Chapman Valve Mfg. Co. et al: Catalogue of Gate Valves and Fire Hydrants, Manufactured by the Chapman Valve Mfg. Co., With an Engineering Appendix; General Office and Works: Indian Orchard, Mass.; Treasurer's Office: 72 Kilby Street, Boston, Mass.; Chicago Office: 24 West Lake St.; Edition of 1892

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Chapman Valve Mfg. Co. et al : Catalogue of Gate Valves and Fire Hydrants, Manufactured by the Chapman Valve Mfg. Co., With an Engineering Appendix; General Office and Works: Indian Orchard, Mass.; Treasurer's Office: 72 Kilby Street, Boston, Mass.; Chicago Office: 24 West Lake St.; Edition of 1892

Chapman Valve Mfg. Co.?, Boston, MA, 1892

Original publisher's brown cloth binding. Binding has a protective front flap that wraps around the fore-edge. Gilt lettering on front flap, back cover, and fore-edge (part of the flap). All edges stained red. 5" x 7 1/2." 306 pages, complete. Many black-and-white illustrations of different machine parts, complete. Printed at the bottom of title page: "A. Mugford, Engraver and Electrotyper; Plimpton Press, Hartford, Conn." Former owner's signature of "A. S. Fleet" in black pen in top margin of title page. Pages are virtually pristine and intact. Internally Fine. Covers are very clean and intact except slight wear to the extremities (corners, edges, and joints). A Near Fine copy overall. A dual trade catalog for the Chapman Valve Manufacturing Company and engineering handbook with reference tables and formulas. The first third of the book comprises the trade catalog (ninety-five pages) which lists a variety of the Chapman Valve Mfg. Co.'s products, most of which are valves, water gates, and fire hydrants. An Index and Engineering Appendix comprise the remaining two-thirds of the book. The Index (sixty-five pages) covers the subjects of "Steam," "Electricity," and "Refrigeration (Ammonia Ice Machines)." The Engineering Appendix (146 pages) is divided into four parts, "Engineering Data," "Hydrodynamics," "Steam," and "Gas." Excerpt from the preface or introduction: "The various tables, formula, etc., have been collected from the works of reliable authors, with their consent, and are such as we think will be especially useful to engineers, machinists, and all having to do with the construction or maintenance of work of all kinds. In addition to these, we have added very valuable articles on steam, electricity and refrigeration, written expressly for this work by the authors whose names appear at the head of the articles.". Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hardcover

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