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OK, here is another album cover shot. :-)
Just found this site, great pics!

Only, I don't think these are handles, rather a kind of lock for the pressure hatch behind them. (Don't know exactly what it would be called in English.) We have something very similar on our hydrophor.
They're called strongbacks. Bolts go through them and fit in channels in the door's outer skin. The door swings inward into the boiler on an articulated hinge. Fitting a thermal gasket on the door and getting it to seal is a major pain in the butt.
Fabulous shot......
Put your finger in there ~~~~
its a hand hole used for inspection

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