Pittsburgh: Blaw-Knox Company, 1941. Quarto, ring bound in original card covers; 60 pp., illustrated. Very good condition. The catalogue illustrates and describes Blaw-Knox steel forms for circular and elliptical conduits, horseshoe-shaped conduits, vehicular tunnels, walls, piers, dams, caissons, bridge centering, and other applications. More
Boston: Empire Laundry Machinery Company, circa 1890. Quarto, original decorated wrappers; 90 pp., illustrated throughout. A fine copy. Intriguing relic of the late nineteenth century, this trade catalogue of laundry machinery includes all manner of washing machines for hotels and institutions handling large volumes of laundry. Also included are steam..... More
Sydney: published by the Excelsior Supply Co., circa 1910. Quarto, original paper wrappers, 148 pp., with price list in rear sleeve. Loose in original covers, preliminary leaves a bit stained and creased, internally in good order. Principally comprising stationery and paper supplies; including pens, inks and paint, fasteners, rubber stamps..... More
Shoreditch: G. Kennion & Co., 1934. Octavo, printed wrappers, 24 pp., illustrated. Wrappers browned, otherwise a good copy. Leading English manufacturer of model locomotives and accessories. A detailed catalogue with diagrams and a full listing of parts for assembling steam engine panoramas. More
Seneca Falls, New York: Goulds Manufacturing Company, 1919-1921. Quarto, series of 22 product bulletins in contemporary card binder, variously dated and paginated, illustrated throughout. A little wear affects the binder, internally excellent. An American pump manufacturers' catalogue from the postwar period, dated from 1919 to 1921 in respective parts. The..... More
Manchester: J. Halden, circa 1910. Octavo, original printed card wrappers; 44 pp., photolithographic images throughout. A fine copy. An elegant catalogue of drawing and surveying instruments manufactured by J. Halden of Albert Square in Manchester. A selection of products offered in this catalogue: drawing instruments, technical pens, bow compasses, spring..... More
Halifax: J. Sagar & Company, circa 1922. Large octavo, original printed boards; 220 pp., illustrated throughout. Covers worn, internally very good. Sagar & Company were specialist wood-working machinery manufacturers based in Halifax. This catalogue (number 1191 of the series), is not dated but bears the notation 'December 1922' on the..... More
Deptford, London: printed by McCorquodale & Co. for J. Stone & Company, 1898. Quarto, original decorated cloth; [ii], 248 pp., detailed steel engraved illustrations and diagrams throughout. The boards are a bit worn and stained, internally excellent. Late nineteenth century industrial trade catalogue of goods offered for sale by J...... More
London: J. Young & Co., 1939. Octavo, original lettered cloth; [xii], 290 pp., illustrated throughout, including paint colour charts with onlaid samples. Some silverfish activity affects the spine, internally very well preserved. Quaint trade catalogue of plumbers fittings, fireplaces, and sundry goods. Of particular interest are the interior furnishings, including..... More
Sydney: Levenson's Radio Company, 1930. Quarto, original decorated wrappers; 160 pp., diagrams and illustrations throughout. A beautifully preserved item in fine condition. Published in 1930, this exciting catalogue offers radios, wireless parts and components, gramophones and related equipment to the Australian public. Located at 226 Pitt street, Levenson's Radio Company..... More
New Jersey: M. Gould's Son & Company, 1919. Quarto, printed wrappers; 192 pp., illustrated throughout. Preliminary leaves foxed, some peripheral silverfish activity; but overall very good. Detailed trade catalogue of parts and components for the manufacture of travelling trunks. All manner of fittings, clasps, handles, buckles and ornaments are illustrated..... More
London & Birmingham: printed by Mills & Co. for Newbold's, 1901. Quarto, original blue cloth, 148 pp. steel engraved illustrations throughout; with loosely inserted supplement to this 1901 catalogue, illustrating new wares, 8 pp. Front inner hinge split, rear cover creased, internally clean and unmarked. Industrial trade catalogue of heavy..... More
East Midlands: Nottingham Leather Company, 1934. Quarto, original decorated wrappers; 176 pp., illustrated. Near fine copy. Comprehensive catalogue of shoes and accessories from this English manufacturer. Full range of men's and ladies shoes, canvas shoes, slippers, footwear for children and leather products. With parts for other shoemakers including soles and..... More
London: Ruston, Proctor & Co., 1892. Small quarto, original orange illustrated wrappers; sectional pagination totalling 64 pp., engraved illustrations throughout. Wrappers a little chipped, internally well preserved. Generously illustrated catalogue of agricultural engines and grain processing machinery manufactured at the Sheaf Iron Works in Lincoln. Like many catalogues this is..... More
Aurora, Illinois: Stephens-Adamson Manufacturing Company, 1916. Small quarto, original black cloth; 886 pp., illustrated. Cloth flecked, old ownership details to title page, internally very good. Industrial trade catalogue of transportation solutions for numerous contexts, mostly industrial and mining. Includes conveyer belts of many different types, bucket elevators, pan conveyors, and..... More
London: The Aeroplane and General Publishing Co., circa 1920s. Small octavo, illustrated printed wrappers, 56 pp. Wrappers detached, otherwise a good copy. First edition. Rare. The short adventures of fictional character Roy during his time in the Great War. More
Manchester: Vaughan Crane Company, circa 1954. Quarto, ring bound in card covers; 30 pp., illustrated. Well preserved copy. Catalogue of machinery for load handling in maritime and industrial contexts. Includes overhead electric travelling cranes, radio control units for crane drivers, heavy industrial cranes, trolley hoists, cranes for ships' engine rooms..... More
Baltimore: published by the Voltamp Electrical Manufacturing Company, no date, circa 1915. Octavo, original printed wrappers; 112 pp., illustrations and diagrams throughout. Some foxing, but very good condition overall. A curious trade catalogue of goods offered for sale by the Voltamp Electrical Manufacturing Company of Baltimore. The range of products..... More
London: Ward, Lock & Co., Circa 1955. Quarto, hardcover with pictorial boards and light green cloth spine, black lettering and a silhouette of a Comet aircraft on spine, 224 pp., front endpaper illustrated with a labelled diagram of a British European Airways Elizabethan Class aircraft, back endpaper illustrated with a...... More
London: Ward, Lock & Co., Circa 1955. Quarto, hardcover with pictorial boards and light green cloth spine, black lettering and a silhouette of a Comet aircraft on spine, 224 pp., front endpaper illustrated with a labelled diagram of a British European Airways Elizabethan Class aircraft, back endpaper illustrated with a...... More
London: Westinghouse Brake Company, 1889. Octavo, original boards, 28 pp., three folding plates. Shaken with a few pages loose, a delicate but complete copy. The Westinghouse system used compressed air for braking railway locomotives. This copy has an Australian provenance linked to the Eveleigh railyards, with the ownership details of..... More
