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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book is an extensive reference guide to the fields of heat, steam, and steam and gas engines. The author has compiled a comprehensive collection of diagrams, tables, and notes covering various aspects of these related fields. This book provides engineers with a valuable resource for calculations and design work related to steam and gas engines. The contents of this book cover the comparison of thermometer scales, properties of saturated steam, steam pipe sizes, weight of steam discharged by safety valves, diameters of steam pipes and areas of steam ports, steam engine design, volume of cylinders for different diameters and strokes, dimensions of piston rings, stuffing boxes and glands, pitch of bolts in water and steam joints, setting Corliss engine valve gears, condenser and air pump data, direct-connected engine and generator bases, horsepower of gasoline engines, and proportions of automobile crankshafts. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condición: Very Good. Explains the operation and uses of the steam engine, central to 19th-century progress. 48 Pages. Illustrated with wood engravings. Some foxing throughout. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without a title page. This particular trial report has been removed from a volume of Lardner's Museum of Science & Art and is now preserved in a modern loose card cover - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 11 x 18 cms. Category: Museum of Science & Art; Cosmo Books : 28 years selling on ABE; 28 years of taking care of customers on ABE; A seller you can rely on.

3 litre wine box. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Jackets. Approximately 30 offprints. Weight: 1.0 Language: English.

Oblong 8vo. 82, [2] pp. Over 50 illusts. (some full page), many tables & diagrams. Textured & embssd printed softcvrs, gilt & blk lettrng & decrtn, NF copy. First edition in Spanish of this scarce catalogue on steam engines, boilers, and machinery intended for the Latin American market. Included are numerous stationary steam engines, steam drilling engines, boilers for industrial and use in buildings, portable steam boilers on wheels, along with vertical steam engines with reverse capability, many of them to be employed in oil drilling, and portable oil rigs.

Oblong 8vo. [6], 86, [2] pp., text throughout w/ woodcut engraved borders, 4 woodcut-engraved steam engine plates, diagrams, charts, graphs, tables, text illustrations. Brown publisher's cloth, gilt lettering stamped on front cover, decorated endpapers (scuffing, soot soiling around fore-edges, old varnish brush marks to fore-edges front cover), still a VG- copy. First edition of this very rare original catalogue/manual for the Buckeye Engine Company's steam engine, and one of the earliest to adapt J.W. Thompson and Nathan Hunt's groundbreaking high-speed, variable automatic cut-off engines, featuring a centrifugal governor, and flywheel allowing for more controllable power supply, primarily for sawmills and logging operations. Simeon & Joel Sharp, Milton Davis, and Joel Bonsall first began manufacturing steam engines, and direct-acting reciprocating muley sawmills by 1851, and in 1870 reorganized the business as the Buckeye Engine Co. by 1888, the company featured over 200 employees, sales of nearly $ 500,000, and produced steam engines, sawmills, planing mills, shingle machines, and more. No copies in Worldcat.

According to Smiles's entry in the Oxford DNB, he was 'prominent in the negotiations for the amalgamation of the Leeds and Thirsk Railway [by which he was employed] with the North Eastern, which was effected in 1854 and abolished his own office. Thereupon he left Leeds for London on being appointed secretary to the South Eastern Railway (11 November). He held the post for twelve years, in the course of which he successfully arranged for the extension of the line from Charing Cross to Cannon Street (18589). He left the South Eastern Railway on 30 August 1866 and became president of the National Provident Institution.' The present item contains entries dating from between 1854 (the year of his appointment as Secretary to the SER) to 1884, indicating that his interest in the company and subject of railways extended beyond his resignation in 1866. It consists of 98pp. of autograph text, with a further 3pp. with printed matter laid down, in a 12mo notebook. In good condition, in rebacked brown calf binding, with new red label gilt on spine and marbled endpapers. Small white circular label with shelfmark from the 'Michael G. Max Collection'. Paginated by Smiles to 250, with the text on pp.1-7, 9-10, 15-18, 21-25, 29-31, 33, 37, 39, 43, 46-50, 54-56, 58-66, 69-88, 91-92, 96-98, 101-102, 110, 113-124, 135-136, 139, 141-151, 154-155; and printed matter laid down on pp.67 (card carrying a six-column table by 'Flint & Co. Coal Fitters, &c. | Newcastle Statute Coal Measure, converted into Weight, and Relative Prices given.'), 105 (cutting headed by note by Smiles: 'Charing Cross Capital | Extract from S. E. Halfyearly report to 31 July 1864') and 205 (list of Kent, Sussex and Surrey newspapers, with their prices and publishers' details). The other 149pp. are blank. Preceded by a thumb index, with 15pp. of subject entries by Smiles. Paperclipped to the first leaf of the index is part of a leaf from a diary, carrying the signature 'Samuel Smiles' beside a laid-down small (2cm high) oval head-and-shoulders photographic portrait of an aged Smiles. Pp.1-8 carry 'The Company's Acts', of which there are 35. Over two pages (64 and 65) is a table giving 'Date of opening of the Lines', from Tunbridge (26 May 1842) to 'Addiscombe Branch April 1864'. This list of 'Openings' is continued on pp.135 to 136, ending with 'West Combe Park Stn. May 1879 | Aldershot Town Stn. running over S.W.R. [May 1879]'. Another table, on p.96, is headed 'Dividends on £7,433,700 South Eastern Railway Consolidated Stock'. Pp.114-117 concern 'Dues paid by Vessels carrying Cargoes To Boulogne [To Calais]' and 'Dues paid on Passenger Vessels To Boulogne [To Calais]'. P.66 carries 'Locomotive Facts'. Pp.69-73 carry 'Tables for estimating Dividends &c', including a full-page table of 'Fixed charges and Estimate of General Expenditure'. Pp.74-75, headed 'Memorandum of Loan powers', appear to have been glued together by Smiles. Pp.80-83 carry a transcript of a letter from Smiles ('Secretary's Letter to Law Clerk | 22nd. June 1861') on 'Election rotation of Directors'; followed by a transcript of the reply (pp.83-88) of John Charles Rees, 2 July 1861. Other sections include: 'Meetings of Company' (with final seven-page addendum dated to 1878); 'Voting at Meetings of Coy'; 'Election of Directors'; 'Qualification of Directors' (including subsection on 'Rotation of Retirement Directors'), 'The Chairman & deputy Chairman'; 'Auditors'; 'Bye-Laws' and 'Dividends'. P.46, headed 'Appointment of Auditors', carries a transcript of a letter from D. A. Freeman to James MacGregor MP, dated from Old Jewry, 7 September 1852. Pp.154-155 carries a transcript of a letter to John Shaw, Secretary, from George Whately, on the topic of 'Coal Dues', dated 14 March 1884. P.139: 'Consumption of Coal per hour by Company's Steamers [Albert Victor; Louise Dagmar; 'Victoria' class; 'Clementine' class]', preceded by transcript of letter from H. Boxer of the S.E.R. Steam Packet Department, Folkestone Harbour to John Shaw, 9 May 1882. Pp.47-48, transcribes the 'Counsel's Opinion' on the 'Election of Auditors', by W. Bagley of the Inner Temple, February 1856. Pp.141-146 carry tables of 'Dividends on Ordinary Stock paid by the Co. Rate % and Amount'. On pp.48-50 is Bagley's opinion on 'Qualification of Auditors', 3 February 1858. There is also a list of 'Equivalent Weights - English & French', 'Law of Proxies' (with 'Mr O'Malley's opinion' and his 'Further opinion'). The subjects in the index include: Election of Auditors (with 'Counsel's Opinion'); Bye Laws for election of Directs; Coal consumed by Companys Steamers; Dues paid by Vessels carrying Cargoes to Boulogne & Calais; Draught of water of Vessels Folkestone & Whitstable; depth of Harbours; London Bridge Station - Passenters to & from; Mortgage Debt; tables on Metric system of Weights & measures; 'O'Malley Mr. Opinions as to Proxies'; 'Opening of Lines on S: E: R: [and 'London C[hatha]m. & Dover Ry' and 'Charing X Ry'; Form of Proxy, settled by Mr Rees; Price of shares 1846& 1858; Refreshment Rooms; Seal of Co-custody; Tunbridge Junctions. Label on front endpaper: "Michael G. Max Collection".

4to. [3], 28 typed leaves; [43 leaves of plates, including 7 tipped-in silver gelatin photographs sized from 3 x 4 in. up to 4.5 x 7.5 in., tables on blue-printed graph paper, charts, diagrams. Half-black calf over black cloth, gilt lettering stamped on front cover, leather corners (minor chipping & wear head & foot of spine, scuffing to spine, wear to corners), still VG- copy. This manuscript thesis details the testing and evaluation of the newly developed Parsons Steam Turbine, which was invented by Sir Charles Parsons in 1884, and revolutionized engineering across many fields in the Victorian era. His turbine extracted thermal engineering from pressurized steam, allowing a rotating output shaft especially suited for driving electrical generators. In 1897, just four years before this work was researched and published, the Parsons engine was applied to the ship Turbinia, the first ship powered by the very successful enginer. Ehrhart (1874-1941) & Cardullo (1879-1938) were both electrical engineering students at Cornell University. After graudation, Ehrhart became an electrical engineer with expertise in turbines for Westinghouse in Pittsburgh, and by the end of World War I, Ehrhart was a manager of the Elliott Electrical Engineering Company in Edgewood, PA, nice suburb of Pittsburgh. Cardullo became a professor of mechanical engineering, wrote on thermodynamics, and later worked as the chief draftsman of the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Co., before becoming the head of engineering testing for the Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Co. in Buffalo, NY. Worldcat locates 1 copy (Cornell).

8vo. 136 pp. Nearly 100 woodcut-engravings, text illustrations, tables, 1 large folding engraved plate. Gray flexible softcovers, blue & brown lettering, decoration front cover, affixed printed label for Portland Machinery Co. on front cover (some dustoiling, edgewear, creasing to covers, small tear upper fore-edge front cover), still a VG- copy. Revised edition of this famed catalogue issued at the height of Knowles Co. pumps, including portable boiler & steam engine for fire fighting, quick-steaming fire apparatus, automatic sprinkler systems, mining pumps, Artesian well pumps, brewery pumps, along with specialized refrigeration pumps for breweries, and other manufacturing concerns. Founded by Lucius Knowles (1819-1884), he originated and developed both the Knowles Steam Pump Co., as well as the L.J. Knowles & Bro. Loom Works in Warren, MA, and was one of the first to develop steam-actuated valves. No copies in Worldcat (smaller 93 pp. General Cat at Harvard & UCSB).

This British report, the most up-to-date description of steam engines at the time, was widely circulated. It was a primary document in the beginning of American railroad construction. Printed self-wrappers, stitched as issued. Tanning to first 24pp., some minor foxing, else bright and clean internally.

Two pieces. 4to. 18; 12 pp. 1st w/ woodcut-engraved plates, text diagrams, illustrations; 2nd w/ illustrated title, woodcut-engravings, tables, letterhead. First w/ printed tan softcovers, lettering front cover, illustrated company logo on back cover (minor dustsoiling, edgewear, ownership markings upper fore-edge); 2nd w/ self-printed softcovers, company rubber stamps on front, minor age-toning, still a VG set. First editions, thus, of these very scarce promotional pamphlets and catalogues for the M.C. Bullock produced Corliss Steam Engines, which they first began producing in 1888 with applications of two versions as hoists. The company manufactured a wide range of Bullock-Corliss engines, with cylinder sizes ranging from 10 diameter, 30 stroke engine up to 32 diameter 72 stroke, weighing in at 58,000 lbs. Their engines were essential as power plants, and were used in such companies as the Allomez Mining Co., Atlantic Mining Co., Tamarack Mining Co., Penn Iron Mining Co., as well as the San Antonio, TX Rapid Transit Street Railway Co., Belle City Street Railway Co. in Racine, WI, and more. Bullock (1838-1899) also expanded his company's offerings to ice plant machinery, a variety of hoisting engines, and specialized in producing diamond-tipped drills and boring mining equipment. No copies of either catalogue in Worldcat.

The scrapbook is landscape 8vo (28 x 18.5 cm), and contains 28 leaves of brown paper tied together with ribbon, on which, together with the inside of the back cover, the images (dating from between 1860 and 1928) are laid down. The scrapbook lacks the front cover, and its leaves are worn, but the images are in good overall condition, with occasional wear and creasing. Ranging in size from 14.5 x 11 cm ('Fowler 8/c Traction About 1875. Jointed Horn Plates.') to 7.5 x 5.5 cm ('S/c Traction (About 1875-80)'. An impressive collection, formed by an engineer or serious enthusiast, with most of the photographs (which form the majority of the images) apparently having been made from engineering journals and catalogues, while others are clearly original photographs of engines in situ. Also present are a number of original engravings taken from the same sources. Almost all items captioned. For example, on the first page: 'CPD. Road Roller. Armstrong-Whitworth Ltd. Scotswood, Newcastle-on-Tyne' and 'John Allen & Sons Ltd. Cowley, Oxford'. Other examples include '1895 S/c Spring Mounted Road Loco. John Fowler & co. Leeds Ltd.' and 'Aveling & Porter 1871. DNP "Steam Sapper" drawing ARMSTRONG Breech Loadg Siege gun 95 cwts.' The blueprint (22.5 x 15 cm) is for an '8 H. P. Traction Engine | Barrows & Stewart. Engineers. LANBURY. Oxon. 1879.' See images; others on request.

A scarce and unusual lithograph published by the Antique Publishing Company in Boston, mistakenly celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the "first Steam Railroad Passenger Excursion Train in America." The print, which features a large image of an early steam train after a silhouette by noted artist William Henry Brown, claims that the English engine "John Bull" was run by the Mowhawk & Hudson Railroad Company as the first steam passenger train in 1831, with fifteen passengers in two coaches. The story told by the print, cited by numerous books and articles over the years, is in fact almost entirely wrong: the Mohawk & Hudson ran one of the earliest steam railroad passenger excursions, but not the first. Their engine was named the "DeWitt Clinton," which is clearly the engine pictured in the lithograph - not the famous English steam train. The train had six carriages and carried close to eighty passengers on its first voyage. The DeWitt Clinton took passengers from Albany to Schenectady, bypassing the lengthy process of navigating the locks through the Erie Canal. The original artist, William H. Brown, was a railroad employee and history buff himself, and wrote a brief paper about the mistaken print that was discussed by the American Institute in 1873: "The train consisted of six passenger cars; only the two first were represented in Mr. Brown's picture, which was cut out of black paper with a pair of scissors, a peculiar art possessed by Mr. Brown in an eminent degree. The original picture.Mr. Brown presented to the Historical Society at Hartford, where it now is, and is highly valued for its antiquity. Some years ago this picture was photographed and lithographed by the Boston Antique Publishing Co., and thousands of copies sold all over the country. Not knowing the true history of Mr. Brown's original sketch.it has been called the English Locomotive, John Bull, and represented as the first locomotive run in America, and thus the whole community have been deceived." This print exists in several states: with and without "Excursion" in the title, with and without a printed border, and with and without additional printed text on the verso. This is the state with printed border, "Excursion" in the title, and no text on the verso. In any event, all states are scarce - we locate copies of each state at the Library of Congress, a copy of the present state at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a copy without "Excursion" at Villanova, a copy with printed verso at Harvard's Artemas Ward House, and unspecified states at the Peabody Essex Museum, Boston Public Library, and New-York Historical Society. An uncommon print with a curiously long legacy of misinformation in railroad literature. William H. Brown, "The First American Locomotive" in Thirty-Fourth Annual Report of the American Institute of the City of New York for the Year 1873 (Albany, 1874), pp.324-325. Lithographic print, 12 x 20 inches. Old creases. Several small tears repaired with tape on verso, chip in lower margin. Corners dampstained. Good.