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réf. ARR005b6Chambre Syndicale des Industries Aéronautiques, 1934. 2 volumes in-folio, 1261pp;, annexes, nombr. photos in-t. et h.t., demi-percaline.
1937réf. 56479Springfield OH: National Supply Company/ Superior Engine Division ca. 1937. 8vo. 21 leaves unnumbered including 5 leaves with typed thumb tabs acting as separators & 7 leaves of typescript & pencil manuscript detailing the Superior Engine customer list in the Western United States & Canada. With 68 silver gelatin photographs printed on glossy photographic stock sized 4.5 x 7.5 in. most w/ text w/in the negative some curving to the images as usual. Original limp brown calf 6-ring binder yapp edges & rounded corners w/ Company name embossed in gilt on front cover minor rubbing shelfwear very minor soiling to lower fore-edge front cover still a VG copy. First edition of this very scarce salesman’s catalogue of maritime diesel engines and stationary diesel engines for generating electricity in factories and power plants. The catalogue begins photos of the Superior Diesel Engine factory in Springfield OH shop views of engines under construction as well as the research & development laboratory. Models 40 50 60 & 80 Superior Diesel Engines are illustrated with cut-away views pistons fuel injection pumps and more. Of particular interest are the extensive typed manuscript customer list for this Superior Engine salesman encompassing such companies as Astoria North Beach Ferry Enterprise Machine Works in Ketchikan AK Pt. Adams Packing Co. in Hammond OR Puget Sound Tug & Barge Co. in Seattle WA Foss Launch & Tug in Tacoma & Seattle Yaquina Bay Fish Co. in Newport OR Diesel Towing Co. in Portland OR Tucson Gas Electric Light & Power Hines Lumber Co. in Hines OR Salt River Valley Water Users Assoc. in Phoneix AZ and over 150 others. Superior was founded in 1889 by Patrick Shouvlin who was servicing oil field equipment and quickly grew. In the 1890s his shop adopted the Superior Company name and later made arrangements with National Supply Company to distribute and market their engines. He initially produced gas engines that would run on the plentiful natural gas being produced in the Lima Ohio area at the time replacing steam which was costly to operate and maintain as well as much more dangerous. His engine was well-received and became the standard for pumping oil in the United States. Superior was purchased by National Supply in 1929 and later by White Motors in 1955. No copies located in Worldcat or NUC and printed notice indicates that the salesman was charged $ 100.00 for the book to be refunded when returned. National Supply Company/ Superior Engine Division, unknown
réf. MOT146London, Printed by Darling & Son, 1898, 1899, 1906. Trois volumes in-4 (18x27 cm.), XII-140-IV pages, XVI-220 pages, XXVIII-545 pages, brochés.
1901réf. 53484Ithaca NY: Cornell University Ehrhart M.E E.E. & Cardullo M.E. E. June 1901. 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. Cornell University, Ehrhart M.E (E.E.) & Cardullo M.E. (E.)], hardcover
1900réf. D14191900. Very Good. Gilt-ruled quarter morocco and mottled cloth over boards with lettering stamped in gilt on upper board and spine; contains hundreds of pages of handwritten notes charts diagrams schematics graphs and mathematical computations with numerous folding blueprints and 18 cyanotypes 5 x 7. Boards scuffed mostly along the edges; small tear at head of spine; hinges cracked. Internally bright and clean. An account of Barrows test of the Payne Throttling Engine Triple Expansion Engine High Pressure Cylinder the Penberthy Injector Test the Ohio Gasoline Engine and other experiments at Sibley College Department of Experimental Engineering. hardcover books
1900réf. D14191900. Very Good. Gilt-ruled quarter morocco and mottled cloth over boards with lettering stamped in gilt on upper board and spine; contains hundreds of pages of handwritten notes charts diagrams schematics graphs and mathematical computations with numerous folding blueprints and 18 cyanotypes 5 x 7. Boards scuffed mostly along the edges; small tear at head of spine; hinges cracked. Internally bright and clean. An account of Barrows test of the Payne Throttling Engine Triple Expansion Engine High Pressure Cylinder the Penberthy Injector Test the Ohio Gasoline Engine and other experiments at Sibley College Department of Experimental Engineering. hardcover
réf. 15936Paris, Bureau de la Revue Chronométrique, 1875 ; fort in-8 ; demi-chagrin rouge-sang, dos à nerfs très décoré et doré, titre doré (reliure de l'époque) ; VI, 832 pp., 21 planches hors-texte lithographiées en couleurs et 1 planche h.t. en noir (1490 articles en tout).
1870réf. 57389Boston: Antique Publishing Co. ca. 1870. Misinformation at the Speed of Steam 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. Lithographic print 12 x 20 inches. Old creases. Several small tears repaired with tape on verso chip in lower margin. Corners dampstained. Good. 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. unknown
1902réf. 152261902. Anonymous. Technical manuscript on early automobile engineering circa 1905 to 1915 documenting the foundational mechanical and electrical principles that shaped European motor production during its formative decades. Written in French and progressing from theoretical foundations to applied engine analysis the text reflects the rapid professionalization of automotive engineering in the years following the establishment of firms such as Hispano Suiza in 1902. Headings including "Concepts mécaniques élémentaires" and "Concepts élémentaires d'électricité" introduce structured treatments of ignition systems magnetos carburetors cooling mechanisms starting systems and multi cylinder crankshaft design. Several pages are devoted to the Hispano twelve cylinder V engine noting: "Dans le moteur de Hispano 12 cylindres en V. chaque rangée composée d'un seul bloc en aluminium qui comprend la chambre de combustion. Les soupapes sont réglées à chaud et sont en acier nitruré" emphasizing aluminum block construction and nitrided steel valves. The manuscript captures a technological transition from experimental motor carriages to precision engineered touring and racing automobiles situating engineering knowledge within the broader industrial modernization of early twentieth century France. Anonymous. Technical manuscript in notebook form. No place circa 1905 to 1915. Fifty four handwritten pages in an 8 x 10 inch notebook extensively illustrated with pen drawn schematics sectional diagrams and labeled mechanical studies. Accompanied by a contemporary printed automobile exhibition advertisement approximately 14 x 11 inches featuring Hispano Suiza and other marques with illustrated coachbuilt body styles. The structured progression from elementary theory to detailed mechanical application suggests disciplined technical study at a moment when automobile engineering was emerging as a specialized scientific field. Drawings detailing carburation systems electrical current generation spark plug ignition twelve cylinder crankshafts and coachbuilder configurations reflect the integration of metallurgy electrical innovation and luxury design characteristic of the period. The inclusion of motor show ephemera situates the notebook within the culture of early twentieth century industrial exhibitions where technological advancement and commercial display intersected. Minor edge wear to notebook covers and light toning to pages consistent with age; manuscript clean and legible throughout. Overall condition: very good. unknown
