Excerpt from The Slide Valve Practically Explained: Embracing Simple and Complete Practical Demonstrations of the Operation of Each Element in a Slide-Valve Movement, and Illustrating the Effects of Variations in Their Proportions, by Examples Carefully Selected From the Most Recent and Successful Practice The object of this book is to present to practical men a clear explanation of the operations of a slide valve under the conditions in which it is found in actual practice. The author, believes that its clear and concise treatment of the. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.