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New York: American Gas Association, Inc., 1970. Softcover. AGA Catalog Number H10270. 11 in. x 8.5 in., pp. x, 646. Illustrated with drawings and schematics. Red pictorial paper covers with white title to front and spine. Rubbing to edges, crease across front cover, and mild thumbing to front corners. Bit..... More
Philadelphia, PA / Detroit, MI: The American Pulley Company / The Whitman Barnes-Detroit Company, [Undated], 1927. Hardcover. Two catalogs bound together into small octavo book, 7.5 in. x 5.5 in. American Split Steel Pulleys Catalog: pp. 116. Whitman Barnes-Detroit Corporation catalog: pp. 176, [16] (blank memoranda pages for notes). Red-earth..... More
London, England: C.F. Casella & Co., Ltd., ca. 1948. Hardcover. Quarto. Green, paper-covered boards (9 3/4 in. x 6 1/2 in.). with dark green binding. One bumped corner. Dark green lettering to front and gilt to spine. C.F. Casella was established in 1819 in London. Catalogue features Theodolites, Alodades, Measured..... More
Stockton, California: 1959. Softcover. Central Valley Hardware's first issued catalogue. 732 pages. Thick orange and black card stock.11 in. x 8 1/2 in. Chock full of delicious hand tools with illustrations or photos: Hatchets, Adzes, Masonry tools, Garden tools, bolts, nails, weedburners, rope & chain, pipe fittings, faucets, brushes, electrical..... More
Chicago, IL: Christy's Trades School, 1949. Sturdily bound in black clamp binder with gilt desgn and lettering. , measuring 11' X 6 3/4" X 3 1/2". Loaded with hundreds of photographs, diagrams, schematics. The correspondence school frequently took out advertising in Popular Science and Popular Mechanics magazines. Includes: Practical Basic..... More
Detroit, MI: Chas. A. Strelinger Company, 1930. Hardcover. Quarto, 11 in. x 7.75 in., pp. xl, 712. Dark green cloth boards with green frame and title stamped to front, and green comp[any emblem stamped to back. Rubbing to extremiites with spine ends frayed and corners showing; title faded on boards..... More
Plainville, Connecticut: The Trumbull Electric Mfg. Co., 1931. Softcover. 8 1/2" x 10", green card covers with red design and black lettering. Art-Deco-ish feel to front design and layout. Trumbull was well known as makers of switches and panel boards of all types, and custom builders of same, for special..... More
Athol, Massachusetts: Roger K. Smith, [1927] 1993. Facsimile Edition. Softcover. NOTE: This is a 1994 reproduction of a 1927 tool catalogue. Beautiful, but a reproduction only. Quarto. A gorgeous homage to a beautiful catalogue of fine hand tools: hammers, hatchets, wrecking bars, axes, chisels, scrapers, drills, block planes, etc. Five..... More