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Unfortunately, You have picture of an Ithaca Flues, not an Ithaca NID
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Unfortunately, You have picture of an Ithaca Flues, not an Ithaca NID
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The first of the great Ithacas, the Flues Model, debuted in 1908, the brainchild of a freelance gun designer named Emile Flues.
Classic Side-by-Side Shotguns by Field & Stream's Philip Bourjaily 2006
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The New Ithaca Double (NID), introduced in 1926, was simpler, famously strong, and retained the Flues 'lock time.
Classic Side-by-Side Shotguns by Field & Stream's Philip Bourjaily 2006
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Lord of the Flues Group of errant schoolboys get stuck up a chimney.
Archive 2004-04-01 2004
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Flues taking fire often result in mischief and it is believed that many serious fires have arisen from this cause, which can hardly be called accidental, as, if flues are properly constructed, kept moderately clean, and fairly used, they cannot take fire.
Fire Prevention and Fire Extinction James Braidwood
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Organ pipes are divided into three families -- Flues, Reeds and
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building Being an Account of Modern Developments George Laing Miller
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Flues may leak from several causes, but usually it can be traced to the carelessness of some one.
Rough and Tumble Engineering James H. Maggard
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Flues should have a smooth parging or lining, or they will be apt to draw with difficulty.
Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 Barkham Burroughs
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Flues four inches lower at the eye than the chimney will be slope enough.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce E. R. Billings
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