employed in the manufacture and use of cement in all classes of
modern works. The author has brought together in this work all
the salient matter of interest to the user of concrete and its
many diversified products. The matter is presented in logical
and systematic order, clearly written, fully illustrated and
free from involved mathematics. Everything of value to the
concrete user is given, including kinds of cement employed in
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waterproofing, coloring and painting, rules, tables, working and
cost data. The book comprises thirty-three chapters, as follow:
Introductory. Kinds of Cement and How They are Made. Properties.
Testing and Requirements of Hydraulic Cement. Concrete and Its
Properties. Sand, Broken Stone and Gravel for Concrete. How to
Proportion the Materials. How to Mix and Place Concrete. Forms
of Concrete Construction. The Architectural and Artistic
Possibilities of Concrete. Concrete Residences. Mortars,
Plasters and Stucco, and How to Use Them. The Artistic Treatment
of Concrete Surfaces. Concrete Building Blocks. The Making of
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Essential Features and Advantages of Reenforced Concrete. How to
Design Reenforced Concrete Beams, Slabs and Columns.
Explanations of the Methods and Principles in Designing
Reenforced Concrete, Beams and Slabs. Systems of Reenforcement
Employed. Reenforced Concrete in Factory and General Building
Construction. Concrete in Foundation Work. Concrete Retaining
Walls, Abutments and Bulkheads. Concrete Arches and Arch
Bridges. Concrete Beam and Girder Bridges. Concrete in Sewerage
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Concrete Sidewalks, Curbs and Pavements. Concrete in Railroad
Construction. The Utility of Concrete on the Farm. The
Waterproofing of Concrete Structures. Grout of Liquid Concrete
and Its Use. Inspection of Concrete Work. Cost of Concrete Work.
Some of the special features of the book are: 1.--The Attention
Paid to the Artistic and Architectural Side of Concrete Work.
2.--The Authoritative Treatment of the Problem of Waterproofing
Concrete. 3.--An Excellent Summary of the Rules to be Followed
in Concrete Construction. 4.--The Valuable Cost Data and Useful
Tables given. A valuable Addition to the Library of Every Cement
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WHAT IS SAID OF THIS BOOK:
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architect in the land."--_National Builder._
=Waterproofing Concrete.= By MYRON H. LEWIS.
Modern Methods of Waterproofing Concrete and Other Structures. A
condensed statement of the Principles, Rules, and Precautions to
be Observed in Waterproofing and Dampproofing Structures and
Structural Materials. Paper binding. Illustrated. Price =50
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~DICTIONARIES~
=Aviation Terms, Termes D'Aviation, English-French, French-English.=
Compiled by Lieuts. VICTOR W. PAGE, A.S., S.C.U.S.R., and PAUL
MONTARIOL, of the French Flying Corps, on duty on Signal Corps Aviation
School, Mineola, L. I.
The lists contained are confined to essentials, and special
folding plates are included to show all important airplane
parts. The lists are divided in four sections as follows:
1.--Flying Field Terms. 2.--The Airplane. 3.--The Engine.
4.--Tools and Shop Terms.
A complete, well illustrated volume intended to facilitate
conversation between English-speaking and French aviators. A
very valuable book for all who are about to leave for duty
overseas.
Approved for publication by Major W. G. Kilner, S.C., U.S.C.O.
Signal Corps Aviation School, Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, L. I.
This book should be in every Aviator's and Mechanic's Kit for
ready reference. 128 pages, fully illustrated, with detailed
engravings. Price =$1.00=
=Standard Electrical Dictionary.= By T. O'CONOR SLOANE.
An indispensable work to all interested in electrical science.
Suitable alike for the student and professional. A practical
handbook of reference containing definitions of about 5,000
distinct words, terms and phrases. The definitions are terse and
concise; and include every term used in electrical science.
Recently issued. An entirely new edition. Should be in the
possession of all who desire to keep abreast with the progress
of this branch of science. Complete, concise and convenient. 682
pages, 393 illustrations. Price =$3.00=
~DIES--METAL WORK~
=Dies: Their Construction and Use for the Modern Working of Sheet
Metals.= By J. V. WOODWORTH.
A most useful book, and one which should be in the hands of all
engaged in the press working of metals; treating on the
Designing, Constructing, and Use of Tools, Fixtures and Devices,
together with the manner in which they should be used in the
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guide to the production of sheet-metal parts at the minimum of
cost with the maximum of output. The hardening and tempering of
Press tools and the classes of work which may be produced to the
best advantage by the use of dies in the power press are fully
treated. Its 515 illustrations show dies, press fixtures and
sheet-metal working devices, the descriptions of which are so
clear and practical that all metal-working mechanics will be
able to understand how to design, construct and use them. Many
of the dies and press fixtures treated were either constructed
by the author or under his supervision. Others were built by
skilful mechanics and are in use in large sheet-metal
establishments and machine shops. 6th Revised and Enlarged
Edition. Price =$3.00=
=Punches, Dies and Tools for Manufacturing in Presses.= By J. V.
WOODWORTH.
This work is a companion volume to the author's elementary work
entitled "Dies: Their Construction and Use." It does not go into
the details of die-making to the extent of the author's previous
book, but gives a comprehensive review of the field of
operations carried on by presses. A large part of the
information given has been drawn from the author's personal
experience. It might well be termed an Encyclopedia of
Die-Making, Punch-Making, Die-Sinking, Sheet-Metal Working, and
Making of Special Tools, Sub-presses, Devices and Mechanical
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Drawing, Compressing and Assembling Sheet-Metal Parts, and also
Articles of other Materials in Machine Tools. 2d Edition. Price
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=Drop Forging, Die-Sinking and Machine-Forming of Steel.= By J. V.
WOODWORTH.
This is a practical treatise on Modern Shop Practice, Processes,
Methods, Machine Tools, and Details treating on the Hot and Cold
Machine-Forming of Steel and Iron into Finished Shapes: together
with Tools, Dies, and Machinery involved in the manufacture of
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In addition to the arts above mentioned the book contains
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means of perspective half-tones and outline sketches of the
machinery employed. 300 detailed illustrations. Price =$2.50=
~DRAWING--SKETCHING PAPER~
=Practical Perspective.= By RICHARDS and COLVIN.
Shows just how to make all kinds of mechanical drawings in the
only practical perspective isometric. Makes everything plain, so
that any mechanic can understand a sketch or drawing in this
way. Saves time in the drawing room, and mistakes in the shops.
Contains practical examples of various classes of work. 4th
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=Linear Perspective Self-Taught.= By HERMAN T. C. KRAUS.
This work gives the theory and practice of linear perspective,
as used in architectural, engineering and mechanical drawings.
Persons taking up the study of the subject by themselves will be
able, by the use of the instruction given, to readily grasp the
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=Self-Taught Mechanical Drawing and Elementary Machine Design.= By F. L.
SYLVESTER, M.E., Draftsman, with additions by ERIK OBERG, associate
editor of "Machinery."
This is a practical treatise on Mechanical Drawing and Machine
Design, comprising the first principles of geometric and
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materials and the calculations and design of machine details.
The author's aim has been to adapt this treatise to the
requirements of the practical mechanic and young draftsman and
to present the matter in as clear and concise a manner as
possible. To meet the demands of this class of students,
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been dealt with, and in addition algebraic formulas have been
explained, and the elements of trigonometry treated in the
manner best suited to the needs of the practical man. The book
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a thorough understanding of the principles of representing
objects facilitates the further study of mechanical subjects.
This is followed by the mathematics necessary for the solution
of the problems in machine design which are presented later, and
a practical introduction to theoretical mechanics and the
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machine design, such as cams, gears, sprocket-wheels, cone
pulleys, bolts, screws, couplings, clutches, shafting and
fly-wheels, have been treated in such a way as to make possible
the use of the work as a text-book for a continuous course of
study. It is easily comprehended and assimilated even by
students of limited previous training. 330 pages, 215
engravings. Price =$2.00=
=A New Sketching Paper.=
A new specially ruled paper to enable you to make sketches or
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and no workman can help seeing just what is wanted.
Pads of 40 sheets, 6x9 inches. Price =25 cents=
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~ELECTRICITY~
=Arithmetic of Electricity.= By Prof. T. O'CONOR SLOANE.
A practical treatise on electrical calculations of all kinds
reduced to a series of rules, all of the simplest forms, and
involving only ordinary arithmetic; each rule illustrated by one
or more practical problems, with detailed solution of each one.
This book is classed among the most useful works published on
the science of electricity, covering as it does the mathematics
of electricity in a manner that will attract the attention of
those who are not familiar with algebraical formulas. 20th
Edition. 160 pages. Price =$1.00=
=Commutator Construction.= By WM. BAXTER, JR.
The business end of any dynamo or motor of the direct current
type is the commutator. This book goes into the designing,
building, and maintenance of commutators, shows how to locate
troubles and how to remedy them; everyone who fusses with
dynamos needs this. 4th Edition. Price =25 cents=
=Dynamo Building for Amateurs, or How to Construct a Fifty-Watt Dynamo.=
By ARTHUR J. WEED, Member of N. Y. Electrical Society.
A practical treatise showing in detail the construction of a
small dynamo or motor, the entire machine work of which can be
done on a small foot lathe. Dimensioned working drawings are
given for each piece of machine work, and each operation is
clearly described. This machine, when used as a dynamo, has an
output of fifty watts; when used as a motor it will drive a
small drill press or lathe. It can be used to drive a sewing
machine on any and all ordinary work. The book is illustrated
with more than sixty original engravings, showing the actual
construction of the different parts. Among the contents are
chapters on: 1. Fifty-Watt Dynamo. 2. Side Bearing Rods. 3.
Field Punching. 4. Bearings. 5. Commutator. 6. Pulley. 7. Brush
Holders. 8. Connection Board. 9. Armature Shaft. 10. Armature.
11. Armature Winding. 12. Field Winding. 13. Connecting and
starting.
Paper. Price =50 Cents=
Cloth. Price =$1.00=
=Electric Bells.= By M. B. SLEEPER.
A complete treatise for the practical worker in Installing,
Operating and Testing Bell Circuits, Burglar Alarms,
Thermostats, and other apparatus used with Electric Bells.
Both the electrician and the experimenter will find in this book
new material which is essential in their work. Tools, bells,
batteries, unusual circuits, burglar alarms, annunciator
systems, thermostats, circuit breakers, time alarms, and other
apparatus used in bell circuits are described from the
standpoints of their application, construction and repair. The
detailed instruction for building the apparatus will appeal to
the experimenter particularly.
The practical worker will find the chapter on Wiring,
Calculation of Wire Sizes and Magnet Winding, Upkeep of Systems,
and the Location of Faults, of the greatest value in their work.
Among the chapters are: Tools and Materials for Bell Work; How
and Why Bell Work; Batteries for Small Installations; Making
Bells and Push Buttons; Wiring Bell Systems; Construction of
Annunciators and Signals; Burglary Alarms and Auxiliary
Apparatus; More Elaborate Bell Systems; Finding Faults and
Remedying Them. 124 pages, fully illustrated. Price =50 cents=
=Electric Lighting and Heating Pocket Book.= By SYDNEY F. WALKER.
This book puts in convenient form useful information regarding
the apparatus which is likely to be attached to the mains of an
electrical company. Tables of units and equivalents are included
and useful electrical laws and formulas are stated. 438 pages,
300 engravings. Bound in leather. Pocket book form. Price
=$3.00=
=Electric Wiring, Diagrams and Switchboards.= By NEWTON HARRISON, with
additions by THOMAS POPPE.
A thoroughly practical treatise covering the subject of Electric
Wiring in all its branches, deluding explanations and diagrams
which are thoroughly explicit and greatly simplify the subject.
Practical every-day problems in wiring are presented and the
method of obtaining intelligent results clearly shown. Only
arithmetic is used. Ohm's law is given a simple explanation with
reference to wiring for direct and alternating currents. The
fundamental principle of drop of potential in circuits is shown
with its various applications. The simple circuit is developed
with the position of mains, feeders and branches; their
treatment as a part of a wiring plan and their employment in
house wiring clearly illustrated. Some simple facts about
testing are included in connection with the wiring. Molding and
conduit work are given careful consideration; and switchboards
are systematically treated, built up and illustrated, showing
the purpose they serve, for connection with the circuits, and to
shunt and compound wound machines. The simple principles of
switchboard construction, the development of the switchboard,
the connections of the various instruments, including the
lightning arrester, are also plainly set forth.
Alternating current wiring is treated, with explanations of the
power factor, conditions calling for various sizes of wire, and
a simple way of obtaining the sizes for single-phase, two-phase
and three-phase circuits. This is the only complete work issued
showing and telling you what you should know about direct and
alternating current wiring. It is a ready reference. The work is
free from advanced technicalities and mathematics, arithmetic
being used throughout. It is in every respect a handy,
well-written, instructive, comprehensive volume on wiring for
the wireman, foreman, contractor, or electrician. 2nd Revised
Edition. 303 pages, 130 illustrations. Price =$1.50=
=Electric Furnaces and their Industrial Applications.= By J. WRIGHT.
This is a book which will prove of interest to many classes of
people: the manufacturer who desires to know what product can be
manufactured successfully in the electric furnace, the chemist
who wishes to post himself on the electro-chemistry, and the
student of science who merely looks into the subject from
curiosity. New, Revised and Enlarged Edition. 320 pages. Fully
illustrated, cloth. Price =$3.00=
=Electric Toy Making, Dynamo Building, and Electric Motor Construction.=
By Prof. T. O'CONOR SLOANE.
This work treats of the making at home of electrical toys,
electrical apparatus, motors, dynamos, and instruments in
general, and is designed to bring within the reach of young and
old the manufacture of genuine and useful electrical appliances.
The work is especially designed for amateurs and young folks.
Thousands of our young people are daily experimenting, and
busily engaged in making electrical toys and apparatus of
various kinds. The present work is just what is wanted to give
the much needed information in a plain, practical manner, with
illustrations to make easy the carrying out of the work. 20th
Edition. Price =$1.00=
=Practical Electricity.= By Prof. T. O'CONOR SLOANE.
This work of 768 pages was previously known as Sloane's
Electricians' Hand Book, and is intended for the practical
electrician who has to make things go. The entire field of
electricity is covered within its pages. Among some of the
subjects treated are: The Theory of the Electric Current and
Circuit, Electro-Chemistry, Primary Batteries, Storage
Batteries, Generation and Utilization of Electric Powers,
Alternating Current, Armature Winding, Dynamos and Motors, Motor
Generators, Operation of the Central Station Switchboards,
Safety Appliances, Distribution of Electric Light and Power,
Street Mains, Transformers, Arc and Incandescent Lighting,
Electric Measurements, Photometry, Electric Railways, Telephony,
Bell-Wiring, Electric-Plating, Electric Heating, Wireless
Telegraphy, etc. It contains no useless theory; everything is to
the point. It teaches you just what you want to know about
electricity. It is the standard work published on the subject.
Forty-one chapters, 556 engravings. Price =$2.50=
=Electricity Simplified.= By Prof. T. O'CONOR SLOANE.
The object of "Electricity Simplified" is to make the subject as
plain as possible and to show what the modern conception of
electricity is; to show how two plates of different metal,
immersed in acid, can send a message around the globe; to
explain how a bundle of copper wire rotated by a steam engine
can be the agent in lighting our streets; to tell what the volt,
ohm and ampere are, and what high and low tension mean; and to
answer the questions that perpetually arise in the mind in this
age of electricity. 13th Edition. 172 pages. Illustrated. Price
=$1.00=
=House Wiring.= By THOMAS W. POPPE.
This work describes and illustrates the actual installation of
Electric Light Wiring, the manner in which the work should be
done, and the method of doing it. The book can be conveniently
carried in the pocket. It is intended for the Electrician,
Helper and Apprentice. It solves all Wiring Problems and
contains nothing that conflicts with the rulings of the National
Board of Fire Underwriters. It gives just the information
essential to the Successful Wiring of a Building. Among the
subjects treated are: Locating the Meter. Panel-Boards.
Switches. Plug Receptacles. Brackets. Ceiling Fixtures. The
Meter Connections. The Feed Wires. The Steel Armored Cable
System. The Flexible Steel Conduit System. The Ridig Conduit
System. A digest of the National Board of Fire Underwriters'
rules relating to metallic wiring systems. Various switching
arrangements explained and diagrammed. The easiest method of
testing the Three- and Four-way circuits explained. The
grounding of all metallic wiring systems and the reason for
doing so shown and explained. The insulation of the metal parts
of lamp fixtures and the reason for the same described and
illustrated. 125 pages. 2nd Edition, revised and enlarged. Fully
illustrated. Flexible cloth. Price =50 cents=
=How to Become a Successful Electrician.= By Prof. T. O'CONOR SLOANE.
Every young man who wishes to become a successful electrician
should read this book. It tells in simple language the surest
and easiest way to become a successful electrician. The studies
to be followed, methods of work, field of operation and the
requirements of the successful electrician are pointed out and
fully explained. Every young engineer will find this an
excellent stepping stone to more advanced works on electricity
which he must master before success can be attained. Many young
men become discouraged at the very outstart by attempting to
read and study books that are far beyond their comprehension.
This book serves as the connecting link between the rudiments
taught in the public schools and the real study of electricity.
It is interesting from cover to cover. 18th Revised Edition,
just issued. 205 pages. Illustrated. Price =$1.00=
=Management of Dynamos.= By LUMMIS-PATERSON.
A handbook of theory and practice. This work is arranged in
three parts. The first part covers the elementary theory of the
dynamo. The second part, the construction and action of the
different classes of dynamos in common use are described; while
the third part relates to such matters as affect the practical
management and working of dynamos and motors. 4th Edition. 292
pages, 117 illustrations. Price =$1.50=
=Standard Electrical Dictionary.= By T. O'CONOR SLOANE.
An indispensable work to all interested in electrical science.
Suitable alike for the student and professional. A practical
handbook of reference containing definitions of about 5,000
distinct words, terms and phrases. The definitions are terse and
concise and include every term used in electrical science.
Recently issued. An entirely new edition. Should be in the
possession of all who desire to keep abreast with the progress
of this branch of science. In its arrangement and typography the
book is very convenient. The word or term defined is printed in
black-faced type, which readily catches the eye, while the body
of the page is in smaller but distinct type. The definitions are
well worded, and so as to be understood by the non-technical
reader. The general plan seems to be to give an exact, concise
definition, and then amplify and explain in a more popular way.
Synonyms are also given, and references to other words and
phrases are made. A very complete and accurate index of fifty
pages is at the end of the volume; and as this index contains
all synonyms, and as all phrases are indexed in every reasonable
combination of words, reference to the proper place in the body
of the book is readily made. It is difficult to decide how far a
book of this character is to keep the dictionary form, and to
what extent it may assume the encyclopedia form. For some
purposes, concise, exactly worded definitions are needed; for
other purposes, more extended descriptions are required. This
book seeks to satisfy both demands, and does it with
considerable success. 682 pages, 393 illustrations. 12th
Edition. Price =$3.00=
=Storage Batteries Simplified.= By VICTOR W. PAGE, M.E.
A complete treatise on storage battery operating principles,
repairs and applications. The greatly increasing application of
storage batteries in modern engineering and mechanical work has
created a demand for a book that will consider this subject
completely and exclusively. This is the most thorough and
authoritative treatise ever published on this subject. It is
written in easily understandable, non-technical language so that
any one may grasp the basic principles of storage battery action
as well as their practical industrial applications. All electric
and gasoline automobiles use storage batteries. Every automobile
repairman, dealer or salesman should have a good knowledge of
maintenance and repair of these important elements of the motor
car mechanism. This book not only tells how to charge, care for
and rebuild storage batteries but also outlines all the
industrial uses. Learn how they run street cars, locomotives and
factory trucks. Get an understanding of the important functions
they perform in submarine boats, isolated lighting plants,
railway switch and signal systems, marine applications, etc.
This book tells how they are used in central station standby
service, for starting automobile motors and in ignition systems.
Every practical use of the modern storage battery is outlined in
this treatise. 320 pages, fully illustrated. Price =$1.50=
=Switchboards.= By WILLIAM BAXTER, JR.
This book appeals to every engineer and electrician who wants to
know the practical side of things. It takes up all sorts and
conditions of dynamos, connections and circuits, and shows by
diagram and illustration just how the switchboard should be
connected. Includes direct and alternating current boards, also
those for arc lighting, incandescent and power circuits. Special
treatment on high voltage boards for power transmission. 2nd
Edition. 190 pages, Illustrated. Price =$1.50=
=Telephone Construction, Installation, Wiring, Operation and
Maintenance.= By W. H. RADCLIFFE and H. C. CUSHING.
This book is intended for the amateur, the wireman, or the
engineer who desires to establish a means of telephonic
communication between the rooms of his home, office, or shop. It
deals only with such things as may be of use to him rather than
with theories.
Gives the principles of construction and operation of both the
Bell and Independent instruments; approved methods of installing
and wiring them; the means of protecting them from lightning and
abnormal currents; their connection together for operation as
series or bridging stations; and rules for their inspection and
maintenance. Line wiring and the wiring and operation of special
telephone systems are also treated. Intricate mathematics are
avoided, and all apparatus, circuits and systems are thoroughly
described. The appendix contains definitions of units and terms
used in the text. Selected wiring tables, which are very
helpful, are also included. Among the subjects treated are
Construction, Operation, and Installation of Telephone
Instruments; Inspection and Maintenance of Telephone
Instruments; Telephone Line Wiring; Testing Telephone Line Wires
and Cables; Wiring and Operation of Special Telephone Systems,
etc. 2nd Edition, Revised and Enlarged. 223 pages, 154
illustrations. Price =$1.00=
=Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony Simply Explained.= By ALFRED P.
MORGAN.
This is undoubtedly one of the most complete and comprehensible
treatises on the subject ever published, and a close study of
its pages will enable one to master all the details of the
wireless transmission of messages. The author has filled a
long-felt want and has succeeded in furnishing a lucid,
comprehensible explanation in simple language of the theory and
practice of wireless telegraphy and telephony.
Among the contents are: Introductory; Wireless Transmission and
Reception--The Aerial System, Earth Connections--The
Transmitting Apparatus, Spark Coils and Transformers,
Condensers, Helixes, Spark Gaps, Anchor Gaps, Aerial
Switches--The Receiving Apparatus, Detectors, etc.--Tuning and
Coupling, Tuning Coils, Loose Couplers, Variable Condensers,
Directive Wave Systems--Miscellaneous Apparatus, Telephone
Receivers, Range of Stations, Static Interference--Wireless
Telephones, Sound and Sound Waves, The Vocal Cords and
Ear--Wireless Telephone, How Sounds Are Changed into Electric
Waves--Wireless Telephones, The Apparatus--Summary. 154 pages,
156 engravings. Price =$1.00=
=Wiring a House.= By HERBERT PRATT.
Shows a house already built; tells just how to start about
wiring it; where to begin; what wire to use; how to run it
according to Insurance Rules; in fact, just the information you
need. Directions apply equally to a shop. 4th Edition. Price =25
cents=
~FACTORY MANAGEMENT, ETC.~
=Modern Machine Shop Construction, Equipment and Management.= By O. E.
PERRIGO, M.E.
The only work published that describes the modern machine shop
or manufacturing plant from the time the grass is growing on the
site intended for it until the finished product is shipped. By a
careful study of its thirty-two chapters the practical man may
economically build, efficiently equip, and successfully manage
the modern machine shop or manufacturing establishment. Just the
book needed by those contemplating the erection of modern shop
buildings, the rebuilding and reorganization of old ones, or the
introduction of modern shop methods, time and cost systems. It
is a book written and illustrated by a practical shop man for
practical shop men who are too busy to read _theories_ and want
_facts_. It is the most complete all-around book of its kind
ever published. It is a practical book for practical men, from
the apprentice in the shop to the president in the office. It
minutely describes and illustrates the most simple and yet the
most efficient time and cost system yet devised. 2nd Revised and
Enlarged Edition, just issued. 384 pages, 219 illustrations.
Price =$5.00=
~FUEL~
=Combustion of Coal and the Prevention of Smoke.= By WM. M. BARR.
This book has been prepared with special reference to the
generation of heat by the combustion of the common fuels found
in the United States, and deals particularly with the conditions
necessary to the economic and smokeless combustion of bituminous
coals in Stationary and Locomotive Steam Boilers.
The presentation of this important subject is systematic and
progressive. The arrangement of the book is in a series of
practical questions to which are appended accurate answers,
which describe in language, free from technicalities, the
several processes involved in the furnace combustion of American
fuels; it clearly states the essential requisites for perfect
combustion, and points out the best methods for furnace
construction for obtaining the greatest quantity of heat from
any given quality of coal. Nearly 350 pages, fully illustrated.
Price =$1.00=
=Smoke Prevention and Fuel Economy.= By BOOTH and KERSHAW.
A complete treatise for all interested in smoke prevention and
combustion, being based on the German work of Ernst Schmatolla,
but it is more than a mere translation of the German treatise,
much being added. The authors show as briefly as possible the
principles of fuel combustion, the methods which have been and
are at present in use, as well as the proper scientific methods
for obtaining all the energy in the coal and burning it without
smoke. Considerable space is also given to the examination of
the waste gases, and several of the representative English and
American mechanical stoker and similar appliances are described.
The losses carried away in the waste gases are thoroughly
analyzed and discussed in the Appendix, and abstracts are also
here given of various patents on combustion apparatus. The book
is complete and contains much of value to all who have charge of
large plants. 194 pages. Illustrated. Price =$2.50=
~GAS ENGINES AND GAS~
=Gas, Gasoline and Oil Engines.= By GARDNER D. HISCOX. Revised by VICTOR
W. PAGE, M.E.
Just issued New 1918 Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Every user
of a gas engine needs this book. Simple, instructive and right
up-to-date. The only complete work on the subject. Tells all
about internal combustion engineering, treating exhaustively on
the design, construction and practical application of all forms
of gas, gasoline, kerosene and crude petroleum-oil engines.
Describes minutely all auxiliary systems, such as lubrication,
carburetion and ignition. Considers the theory and management of
all forms of explosive motors for stationary and marine work,
automobiles, aeroplanes and motor-cycles. Includes also Producer
Gas and Its Production. Invaluable instructions for all
students, gas-engine owners, gas-engineers, patent experts,
designers, mechanics, draftsmen and all having to do with the
modern power. Illustrated by over 400 engravings, many specially
made from engineering drawings, all in correct proportion. 650
pages, 435 engravings. Price =$2.50 net=
=The Gasoline Engine on the Farm: Its Operation, Repair and Uses.= By
XENO W. PUTNAM.
This is a practical treatise on the Gasoline and Kerosene Engine
intended for the man who wants to know just how to manage his
engine and how to apply it to all kinds of farm work to the best
advantage.
This book abounds with hints and helps for the farm and
suggestions for the home and house-wife. There is so much of
value in this book that it is impossible to adequately describe
it in such small space. Suffice to say that it is the kind of a
book every farmer will appreciate and every farm home ought to
have. Includes selecting the most suitable engine for farm work,
its most convenient and efficient installation, with chapters on
troubles, their remedies, and how to avoid them. The care and
management of the farm tractor in plowing, harrowing, harvesting
and road grading are fully covered; also plain directions are
given for handling the tractor on the road. Special attention is
given to relieving farm life of its drudgery by applying power
to the disagreeable small tasks which must otherwise be done by
hand. Many home made contrivances for cutting wood, supplying
kitchen, garden, and barn with water, loading, hauling and
unloading hay, delivering grain to the bins or the feed trough
are included; also full directions for making the engine milk
the cows, churn, wash, sweep the house and clean the windows,
etc. Very fully illustrated with drawings of working parts and
cuts showing Stationary, Portable and Tractor Engines doing all
kinds of farm work. All money-making farms utilize power. Learn
how to utilize power by reading the pages of this book. It is an
aid to the result getter, invaluable to the up-to-date farmer,
student, blacksmith, implement dealer and, in fact, all who can
apply practical knowledge of stationary gasoline engines or gas
tractors to advantage. 530 pages. Nearly 180 engravings. Price
=$2.00=
WHAT IS SAID OF THIS BOOK:
"Am much pleased with the book and find it to be very complete
and up-to-date. I will heartily recommend it to students and
farmers whom I think would stand in need of such a work, as I
think it is an exceptionally good one."--_N. S. Gardiner_, Prof.
in Charge, Clemson Agr. College of S. C.; Dept. of Agri. and
Agri. Exp. Station, Clemson College, S. C.
"I feel that Mr. Putnam's book covers the main points which a
farmer should know."--_R. T. Burdick_, Instructor in Agronomy,
University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt.
=Gasoline Engines: Their Operation, Use and Care.= By A. HYATT VERRILL.
The simplest, latest and most comprehensive popular work
published on Gasoline Engines, describing what the Gasoline
Engine is; its construction and operation; how to install it;
how to select it; how to use it and how to remedy troubles
encountered. Intended for Owners, Operators and Users of
Gasoline Motors of all kinds. This work fully describes and
illustrates the various types of Gasoline Engines used in Motor
Boats, Motor Vehicles and Stationary Work. The parts,
accessories and appliances are described with chapters on
ignition, fuel, lubrication, operation and engine troubles.
Special attention is given to the care, operation and repair of
motors, with useful hints and suggestions on emergency repairs
and makeshifts. A complete glossary of technical terms and an
alphabetically arranged table of troubles and their symptoms
form most valuable and unique features of this manual. Nearly
every illustration in the book is original, having been made by
the author. Every page is full of interest and value. A book
which you cannot afford to be without. 275 pages, 152 specially
made engravings. Price =$1.50=
=Gas Engine Construction, or How to Build a Half-horsepower Gas Engine.=
By PARSELL and WEED.
A practical treatise of 300 pages describing the theory and
principles of the action of Gas Engines of various types and the
design and construction of a half-horsepower Gas Engine, with
illustrations of the work in actual progress, together with the
dimensioned working drawings, giving clearly the sizes of the
various details; for the student, the scientific investigator,
and the amateur mechanic. This book treats of the subject more
from the standpoint of practice than that of theory. The
principles of operation of Gas Engines are clearly and simply
described, and then the actual construction of a half-horsepower
engine is taken up, step by step, showing in detail the making
of the Gas Engine. 3rd Edition. 300 pages. Price =$2.50=
=How to Run and Install Two- and Four-Cycle Marine Gasoline Engines.= By
C. VON CULIN.
Revised and enlarged edition just issued. The object of this
little book is to furnish a pocket instructor for the beginner,
the busy man who uses an engine for pleasure or profit, but who
does not have the time or inclination for a technical book, but
simply to thoroughly understand how to properly operate, install
and care for his own engine. The index refers to each trouble,
remedy, and subject alphabetically. Being a quick reference to
find the cause, remedy and prevention for troubles, and to
become an expert with his own engine. Pocket size. Paper
binding. Price =25 cents=
=Modern Gas Engines and Producer Gas Plants.= By R. E. MATHOT.
A guide for the gas engine designer, user, and engineer in the
construction, selection, purchase, installation, operation, and
maintenance of gas engines. More than one book on gas engines
has been written, but not one has thus far even encroached on
the field covered by this book. Above all, Mr. Mathot's work is
a practical guide. Recognizing the need of a volume that would
assist the gas engine user in understanding thoroughly the motor
upon which he depends for power, the author has discussed his
subject without the help of any mathematics and without
elaborate theoretical explanations. Every part of the gas engine
is described in detail, tersely, clearly, with a thorough
understanding of the requirements of the mechanic. Helpful
suggestions as to the purchase of an engine, its installation,
care, and operation, form a most valuable feature of the work.
320 pages, 175 detailed illustrations. Price =$2.50=
=The Modern Gas Tractor.= By VICTOR W. PAGE, M. E.
A complete treatise describing all types and sizes of gasoline,
kerosene and oil tractors. Considers design and construction
exhaustively, gives complete instructions for care, operation
and repair, outlines all practical applications on the road and
in the field. The best and latest work on farm tractors and
tractor power plants. A work needed by farmers, students,
blacksmiths, mechanics, salesmen, implement dealers, designers
and engineers. 2nd Edition, Revised. 504 pages, 228
illustrations, 3 folding plates. Price =$2.00=
~GEARING AND CAMS~
=Bevel Gear Tables.= By D. AG. ENGSTROM.
A book that will at once commend itself to mechanics and
draftsmen. Does away with all the trigonometry and fancy
figuring on bevel gears, and makes it easy for anyone to lay
them out or make them just right. There are 36 full-page tables
that show every necessary dimension for all sizes or
combinations you're apt to need. No puzzling, figuring or
guessing. Gives placing distance, all the angles (including
cutting angles), and the correct cutter to use. A copy of this
prepares you for anything in the bevel-gear line. 3rd Edition.
66 pages. Price =$1.00=
=Change Gear Devices.= By OSCAR E. PERRIGO.
A practical book for every designer, draftsman, and mechanic
interested in the invention and development of the devices for
feed changes on the different machines requiring such mechanism.
All the necessary information on this subject is taken up,
analyzed, classified, sifted, and concentrated for the use of
busy men who have not the time to go through the masses of
irrelevant matter with which such a subject is usually
encumbered and select such information as will be useful to
them.
It shows just what has been done, how it has been done, when it
was done, and who did it. It saves time in hunting up patent
records and re-inventing old ideas. 88 pages. 3rd Edition. Price
=$1.00=
=Drafting of Cams.= By LOUIS ROUILLION.
The laying out of cams is a serious problem unless you know how
to go at it right. This puts you on the right road for
practically any kind of cam you are likely to run up against.
3rd Edition. Price =25 Cents=
~HYDRAULICS~
=Hydraulic Engineering.= By GARDNER D. HISCOX.
A treatise on the properties, power, and resources of water for
all purposes. Including the measurement of streams, the flow of
water in pipes or conduits; the horsepower of falling water,
turbine and impact water-wheels, wave motors, centrifugal,
reciprocating and air-lift pumps. With 300 figures and diagrams
and 36 practical tables. All who are interested in water-works
development will find this book a useful one, because it is an
entirely practical treatise upon a subject of present importance
and cannot fail in having a far-reaching influence, and for this
reason should have a place in the working library of every
engineer. Among the subjects treated are: Historical Hydraulics;
Properties of Water; Measurement of the Flow of Streams; Flow
from Sub-surface Orifices and Nozzles; Flow of Water in Pipes;
Siphons of Various Kinds; Dams and Great Storage Reservoirs;
City and Town Water Supply; Wells and Their Reinforcement;
Air-lift Methods of Raising Water; Artesian Wells; Irrigation of
Arid Districts; Water Power; Water Wheels; Pumps and Pumping
Machinery; Reciprocating Pumps; Hydraulic Power Transmission;
Hydraulic Mining; Canals; Ditches; Conduits and Pipe Lines;
Marine Hydraulics; Tidal and Sea Wave Power, etc. 320 pages.
Price =$4.00=
~ICE AND REFRIGERATION~
=Pocketbook of Refrigeration and Ice Making.= By A. J. WALLIS-TAYLOR.
This is one of the latest and most comprehensive reference books
published on the subject of refrigeration and cold storage. It
explains the properties and refrigerating effect of the
different fluids in use, the management of refrigerating
machinery and the construction and insulation of cold rooms with
their required pipe surface for different degrees of cold;
freezing mixtures and non-freezing brines, temperatures of cold
rooms for all kinds of provisions, cold storage charges for all
classes of goods, ice making and storage of ice, data and
memoranda for constant reference by refrigerating engineers,
with nearly one hundred tables containing valuable references to
every fact and condition required in the installment and
operation of a refrigerating plant. New edition just published.
Price =$1.50=
~INVENTIONS--PATENTS~
=Inventors' Manual: How to Make a Patent Pay.=
This is a book designed as a guide to inventors in perfecting
their inventions, taking out their patents and disposing of
them. It is not in any sense a Patent Solicitor's Circular nor a
Patent Broker's Advertisement. No advertisements of any
description appear in the work. It is a book containing a
quarter of a century's experience of a successful inventor,
together with notes based upon the experience of many other
inventors.
Among the subjects treated in this work are: How to Invent. How
to Secure a Good Patent. Value of Good Invention. How to Exhibit
an Invention. How to Interest Capital. How to Estimate the Value
of a Patent. Value of Design Patents. Value of Foreign Patents.
Value of Small Inventions. Advice on Selling Patents. Advice on
the Formation of Stock Companies. Advice on the Formation of
Limited Liability Companies. Advice on Disposing of Old Patents.
Advice as to Patent Attorneys. Advice as to Selling Agents.
Forms of Assignments. License and Contracts. State Laws
Concerning Patent Rights. 1900 Census of the United States by
Counts of Over 10,000 Population. Revised Edition. 120 pages.
Price =$1.00=
~KNOTS~
=Knots, Splices and Rope Work.= By A. HYATT VERRILL.
This is a practical book giving complete and simple directions
for making all the most useful and ornamental knots in common
use, with chapters on Splicing, Pointing, Seizing, Serving, etc.
This book is fully illustrated with 154 original engravings,
which show how each knot, tie or splice is formed, and its
appearance when finished. The book will be found of the greatest
value to Campers, Yachtsmen, Travelers, Boy Scouts, in fact, to
anyone having occasion to use or handle rope or knots for any
purpose. The book is thoroughly reliable and practical, and is
not only a guide, but a teacher. It is the standard work on the
subject. Among the contents are: 1. Cordage, Kinds of Rope.
Construction of Rope, Parts of Rope Cable and Bolt Rope.
Strength of Rope, Weight of Rope. 2. Simple Knots and Bends.
Terms Used in Handling Rope. Seizing Rope. 3. Ties and Hitches.
4. Noose, Loops and Mooring Knots. 5. Shortenings, Grommets and
Salvages. 6. Lashings, Seizings and Splices. 7. Fancy Knots and
Rope Work. 128 pages, 150 original engravings. 2nd Revised
Edition. Price =75 cents=
~LATHE WORK~
=Lathe Design, Construction, and Operation, with Practical Examples of
Lathe Work.= By OSCAR E. PERRIGO.
A new, revised edition, and the only complete American work on
the subject, written by a man who knows not only how work ought
to be done, but who also knows how to do it, and how to convey
this knowledge to others. It is strictly up-to-date in its
descriptions and illustrations. Lathe history and the relations
of the lathe to manufacturing are given; also a description of
the various devices for feeds and thread-cutting mechanisms from
early efforts in this direction to the present time. Lathe
design is thoroughly discussed, including back gearing, driving
cones, thread-cutting gears, and all the essential elements of
the modern lathe. The classification of lathes is taken up,
giving the essential differences of the several types of lathes
including, as is usually understood, engine lathes, bench
lathes, speed lathes, forge lathes, gap lathes, pulley lathes,
forming lathes, multiple-spindle lathes, rapid-reduction lathes,
precision lathes, turret lathes, special lathes, electrically
driven lathes, etc. In addition to the complete exposition on
construction and design, much practical matter on lathe
installation, care and operation has been incorporated in the
enlarged new edition. All kinds of lathe attachments for
drilling, milling, etc., are described and complete instructions
are given to enable the novice machinist to grasp the art of
lathe operation as well as the principles involved in design. A
number of difficult machining operations are described at length
and illustrated. The new edition has nearly 500 pages and 350
illustrations. Price =$2.50=
WHAT IS SAID OF THIS BOOK:
"This is a lathe book from beginning to end, and is just the
kind of a book which one delights to consult--a masterly
treatment of the subject in hand."--_Engineering News._
"This work will be of exceptional interest to any one who is
interested in lathe practice, as one very seldom sees such a
complete treatise on a subject as this is on the
lathe."--_Canadian Machinery._
=Practical Metal Turning.= By JOSEPH G. HORNER.
A work of 404 pages, fully illustrated, covering in a
comprehensive manner the modern practice of machining metal
parts in the lathe, including the regular engine lathe, its
essential design, its uses, its tools, its attachments, and the
manner of holding the work and performing the operations. The
modernized engine lathe, its methods, tools and great range of
accurate work. The turret lathe, its tools, accessories and
methods of performing its functions. Chapters on special work,
grinding, tool holders, speeds, feeds, modern tool steels, etc.
Second edition =$3.50=
=Turning and Boring Tapers.= By FRED H. COLVIN.
There are two ways to turn tapers; the right way and one other.
This treatise has to do with the right way; it tells you how to
start the work properly, how to set the lathe, what tools to use
and how to use them, and forty and one other little things that
you should know. Fourth edition =25 cents=
~LIQUID AIR~
=Liquid Air and the Liquefaction of Gases.= By T. O'CONOR SLOANE.
This book gives the history of the theory, discovery and
manufacture of Liquid Air, and contains an illustrated
description of all the experiments that have excited the wonder
of audiences all over the country. It shows how liquid air, like
water, is carried hundreds of miles and is handled in open
buckets. It tells what may be expected from it in the near
future.
A book that renders simple one of the most perplexing chemical
problems of the century. Startling developments illustrated by
actual experiments.
It is not only a work of scientific interest and authority, but
is intended for the general reader, being written in a popular
style--easily understood by every one. Second edition. 365
pages. Price =$2.00=
~LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING~
=Air-Brake Catechism.= By ROBERT H. BLACKALL.
This book is a standard text-book. It covers the Westinghouse
Air-Brake Equipment, including the No. 5 and the No. 6 E.-T.
Locomotive Brake Equipment; the K (Quick Service) Triple Valve
for Freight Service; and the Cross-Compound Pump. The operation
of all parts of the apparatus is explained in detail, and a
practical way of finding their peculiarities and defects, with a
proper remedy, is given. It contains 2,000 questions with their
answers, which will enable any railroad man to pass any
examination on the subject of Air Brakes. Endorsed and used by
air-brake instructors and examiners on nearly every railroad in
the United States. Twenty-sixth edition. 411 pages, fully
illustrated with colored plates and diagrams. Price =$2.00=
=American Compound Locomotives.= By FRED H. COLVIN.
The only book on compounds for the engineman or shopman that
shows in a plain, practical way the various features of compound
locomotives in use. Shows how they are made, what to do when
they break down or balk. Contains sections as follows: A Bit of
History. Theory of Compounding Steam Cylinders. Baldwin
Two-Cylinder Compound. Pittsburg Two-Cylinder Compound. Rhode
Island Compound. Richmond Compound. Rogers Compound. Schenectady
Two-Cylinder Compound. Vauclain Compound. Tandem Compounds.
Baldwin Tandem. The Colvin-Wightman Tandem. Schenectady Tandem.
Balanced Locomotives. Baldwin Balanced Compound. Plans for
Balancing. Locating Blows. Breakdowns. Reducing Valves.
Drifting. Valve Motion. Disconnecting. Power of Compound
Locomotives. Practical Notes.
Fully illustrated and containing ten special "Duotone" inserts
on heavy Plate Paper, showing different types of Compounds. 142
pages. Price =$1.00=
=Application of Highly Superheated Steam to Locomotives.= By ROBERT
GARBE.
A practical book which cannot be recommended too highly to those
motive-power men who are anxious to maintain the highest
efficiency in their locomotives. Contains special chapters on
Generation of Highly Superheated Steam; Superheated Steam and
the Two-Cylinder Simple Engine; Compounding and Superheating;
Designs of Locomotive Superheaters; Constructive Details of
Locomotives Using Highly Superheated Steam. Experimental and
Working Results. Illustrated with folding plates and tables.
Cloth. Price =$2.50=
=Combustion of Coal and the Prevention of Smoke.= By WM. M. BARR.
This book has been prepared with special reference to the
generation of heat by the combustion of the common fuels found
in the United States and deals particularly with the conditions
necessary to the economic and smokeless combustion of bituminous
coal in Stationary and Locomotive Steam Boilers.
Presentation of this important subject is systematic and
progressive. The arrangement of the book is in a series of
practical questions to which are appended accurate answers,
which describe in language free from technicalities the several
processes involved in the furnace combustion of American fuels;
it clearly states the essential requisites for perfect
combustion, and points out the best methods of furnace
construction for obtaining the greatest quantity of heat from
any given quality of coal. Nearly 350 pages, fully illustrated.
Price =$1.00=
=Diary of a Round-House Foreman.= By T. S. REILLY.
This is the greatest book of railroad experiences ever
published. Containing a fund of information and suggestions
along the line of handling men, organizing, etc., that one
cannot afford to miss. 176 pages. Price =$1.00=
=Link Motions, Valves and Valve Setting.= By FRED H. COLVIN, Associate
Editor of "American Machinist."
A handy book for the engineer or machinist that clears up the
mysteries of valve setting. Shows the different valve gears in
use, how they work, and why. Piston and slide valves of
different types are illustrated and explained. A book that every
railroad man in the motive-power department ought to have.
Contains chapters on Locomotive Link Motion, Valve Movements,
Setting Slide Valves, Analysis by Diagrams, Modern Practice,
Slip of Block, Slice Valves, Piston Valves, Setting Piston
Valves, Joy-Allen Valve Gear, Walschaert Valve Gear, Gooch Valve
Gear, Alfree-Hubbell Valve Gear, etc., etc. Fully illustrated.
Price =50 cents=
=Locomotive Boiler Construction.= By FRANK A. KLEINHANS.
The construction of boilers in general is treated and, following
this, the locomotive boiler is taken up in the order in which
its various parts go through the shop. Shows all types of
boilers used; gives details of construction; practical facts,
such as life of riveting, punches and dies; work done per day,
allowance for bending and flanging sheets and other data.
Including the recent Locomotive Boiler Inspection Laws and
Examination Questions with their answers for Government
Inspectors. Contains chapters on Laying-Out Work; Flanging and
Forging; Punching; Shearing; Plate Planing; General Tables;
Finishing Parts; Bending; Machinery Parts; Riveting; Boiler
Details; Smoke-Box Details; Assembling and Calking; Boiler-Shop
Machinery, etc., etc.
There isn't a man who has anything to do with boiler work,
either new or repair work, who doesn't need this book. The
manufacturer, superintendent, foreman and boiler worker--all
need it. No matter what the type of boiler, you'll find a mint
of information that you wouldn't be without. Over 400 pages,
five large folding plates. Price =$3.00=
=Locomotive Breakdowns and their Remedies.= By GEO. L. FOWLER. Revised
by WM. W. WOOD, Air-Brake Instructor. Just issued. Revised pocket
edition.
It is out of the question to try and tell you about every
subject that is covered in this pocket edition of Locomotive
Breakdowns. Just imagine all the common troubles that an
engineer may expect to happen some time, and then add all of the
unexpected ones, troubles that could occur, but that you have
never thought about, and you will find that they are all treated
with the very best methods of repair. Walschaert Locomotive
Valve Gear Troubles, Electric Headlight Troubles, as well as
Questions and Answers on the Air Brake are all included. 312
pages. 8th Revised Edition. Fully illustrated. Price =$1.00=
=Locomotive Catechism.= By ROBERT GRIMSHAW.
The revised edition of "Locomotive Catechism," by Robert
Grimshaw, is a New Book from Cover to Cover. It contains twice
as many pages and double the number of illustrations of previous
editions. Includes the greatest amount of practical information
ever published on the construction and management of modern
locomotives. Specially Prepared Chapters on the Walschaert
Locomotive Valve Gear, the Air-Brake Equipment and the Electric
Headlight are given.
It commends itself at once to every Engineer and Fireman, and to
all who are going in for examination or promotion. In plain
language, with full, complete answers, not only all the
questions asked by the examining engineer are given, but those
which the young and less experienced would ask the veteran, and
which old hands ask as "stickers." It is a veritable
Encyclopedia of the Locomotive, is entirely free from
mathematics, easily understood and thoroughly up to date.
Contains over 4,000 Examination Questions with their Answers.
825 pages, 437 illustrations, and 3 folding plates. 28th Revised
Edition. Price =$2.50=
=Practical Instructor and Reference Book for Locomotive Firemen and
Engineers.= By CHAS. F. LOCKHART.
An entirely new book on the Locomotive. It appeals to every
railroad man, as it tells him how things are done and the right
way to do them. Written by a man who has had years of practical
experience in locomotive shops and on the road firing and
running. The information given in this book cannot be found in
any other similar treatise. Eight hundred and fifty-one
questions with their answers are included, which will prove
specially helpful to those preparing for examination. Practical
information on: The Construction and Operation of Locomotives,
Breakdowns and their Remedies, Air Brakes and Valve Gears. Rules
and Signals are handled in a thorough manner. As a book of
reference it cannot be excelled. The book is divided into six
parts, as follows: 1. The Fireman's Duties. 2. General
Description of the Locomotive. 3. Breakdowns and their Remedies.
4. Air Brakes. 5. Extracts from Standard Rules. 6. Questions for
Examination. The 851 questions have been carefully selected and
arranged. These cover the examinations required by the different
railroads. 368 pages, 88 illustrations. Price =$1.50=
=Prevention of Railroad Accidents, or Safety in Railroading.= By GEORGE
BRADSHAW.
This book is a heart-to-heart talk with Railroad Employees,
dealing with facts, not theories, and showing the men in the
ranks, from every-day experience, how accidents occur and how
they may be avoided. The book is illustrated with seventy
original photographs and drawings showing the safe and unsafe
methods of work. No visionary schemes, no ideal pictures. Just
Plain Facts and Practical Suggestions are given. Every railroad
employee who reads the book is a better and safer man to have in
railroad service. It gives just the information which will be
the means of preventing many injuries and deaths. All railroad
employees should procure a copy, read it, and do their part in
preventing accidents. 169 pages. Pocket size. Fully illustrated.
Price =50 cents=
=Train Rule Examinations Made Easy.= By G. E. COLLINGWOOD.
This is the only practical work on train rules in print. Every
detail is covered, and puzzling points are explained in simple,
comprehensive language, making it a practical treatise for the
Train Dispatcher, Engineman, Trainman, and all others who have
to do with the movements of trains. Contains complete and
reliable information of the Standard Code of Train Rules for
single track. Shows Signals in Colors, as used on the different
roads. Explains fully the practical application of train orders,
giving a clear and definite understanding of all orders which
may be used. The meaning and necessity for certain rules are
explained in such a manner that the student may know beyond a
doubt the rights conferred under any orders he may receive or
the action required by certain rules. As nearly all roads
require trainmen to pass regular examinations, a complete set of
examination questions, with their answers, are included. These
will enable the student to pass the required examinations with
credit to himself and the road for which he works. 2nd Edition,
Revised. 256 pages, fully illustrated, with Train Signals in
Colors. Price =$1.25=
=The Walschaert and Other Modern Radial Valve Gears for Locomotives.= By
WM. W. WOOD.
If you would thoroughly understand the Walschaert Valve Gear you
should possess a copy of this book, as the author takes the
plainest form of a steam engine--a stationary engine in the
rough, that will only turn its crank in one direction--and from
it builds up, with the reader's help, a modern locomotive
equipped with the Walschaert Valve Gear, complete. The points
discussed are clearly illustrated: Two large folding plates that
show the positions of the valves of both inside or outside
admission type, as well as the links and other parts of the gear
when the crank is at nine different points in its revolution,
are especially valuable in making the movement clear. These
employ sliding cardboard models which are contained in a pocket
in the cover.
The book is divided into five general divisions, as follows: 1.
Analysis of the gear. 2. Designing and erecting the gear. 3.
Advantages of the gear. 4. Questions and answers relating to the
Walschaert Valve Gear. 5. Setting valves with the Walschaert
Valve Gear; the three primary types of locomotive valve motion;
modern radial valve gears other than the Walschaert; the Hobart
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The questions with full answers given will be especially
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=Westinghouse E-T Air-Brake Instruction Pocket Book.= By WM. W. WOOD,
Air-Brake Instructor.
Here is a book for the railroad man, and the man who aims to be
one. It is without doubt the only complete work published on the
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~MACHINE-SHOP PRACTICE~
=American Tool Making and Interchangeable Manufacturing.= By J. V.
WOODWORTH.
A "shoppy" book, containing no theorizing, no problematical or
experimental devices. There are no badly proportioned and
impossible diagrams, no catalogue cuts, but a valuable
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fruits of the author's own experience. In its 500-odd pages the
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devices, and special appliances which are in general use in all
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economy, capacity, and interchangeability in the production of
machined metal parts are imperative. The science of jig making
is exhaustively discussed, and particular attention is paid to
drill jigs, boring, profiling and milling fixtures and other
devices in which the parts to be machined are located and
fastened within the contrivances. All of the tools, fixtures,
and devices illustrated and described have been or are used for
the actual production of work, such as parts of drill presses,
lathes, patented machinery, typewriters, electrical apparatus,
mechanical appliances, brass goods, composition parts, mould
products, sheet-metal articles, drop-forgings, jewelry, watches,
medals, coins, etc. 531 pages. Price =$4.00=
=HENLEY'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL ENGINEERING AND ALLIED TRADES.=
EDITED by JOSEPH G. HORNER, A.M.I., M.E.
This set of five volumes contains about 2,500 pages with
thousands of illustrations, including diagrammatic and sectional
drawings with full explanatory details. This work covers the
entire practice of Civil and Mechanical Engineering. The best
known experts in all branches of engineering have contributed to
these volumes. The Cyclopedia is admirably well adapted to the
needs of the beginner and the self-taught practical man, as well
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It tells you all you want to know about engineering and tells it
so simply, so clearly, so concisely, that one cannot help but
understand. As a work of reference it is without a peer.
Complete set of five volumes, price =$25.00=
=The Modern Machinist.= By JOHN T. USHER.
This is a book, showing by plain description and by profuse
engravings made expressly for the work, all that is best, most
advanced, and of the highest efficiency in modern machine-shop
practice, tools and implements, showing the way by which and
through which, as Mr. Maxim says "American machinists have
become and are the finest mechanics in the world." Indicating as
it does, in every line, the familiarity of the author with every
detail of daily experience in the shop, it cannot fail to be of
service to any man practically connected with the shaping or
finishing of metals.
There is nothing experimental or visionary about the book, all
devices being in actual use and giving good results. It might be
called a compendium of shop methods, showing a variety of
special tools and appliances which will give new ideas to many
mechanics, from the superintendent down to the man at the bench.
It will be found a valuable addition to any machinist's library,
and should be consulted whenever a new or difficult job is to be
done, whether it is boring, milling, turning, or planing, as
they are all treated m a practical manner. Fifth edition. 320
pages. 250 illustrations. Price =$2.50=
=THE WHOLE FIELD OF MECHANICAL MOVEMENTS COVERED BY MR. HISCOX'S TWO
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practical Mechanic than the two volumes described below._
=Mechanical Movements, Powers, and Devices.= By GARDNER D. HISCOX.
This is a collection of 1,890 engravings of different mechanical
motions and appliances, accompanied by appropriate text, making
it a book of great value to the inventor, the draftsman, and to
all readers with mechanical tastes. The book is divided into
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classified under the following heads: Mechanical Powers;
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Power Appliances; Electric Power and Construction; Navigation
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and Devices; Drafting Devices; Miscellaneous Devices, etc. 15th
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=Mechanical Appliances, Mechanical Movements and Novelties of
Construction.= By GARDNER D. HISCOX.
This is a supplementary volume to the one upon mechanical
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of many combinations of motions and of mechanical devices and
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accumulation of others of equal importance. One thousand
specially made engravings. 396 octavo pages. Fourth edition.
Price =$3.00=
=Machine-Shop Tools and Shop Practice.= By W. H. VANDERVOORT.
A work of 555 pages and 673 illustrations, describing in every
detail the construction, operation and manipulation of both hand
and machine tools. Includes chapters on filing, fitting and
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and its tools: planers, shapers, and their tools; milling
machines and cutters; gear cutters and gear cutting; drilling
machines and drill work; grinding machines and their work;
hardening and tempering; gearing, belting and transmission
machinery; useful data and tables. Sixth edition. Price =$3.00=
=Machine-Shop Arithmetic.= By COLVIN-CHENEY.
This is an arithmetic of the things you have to do with daily.
It tells you plainly about: how to find areas in figures; how to
find surface or volume of balls or spheres; handy ways for
calculating; about compound gearing; cutting screw threads on
any lathe; drilling for taps; speeds of drills; taps, emery
wheels, grindstones, milling cutters, etc.; all about the Metric
system with conversion tables; properties of metals; strength of
bolts and nuts; decimal equivalent of an inch. All sorts of
machine-shop figuring and 1,001 other things, any one of which
ought to be worth more than the price of this book to you, as it
saves you the trouble of bothering the boss. 6th Edition. 131
pages. Price =50 cents=
=Modern Machine-Shop Construction, Equipment and Management.= By OSCAR
E. PERRIGO.
The only work published that describes the Modern Shop or
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site intended for it until the finished product is shipped. Just
the book needed by those contemplating the erection of modern
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of its kind ever published. Second Edition, Revised. 384 large
quarto pages. 219 original and specially made illustrations. 2nd
Revised and Enlarged Edition. Price =$5.00=
=Modern Milling Machines: Their Design, Construction, and Operation.= By
JOSEPH G. HORNER.
This book describes and illustrates the Milling Machine and its
work in such a plain, clear and forceful manner, and illustrates
the subject so clearly and completely, that the up-to-date
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not only the early machines of this class, but notes their
gradual development into the splendid machines of the present
day, giving the design and construction of the various types,
forms, and special features produced by prominent manufacturers,
American and foreign. 304 pages, 300 illustrations. Cloth. Price
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="Shop Kinks."= By ROBERT GRIMSHAW.
A book of 400 pages and 222 illustrations, being entirely
different from any other book on machine-shop practice.
Departing from conventional style, the author avoids universal
or common shop usage and limits his work to showing special ways
of doing things better, more cheaply and more rapidly than
usual. As a result the advanced methods of representative
establishments of the world are placed at the disposal of the
reader. This book shows the proprietor where large savings are
possible, and how products may be improved. To the employee it
holds out suggestions that, properly applied, will hasten his
advancement. No shop can afford to be without it. It bristles
with valuable wrinkles and helpful suggestions. It will benefit
all, from apprentice to proprietor. Every machinist, at any age,
should study its pages. Fifth edition. Price =$2.50=
=Threads and Thread Cutting.= By COLVIN and STABEL.
This clears up many of the mysteries of thread-cutting, such as
double and triple threads, internal threads, catching threads,
use of hobs, etc. Contains a lot of useful hints and several
tables. Third edition. Price =25 cents=
~MANUAL TRAINING~
=Economics of Manual Training.= By LOUIS ROUILLION.
The only book published that gives just the information needed
by all interested in Manual Training, regarding Buildings,
Equipment, and Supplies. Shows exactly what is needed for all
grades of the work from the Kindergarten to the High and Normal
School. Gives itemized lists of everything used in Manual
Training Work and tells just what it ought to cost. Also shows
where to buy supplies, etc. Contains 174 pages, and is fully
illustrated. Second edition. Price =$1.50=
~MARINE ENGINEERING~
=The Naval Architect's and Shipbuilder's Pocket Book of Formulae, Rules,
and Tables and Marine Engineer's and Surveyor's Handy Book of
Reference.= By CLEMENT MACKROW and LLOYD WOOLLARD.
The eleventh Revised and Enlarged Edition of this most
comprehensive work has just been issued. It is absolutely
indispensable to all engaged in the Shipbuilding Industry, as it
condenses into a compact form all data and formulae that are
ordinarily required. The book is completely up to date,
including among other subjects a section on Aeronautics. 750
pages, limp leather binding. Price =$5.00 net=
=Marine Engines and Boilers: Their Design and Construction.= By DR. G.
BAUER, LESLIE S. ROBERTSON and S. BRYAN DONKIN.
In the words of Dr. Bauer, the present work owes its origin to
an oft felt want of a condensed treatise embodying the
theoretical and practical rules used in designing marine engines
and boilers. The need of such a work has been felt by most
engineers engaged in the construction and working of marine
engines, not only by the younger men, but also by those of
greater experience. The fact that the original German work was
written by the chief engineer of the famous Vulcan Works,
Stettin, is in itself a guarantee that this book is in all
respects thoroughly up-to-date, and that it embodies all the
information which is necessary for the design and construction
of the highest types of marine engines and boilers. It may be
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fast German liners that have been turned out of late years from
the Stettin Works represent the very best practice in marine
engineering of the present day. The work is clearly written,
thoroughly systematic, theoretically sound; while the character
of the plans, drawings, tables, and statistics is without
reproach. The illustrations are careful reproductions from
actual working drawings, with some well-executed photographic
views of completed engines and boilers. 744 pages, 550
illustrations and numerous tables. Cloth. Price =$9.00 net=
~MINING~
=Ore Deposits, with a Chapter on Hints to Prospectors.= By J. P.
JOHNSON.
This book gives a condensed account of the ore deposits at
present known in South Africa. It is also intended as a guide to
the prospector. Only an elementary knowledge of geology and some
mining experience are necessary in order to understand this
work. With these qualifications, it will materially assist one
in his search for metalliferous mineral occurrences and, so far
as simple ores are concerned, should enable one to form some
idea of the possibilities of any he may find. Illustrated.
Cloth. Price =$2.00=
=Practical Coal Mining.= By T. H. COCKIN.
An important work, containing 428 pages and 213 illustrations,
complete with practical details, which will intuitively impart
to the reader not only a general knowledge of the principles of
coal mining, but also considerable insight into allied subjects.
The treatise is positively up-to-date in every instance, and
should be in the hands of every colliery engineer, geologist,
mine operator, superintendent, foreman, and all others who are
interested in or connected with the industry. 3d Edition. Cloth.
Price =$2.50=
=Physics and Chemistry of Mining.= By T. H. BYROM.
A practical work for the use of all preparing for examinations
in mining or qualifying for colliery managers' certificates. The
aim of the author in this excellent book is to place clearly
before the reader useful and authoritative data which will
render him valuable assistance in his studies. The only work of
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engineers, colliery managers, and all others who are specially
interested in the present-day treatment of mining problems. 160
pages, illustrated. Price =$2.00=
~PATTERN MAKING~
=Practical Pattern Making.= By F. W. BARROWS.
This book, now in its second edition, is a comprehensive and
entirely practical treatise on the subject of pattern making,
illustrating pattern work in both wood and metal, and with
definite instructions on the use of plaster of paris in the
trade. It gives specific and detailed descriptions of the
materials used by pattern makers, and describes the tools, both
those for the bench and the more interesting machine tools,
having complete chapters on the Lathe, the Circular Saw, and the
Band Saw. It gives many examples of pattern work, each one fully
illustrated and explained with much detail. These examples, in
their great variety, offer much that will be found of interest
to all pattern makers, and especially to the younger ones, who
are seeking information on the more advanced branches of their
trade.
In this second edition of the work will be found much that is
new, even to those who have long practised this exacting trade.
In the description of patterns as adapted to the Moulding
Machine many difficulties which have long prevented the rapid
and economical production of castings are overcome; and this
great, new branch of the trade is given much space. Stripping
plate and stool plate work and the less expensive vibrator, or
rapping plate work, are all explained in detail.
Plain, every-day rules for lessening the cost of patterns, with
a complete system of cost keeping, a detailed method of marking,
applicable to all branches of the trade, with complete
information showing what the pattern is, its specific title, its
cost, date of production, material of which it is made, the
number of pieces and core-boxes, and its location in the pattern
safe, all condensed into a most complete card record, with cross
index. The book closes with an original and practical method for
the inventory and valuation of patterns. Containing nearly 350
pages and 170 illustrations. Price =$2.00=
~PERFUMERY~
=Perfumes and Cosmetics: Their Preparation and Manufacture.= By G. W.
ASKINSON, Perfumer.
A comprehensive treatise, in which there has been nothing
omitted that could be of value to the perfumer or manufacturer
of toilet preparations. Complete directions for making
handkerchief perfumes, smelling-salts, sachets, fumigating
pastilles; preparations for the care of the skin, the mouth, the
hair, cosmetics, hair dyes and other toilet articles are given,
also a detailed description of aromatic substances; their
nature, tests of purity, and wholesome manufacture, including a
chapter on synthetic products, with formulas for their use. A
book of general as well as professional interest, meeting the
wants not only of the druggist and perfume manufacturer, but
also of the general public. Among the contents are: 1. The
History of Perfumery. 2. About Aromatic Substances in General.
3. Odors from the Vegetable Kingdom. 4. The Aromatic Vegetable
Substances Employed in Perfumery. 5. The Animal Substances Used
in Perfumery. 6. The Chemical Products Used in Perfumery. 7. The
Extraction of Odors. 8. The Special Characteristics of Aromatic
Substances. 9 The Adulteration of Essential Oils and Their
Recognition. 10. Synthetic Products. 11. Table of Physical
Properties of Aromatic Chemicals. 12. The Essences or Extracts
Employed in Perfumery. 13. Directions for Making the Most
Important Essences and Extracts. 14. The Division of Perfumery.
15. The Manufacture of Handkerchief Perfumes. 16. Formulas for
Handkerchief Perfumes. 17. Ammoniacal and Acid Perfumes. 18. Dry
Perfumes. 19. Formulas for Dry Perfumes. 20. The Perfumes Used
for Fumigation. 21. Antiseptic and Therapeutic Value of
Perfumes. 22. Classification of Odors. 23. Some Special
Perfumery Products. 24. Hygiene and Cosmetic Perfumery. 25.
Preparations for the Care of the Skin. 26. Manufacture of
Casein. 27. Formulas for Emulsions. 28. Formulas for Cream. 29.
Formulas for Meals, Pastes and Vegetable Milk. 30. Preparations
Used for the Hair. 31. Formulas for Hair Tonics and Restorers.
32. Pomades and Hair Oils 33. Formulas for the Manufacture of
Pomades and Hair Oils. 34. Hair Dyes and Depilatories. 35. Wax
Pomades, Bandolines and Brilliantines. 36. Skin Cosmetics and
Face Lotions. 37. Preparations for the Nails. 38. Water
Softeners and Bath Salts. 39. Preparations for the Care of the
Mouth. 40. The Colors Used in Perfumery. 41. The Utensils Used
in the Toilet. Fourth edition, much enlarged and brought up to
date. Nearly 400 pages, illustrated. Price =$5.00=
WHAT IS SAID OF THIS BOOK:
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information."--_Pharmaceutical Record._
~PLUMBING~
=Mechanical Drawing for Plumbers.= By R. M. STARBUCK.
A concise, comprehensive and practical treatise on the subject
of mechanical drawing in its various modern applications to the
work of all who are in any way connected with the plumbing
trade. Nothing will so help the plumber in estimating and in
explaining work to customers and workmen as a knowledge of
drawing, and to the workman it is of inestimable value if he is
to rise above his position to positions of greater
responsibility. Among the chapters contained are: 1. Value to
plumber of knowledge of drawing; tools required and their use;
common views needed in mechanical drawing. 2. Perspective versus
mechanical drawing in showing plumbing construction. 3. Correct
and incorrect methods in plumbing drawing; plan and elevation
explained. 4. Floor and cellar plans and elevation; scale
drawings; use of triangles. 5. Use of triangles; drawing of
fittings, traps, etc. 6. Drawing plumbing elevations and
fittings. 7. Instructions in drawing plumbing elevations. 8. The
drawing of plumbing fixtures; scale drawings. 9. Drawings of
fixtures and fittings. 10. Inking of drawings. 11. Shading of
drawings. 12. Shading of drawings. 13. Sectional drawings;
drawing of threads. 14. Plumbing elevations from architect's
plan. 15. Elevations of separate parts of the plumbing system.
16. Elevations from the architect's plans. 17. Drawings of
detail plumbing connections. 18. Architect's plans and plumbing
elevations of residence. 19. Plumbing elevations of residence
(_continued_); plumbing plans for cottage. 20. Plumbing
elevations; roof connections. 21. Plans and plumbing elevations
for six-flat building. 22. Drawing of various parts of the
plumbing system; use of scales. 23. Use of architect's scales.
24. Special features in the illustrations of country plumbing.
25. Drawing of wrought-iron piping, valves, radiators, coils,
etc. 26. Drawing of piping to illustrate heating systems. 150
illustrations. Price =$1.50=
=Modern Plumbing Illustrated.= By R. M. STARBUCK.
This book represents the highest standard of plumbing work. It
has been adopted and used as a reference book by the United
States Government in its sanitary work in Cuba, Porto Rico and
the Philippines, and by the principal Boards of Health of the
United States and Canada.
It gives connections, sizes and working data for all fixtures
and groups of fixtures. It is helpful to the master plumber in
demonstrating to his customers and in figuring work. It gives
the mechanic and student quick and easy access to the best
modern plumbing practice. Suggestions for estimating plumbing
construction are contained in its pages. This book represents,
in a word, the latest and best up-to-date practice and should be
in the hands of every architect, sanitary engineer and plumber
who wishes to keep himself up to the minute on this important
feature of construction. Contains following chapters, each
illustrated with a full-page plate: Kitchen sink, laundry tubs,
vegetable wash sink; lavatories, pantry sinks, contents of
marble slabs; bath tub, foot and sitz bath, shower bath; water
closets, venting of water closets; low-down water closets, water
closets operated by flush valves, water closet range; slop sink,
urinals, the bidet; hotel and restaurant sink, grease trap;
refrigerators, safe wastes, laundry waste, lines of
refrigerators, bar sinks, soda fountain sinks; horse stall,
frost-proof water closets; connections for S traps, venting;
connections for drum traps; soil-pipe connections; supporting of
soil pipe; main trap and fresh-air inlet: floor drains and
cellar drains, subsoil drainage; water closets and floor
connections; local venting; connections for bath rooms;
connections for bath rooms, _continued_; examples of poor
practice; roughing work ready for test; testing of plumbing
systems; method of continuous venting; continuous venting for
two-floor work; continuous venting for two lines of fixtures on
three or more floors; continuous venting of water closets;
plumbing for cottage house; construction for cellar piping;
plumbing for residence, use of special fittings; plumbing for
two-flat house: plumbing for apartment building, plumbing for
double apartment building; plumbing for office building;
plumbing for public toilet rooms; plumbing for public toilet
rooms, _continued_; plumbing for bath establishment; plumbing
for engine house, factory plumbing, automatic flushing for
schools, factories, etc.; use of flushing valves; urinals for
public toilet rooms; the Durham system, the destruction of pipes
by electrolysis; construction of work without use of lead;
automatic sewage lift; automatic sump tank; country plumbing;
construction of cesspools; septic tank and automatic sewage
siphon; water supply for country house; thawing of water mains
and service by electricity; double boilers; hot water supply of
large buildings; automatic control of hot-water tank;
suggestions for estimating plumbing construction. 407 octavo
pages, fully illustrated by 57 full-page engravings. Third,
revised and enlarged edition, just issued. Price =$4.00=
=Standard Practical Plumbing.= By R. M. STARBUCK.
A complete practical treatise of 450 pages, covering the subject
of Modern Plumbing in all its branches, a large amount of space
being devoted to a very complete and practical treatment of the
subject of Hot Water Supply and Circulation and Range Boiler
Work. Its thirty chapters include about every phase of the
subject one can think of, making it an indispensable work to the
master plumber, the journeyman plumber, and the apprentice
plumber, containing chapters on: the plumber's tools; wiping
solder; composition and use; joint wiping; lead work; traps;
siphonage of traps; venting; continuous venting; house sewer and
sewer connections; house drain; soil piping, roughing; main trap
and fresh air inlet; floor, yard, cellar drains, rain leaders,
etc.; fixture wastes; water closets; ventilation; improved
plumbing connections; residence plumbing; plumbing for hotels,
schools, factories, stables, etc.; modern country plumbing;
filtration of sewage and water supply; hot and cold supply;
range boilers; circulation; circulating pipes; range boiler
problems; hot water for large buildings; water lift and its use;
multiple connections for hot water boilers; heating of radiation
by supply system; theory for the plumber; drawing for the
plumber. Fully illustrated by 347 engravings. Price =$3.00=
~RECIPE BOOK~
=Henley's Twentieth Century Book of Recipes, Formulas and Processes.=
Edited by GARDNER D. HISCOX.
The most valuable Techno-chemical Formula Book published,
including over 10,000 selected scientific, chemical,
technological, and practical recipes and processes.
This is the most complete Book of Formulas ever published,
giving thousands of recipes for the manufacture of valuable
articles for everyday use. Hints, Helps, Practical Ideas, and
Secret Processes are revealed within its pages. It covers every
branch of the useful arts and tells thousands of ways of making
money, and is just the book everyone should have at his command.
Modern in its treatment of every subject that properly falls
within its scope, the book may truthfully be said to present the
very latest formulas to be found in the arts and industries, and
to retain those processes which long experience has proven
worthy of a permanent record. To present here even a limited
number of the subjects which find a place in this valuable work
would be difficult. Suffice to say that in its pages will be
found matter of intense interest and immeasurably practical
value to the scientific amateur and to him who wishes to obtain
a knowledge of the many processes used in the arts, trades and
manufacture, a knowledge which will render his pursuits more
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small and large manufacturer and supplying intelligent seekers
with the information necessary to conduct a process, the work
will be found of inestimable worth to the Metallurgist, the
Photographer, the Perfumer, the Painter, the Manufacturer of
Glues, Pastes, Cements, and Mucilages, the Compounder of Alloys,
the Cook, the Physician, the Druggist, the Electrician, the
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the Tanner, the Confectioner, the Chiropodist, the Manicurist,
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the Dyer, the Electroplater, the Enameler, the Hat Maker, the
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| General remarks: |
| There are some differences in wording between the Table of |
| Contents, the lists of sections per chapter, and the actual |
| section titles. Their meaning is clear, and they have been |
| left as they were in the original work. |
| Page 56, table: Fig. 8 in the first column does not refer to |
| Fig. 8 in this work. |
| The original work does not have a Figure 89. |
| Page 303, table: it is uncertain what "free with kerosene" |
| means, there may be a word omitted. |
| Page 544, entirely censored. It is not clear what this page |
| originally contained (possibly a table), since text and |
| numbering of illustrations are uninterrupted. The text |
| "CENSORED" has been moved to after the first paragraph of the |
| section on Mercedes Engines. |
| The List of Illustrations does not occur in the original work.|
| |
| Changes made: |
| The text of the original work (including inconsistencies in |
| accents, spelling, hyphenation and lay-out, and differences |
| between the main text, illustrations and advertisements) has |
| been followed, except when listed below. Only some minor |
| obvious typographical errors have been corrected silently. |
| Where the author used x for multiplication, this has been |
| replaced by x in the body of the text (not in the |
| advertisements or illustrations). |
| The illustrations have been moved so as not to disrupt the |
| flow of the text. |
| Engine and aircraft types are not always named consistently in|
| the original; Curtiss engine O X 2, OX-2 and 0X2 have all |
| been changed to OX-2, Curtiss aircraft JN4 and JN-4 to JN-4. |
| Multi-page tables: repeated headings have been removed, and |
| the tables treated as one consecutive table. |
| Page 22: "The product of" has been moved into the first |
| formula. |
| Page 25: "When B x r = M" changed to "When P x r = M". |
| Page 74: ".225 / 775 = .2905" changed to ".225 / .775 = |
| .2905". |
| Page 137 (caption): "Bavary" changed to "Baverey" as |
| elsewhere. |
| Page 172: "evidently" changed to "evident". |
| Page 214: "drop to O" changed to "drop to 0". |
| Page 248: "actual from a common" changed to "actuated from a |
| common". |
| Page 256: "values" changed to "valves". |
| Page 280: "Fig. 6" changed to "Fig. 112". |
| Page 306: "Fig. 127, B" changed to "Fig. 127, C" (2nd |
| reference). |
| Page 324: "Rhone" changed to "Le Rhone" as elsewhere. |
| Page 334: "Check values" changed to "Check valves". |
| Page 364: "LeRhone" changed to "Le Rhone" as elsewhere. |
| Page 390: "Fig. 62, D" changed to "Fig. 168, B". |
| Page 408: "Stilson" changed to "Stillson" as elsewhere. |
| Page 490: "both valves" changed to "both halves". |
| Page 514: "standard ratio is 5.3" changed to "standard ratio |
| is 5:3". |
| Page 529: "gallons per minute 1,400 R. P. M." changed to |
| "gallons per minute at 1,400 R. P. M." |
| Page 546: "Hispano Suiza" changed to "Hispano-Suiza" as |
| elsewhere. |
| Page 556: "Diameter of crank-shaft, 56 mm." changed to |
| "Diameter of crank-shaft, 55 mm." |
| Page 7 (advertisements): "Hazlehurst Field" changed to |
| "Hazelhurst Field". |
| Page 21 (advertisements): "Rhose Island Compound" changed to |
| "Rhode Island Compound". |
| Index: "Shebler" changed to "Schebler", "camshaft" to |
| "cam-shaft", "wristpin" to "wrist-pin", etc. (all as in text).|
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