stations. Designers sought to maximise power output in the locomotive by feeding coal at a rate faster than the fireman could shovel. In locomotives the stoker was usually powered by a small steam engine located in the tender which drew its steam from the main boiler. In early designs the coal would still be shovelled by the fireman into a hopper which would feed into a crusher and then a screw or bucket elevator would lift the pulverised coal to a position where it could be mechanically scattered across the burning coals of the furnace by a spreader. The spreader could be jets of steam, mechanical arms, or a fast rotating plate.
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