Instruments

1913 · rif. 55107 — Rochester NY: The H & M Division Taylor Instrument Companies 1913. Tall 8vo. 55 1 pp. Photo illustrations text illustrations throughout with a couple colour-tinted diagrams. Embossed & illustrated green softcovers raised lettering in blind black lettering cover art illustration embossed of thermometer minor shelfwear darkening & minor chipping to spine still VG copy. First edition of this scarce and well-illustrated catalogue of thermometers for the brewing industry including angle thermometers mash tub thermometers fermenting tub thermometers brewer’s saccharometers recorder themometers index thermometers for Pasteurizers fermenters and more. In addition there are Stormographs airmeters and anemometers also advertised for sale. Originally H&M Hohmann & Maurer was acquired by the Taylor Bros. Co. in 1896 merged into the Taylor Instrument Companies in 1907 and were well known for their precise and excellent thermometers. Taylor established the first research & development department in an American instrument industry in 1911 and proved key to the United States’ success in World War I manufacturing 99% of all altimeters airplane stratascopes inclinometers and oxygen systems. Worldcat locates 1 copy Rochester Museum Science Center; See: Fritz Ruebeck The Taylor Automation Heritage Classic Automation 2003. The H & M Division, Taylor Instrument Companies, paperback