[Rarebooks] FS: 1871 Nitro-Glycerine in the Construction of the Hoosac Tunnel

[Joslin Hall Rare Books, Ephemera & Photographs]

Nitro-Glycerine, as used in the Construction of the Hoosac Tunnel.

A paper by G.M. Mowbray, read before the Albany Institute, October 17, 
1871. The Hoosac Tunnel, in western Massachusetts, was begun in 1851 and 
completed in 1875, having exceeded its original budget by a mere factor 
of 10. When it opened it was the world’s second longest tunnel, and 
remained the longest tunnel in North America until 1916. It was dug 
using pneumatic drills and explosives, including the first such use of 
nitroglycerin and electric blasting caps in the United States.  Sewn 
pamphlet. 6”x9”, 17 pages. Minor soil, light wear.  {48200}  $150

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