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Handbooks, Manuals, Books and Catalogs Catalog with Applications other than Mining or Railroads

This catalog was updated on 10 January 2010

When ordering from this catalog, please refer to this catalog number:

Catalog:   # 1 / Handbooks / 2010

 


Catalogs, Manuals, Books and Handbooks for Engineering, Construction, and Design Projects (typically these are larger and contain more than 15 pages):

Adler, L. and Naumann, H. E. / ANALYZING EXCAVATION AND MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT, Blacksburg, 1970, pb, 261 pages, - 3 -, $ 28

AISC / MANUAL OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION, 7th Edition, New York, 1973, cl, approximately 700 pages, - 3 -, $ 26

AITC (American Institute Timber Construction) / TIMBER CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS, 5th Edition, Englewood, 1969, pb, - 3 -, $ 12 [Recommended Standards, Specifications, and Codes for Use by Architects, Engineers, Fabricators, Contractors, and others concerned with Engineered Timber Construction]

AITC (American Institute Timber Construction) / TIMBER CONSTRUCTION MANUAL, 2nd Edition, New York, 1974, cl, thumb-nail indexed into 6 sections, - 3 -, $ 55

American Chain and Cable Company, Inc. / WRIGHT ELECTRIC HOISTS, CATALOG # 30, York, 69 pages, - 3 -, $ 38 [Catalog of most hoist types with specifications]

American Concrete Institute, REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN HANDBOOK, 2nd Edition, Detroit, pb, 120 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

American Concrete Pipe Association / CONCRETE PIPE DESIGN MANUAL, 1st Edition, Arlington, 1970, cl, 381 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

American Iron and Steel Institute, HANDBOOK OF STEEL DRAINAGE AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS, New York, 1967, cl, 368 pages, - 3 -, $ 20

American Iron and Steel Institute, HANDBOOK OF STEEL DRAINAGE AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS, New York, 1971, cl, 348 pages, - 3 -, $ 30

Annett, F. A. / ELEVATORS: Electric and Electrohydraulic Elevators, Escalators, Moving Sidewalks, and Ramps, 3rd Edition, New York, 1960, cl, 388 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

A. O. Norton, Inc.. NORTON BALL BEARING JACKS, Boston, 1907, pb, 29 pages, - 3 -, $ 36 [also included is a simplex jacks catalog, Bulletin 215, 27 pages, which is glued onto the inside of the back cover of the Norton catalog, includes illustrations of each jack]

ARMCO DRAINAGE & METAL PRODUCTS, INC., CALCO DIVISION, Handbook of Water Control for the Solution of Problems involving the Development and Utilization of Water, Berkeley, 1946, cl, 586 pages, - 3 -, $ 45

Amrhein, J. E. and Dickey, W. L., Ed. / MASONRY DESIGN MANUAL, 2nd Edition, Los Angeles, 1973, cl, 384 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

ASCO, RED HAT SOLENOID VALVES, Florham Park, 1968, pb, 84 pages, - 3 -, $ 20

ASHRAE HANDBOOK AND PRODUCT DIRECTORY, 1975 EQUIPMENT, New York, 1975, cl, - 5 -, $ 10 [includes technical data on air conditioning, heating; product directory, manufacturers addresses, more]

Asphalt Institute / SOILS MANUAL FOR THE DESIGN OF ASPHALT PAVEMENT STRUCTURES, College Park, 1978, pb, 238 pages, - 3 -, $ 20

ASTM STANDARDS WITH RELATED MATERIALS, PART 10, CONCRETE AND MINERAL AGGREGATES, Philadelphia, 1967, cl, 620 pages, - 3 -, $ 30

ASTM / ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES FOR HYDRAULIC CEMENT AND CONCRETE ASTM STP 395, Philadelphia, 1965, pb, 93 pages, - 3 -, $ 10

Ayres, Q. C. and Scoates, D. / LAND DRAINAGE AND RECLAMATION, New York, 1939, cl, 496 pages, slight foxing on endplates, ovg, - 3 -, $ 20

Ball, J. M, Ed. / THE VANDERBILT RUBBER HANDBOOK, 8th Edition, New York, 1942, cl, 464 pages, - 3 -, $ 23

Barber - Greene Company / BITUMINOUS CONSTRUCTION HANDBOOK, Aurora, 1955, pb, 284 pages, - 3 -, $ 12

Baumeister, T., Ed. / STANDARD HANDBOOK FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, 17th Edition, New York, cl, 1967, approximately 1200 pages, - 5 -, $ 20

Beckwith, T. G. and Buck, N. L. / MECHANICAL MEASUREMENTS, Reading, 1961, cl, 559 pages, - 3 -, $ 24

Bell and Gassett Company, Morton Grove, Illinois, BG Engineering Manual, 2nd Printing, 1954, cl, 299 pages, - 3 -, $ 30 [Design and Installation of hot water heating and service water-heating systems]

Boyd, J. E. / STRENGTH OF MATERIALS, New York, 1924, cl, 430 pages, - 3 -, writings on endplates, $ 15

Brady, G. S. / MATERIALS HANDBOOK: An Encyclopedia for Purchasing Agents, Engineers, Executives, and Foremen, New York, 1947, cl, 831 pages, $ 26

Bureau of Safety and Regulation / BOILER LAW AND RULES AND REGULATIONS, Lansing, 1967, pb, 129 pages, 3 amendment brochures, - 3 -, $ 10

CAMERON PUMP OPERATORS’ DATA, New York, 1943, cl, 187 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

CAST IRON PIPE ASSOCIATION, HANDBOOK OF CAST IRON PIPE FOR WATER, GAS, STEAM, AIR, CHEMICALS, AND ABRASIVES, Chicago, 192 7, cl, 336 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Cernica, J. N. / STRENGTH OF MATERIALS, New York, 1966, cl, 450 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Cheremisinoff, P. N. and Cheremisinoff, P. P. / INDUSTRIAL NOISE CONTROL HANDBOOK, Ann Arbot, 1978, pb, 361 pages, - 3 -, $ 65

CLA-VAL COMPANY / CLAYTON AUTOMATIC VALVES SERVICE TRAINING MANUAL, Newport Beach, 1962, pb, 25 training units, - 3 -, $ 40

CLAYTON VALVES  /  GENERAL CATALOG, 84 pages, spiral bound, CLA-VAL CO. is located in Newport Beach, California, $ 45

Colorado School of Mines / THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOLIDS IN STEEL PIPELINES, Golden, 1963, cl, 125 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

COMPRESSED AIR HANDBOOK, 1st Edition, Compressed Air and Gas Institute, New York, cl, 387 pages, $ 40

CONCRETE MANUAL: A Manual for the Control of Concrete Construction, 4th Edition, Denver, cl, 476 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

CONCRETE MANUAL: A Reclamation Manual Specialist Supplement, 5th Edition, Denver, 1949, cl, 489 pages, - 4 -, water staining on top edges of a few pages toward end of book, ovg, $ 20

Corrugated Bar Company / DESIGNING METHODS: REINFORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, Volume 1, # 1-7, 1909 reprint of 1908 original, Saint Louis, 1097, cl, 227 pages, - 3 -, $ 30 [includes the following topics: buildings, general principles of design; buildings, detailed design of typical building; bridges and culverts for highway traffic; standard designs for bridges and culverts for highway traffic; reservoirs; and conduits and sewers]

Datsko, J. / MATERIAL PROPERTIES AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, New York, 1966, cl, 543 pages, - 5 -, $ 20

Dunham, C. W. / FOUNDATIONS OF STRUCTURES, New York, 1950, cl, 679 pages, - 3 -, slight foxing on endplates, ovg, $ 30

CRANE COMPANY / CATALOG 41, Chicago, 1941, cl, 667 pages, - 3 -, $ 75 [Typical Crane catalog containing valves, fittings, pipe, piping, etc.; includes a price list effective June 1, 1938]

Crocker, S. / PIPING HANDBOOK, 4th Edition, New York, 1945, cl, 1376 pages, - 3 -, $ 55

CROUSE-HINDS COMPANY / CONDULETS, CATALOG No. 2000, Syracuse, 1922, cl, 714 pages, - 2 -, $ 75 [Obround Condulets, Mogul Series, G-H series, covers, G-S series, BRG series, GS vaporproof fixtures, FS series, JK series, Norbitt Condulettos, QE series, JRQ series, many more...]

CRSI HANDBOOK: PLACING REINFORCING BARS, Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute, Chicago, 1970, pb, 186 pages, - 3 -, $ 10

CRSI HANDBOOK: ULTIMATE STRENGTH DESIGN, Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute, 2nd Edition, Chicago, 1970, cl, book is divided into 15 sections, - 3 -, $ 35

David Round and Son / CHAIN HOISTS, TROLLEYS, CRANES AND WINCHES, Catalog # 70, Cleveland, - 3 -, $ 50 [Well illustrated with pictures and diagrams; with specifications]

DETROIT DIESEL ALLISON DIVISION ENGINES, Price Date Book Mailing # 7, Engine Models and Specifications in 1972, in 3-ring binder, Detroit, 1972, - 3 -, $ 20

DODGE COUPLING ENGINEERING Bulletin 70C, March - 1969, 57 pages, Mishawaka, Indiana, $ 28

DODGE ROLLER CHAINS AND TAPER-LOCK SPROCKETS, Bulletin 50C, July - 1969, 98 pages, Mishawaka, Indiana, $ 45

DOUGLAS FIR USE BOOK: STRUCTURAL DATA DESIGN TABLES, Portland, 1961, cl, 312 pages + index, - 3 -, $ 75

Ducommum Metals and Supply Company, METALS STOCK LIST, Las Vegas, spiral bound, vinyl cover, 312 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Dussourd, J. L., et.al., Ed. / FLUID MECHANICS OF COMBUSTION, New York, 1974, pb, 267 pages, - 3 -, $ 14

DYNEX HYDRAULICS PRODUCT CATALOG, Pewaukee, 1971, pb, 85 pages, - 3 -, $ 20 [Contains pictures of hydraulic pumps, general product data, performance curves, installation drawings, etc.]

Edison Electric Institute / AGRICULTURAL WIRING HANDBOOK, New York, 1971, pb, 75 pages, - 3 -, $ 16 [Handbook contains wiring diagrams with agricultural and farmstead applications]

Foote Brothers Gear and Machine Corporation / GEAR DATA AND ENGINEERING MANUAL NO. 205, Chicago, 1957, pb, 256 pages, - 3 -, $ 28

French, T. E. and Vierck, C. J. / ENGINEERING DRAWING, 8th Edition, New York, 1953, 715 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Furnas Electric Company / CONTROL DIGEST 114, Batavia, 1973, pb, 146 pages, - 3 -, $ 18 [Catalog of magnetic starters, heater tables, heavy duty push buttons, limit switches, pressure switches, control centers, connection diagrams, more...]

Gast Manufacturing Corporation / VACUUM AND PRESSURE SYSTEMS, Benton Harbor, 1978, 111 pages, - 3 -, $ 20

Gere, J. M. and Timoshenko, S. P. / MECHANICS OF MATERIALS, 2nd Edition, Boston, cl, 762 pages, index, - 3 -, $ 24

Gess, L. and Irwin, R. D. / FLOW METER ENGINEERING HANDBOOK, 2nd Edition, Philadelphia, 1946, cl, 151 pages, - 5 -, $ 20

Gibbs, C. W., Ed. / COMPRESSED AIR AND GAS DATA, 2nd Edition, Ingersoll-Rand Company, Woodcliff Lake, 1971, cl, book is divided into 34 sections, 10 page index, - 3 -, $ 36

Gillette, H. P. and Hill, C. S. / CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION: Methods & Cost, New York, 1908, cl, 690 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Gits Bros. Manufacturing Company / GENERAL CATALOG No. 58 - OIL SEALS, OIL CUPS, GREASE CUPS, AUTOMATIC AND CENTRALIZED LUBRICATING DEVICES, Chicago, 1937, cl, 166 pages, - 3 -, $ 60

GOULD INDUSTRIAL BATTERY DIVISION, Instruction, maintenance service manual, St. Paul, 56 pages, - 3 -, $ 25: theory and contruction of lead acid storage batteries, illustrations, installation and operation, battery maintenance, theory of battery charging, more...]

Grant, E. L., Ireson, W. G., and Leavenworth, R. S. / PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING ECONOMY, 6th Edition, New York, 1976, cl, 624 pages, - 2 -, $ 24

Hajek, V. G. / PROJECT ENGINEERING: Profitable Technical Program Management, New York, 1965, cl, 192 pages, - 5 -, $ 10

HANDBOOK OF WELDED STEEL PIPE, Berkeley, 1942, 399 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Hankin, E. K. / MERRIMAN’S STRENGTH OF MATERIALS, 8th Edition, New York, 1948, cl, 148 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Hassenzahl, W. V., Ed. / MECHANICAL, THERMAL, AND CHEMICAL STORAGE OF ENERGY, Stroudsburg, 1981, cl, 379 pages, - 1 -, $ 45

Henry, M. F. / FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE HANDBOOK, 1st Edition, Quincy, 1981, cl, 252 pages, - 5 -, $ 26

Hicks, T. G., Ed. / STANDARD HANDBOOK OF ENGINEERING CALCULATIONS, New York, 1972, cl, divided into 12 sections, approximately 1500 pages, index, - 5 -, $ 20

Hool, G. A. and Kinne, W. S. / STRUCTURAL ENGINEER’S HANDBOOK LIBRARY:

FOUNDATIONS, ABUTMENTS, AND FOOTINGS, New York, 1923, cl, 414 pages, - 3 -, $ 25
MOVABLE AND LONG-SPAN STEEL BRIDGES, New York, 1923, cl, 496 pages, - 3 -. $ 40
REINFORCED CONCRETE & MASONARY STRUCTURES, New York, 1924, cl, 786 pages, - 3 -, $ 25
STEEL AND TIMBER STRUCTURES, 2nd Edition, New York, 1942, cl, 733 pages, - 3 -, $ 40
STRESSES IN FRAMED STRUCTURES, New York, 1923, cl, 620 pages, - 3 -, $ 35
STRUCTURAL MEMBERS AND CONNECTIONS, New York, 1923, cl, 611 pages, - 3 -, $ 40

          or purchase all 6 of these books for $ 100

Housner, G. W. / APPLIED MECHANICS STATICS, 2nd Edition, Princeton, 1965, cl, 277 pages, - 3 -, $ 12

Hudson, W. G. / CONVEYORS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT, 2nd Edition, New York, 1950, cl, 468 pages, 250 figs., 70 tables, - 3 -, $ 26

Hyraulic Institute / HYDRAULICS INSTITUTE STANDARDS FOR CENRIFIGAL, ROTARY AND RECIPROCATING PUMPS, 12th Edition, New York, 1969, cl, 253 pages, - 3 -, $ 26

I.C.S. Reference Library / MECHANICS, STRENGTH OF MATERIALS, HYDRAULIC MOTORS, WATERWHEELS, Scranton, 1908, cl, - 3 -, $ 30

IHEA (Industrial Heating Equipment Association) / COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY MANUAL, 2nd Edtion, Washington, D. C., 1975, cl, 273 pages, - 3 -, $ 22

Ingersoll-Rand Company / COMPRESSED AIR DATA: Handbook of Pneumatic Engineering Practice, New York, 5th Edition, 3rd Printing, 1939, cl, 408 pages, gold leaf on edges of pages, - 2 -, $ 40

Ingersoll-Rand Company / COMPRESSED AIR DATA: Handbook of Pneumatic Engineering Practice, New York, 5th Edition, 6th Printing, 1960, cl, 312 pages, - 3 -, $ 28

International Labour Office / THE PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF DUST IN MINING, TUNNELLING AND QUARRYING, 3rd International Report, 1958-1962, Geneva, 1967, pb, 531 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Jeffrey Manufacturing Company / BELT CONVEYORS CATALOG # 610A, Columbus, 112 pages, - 3 -, $ 45 [Well illustrated, shows early belt conveyors, take-up boxes, pillow blocks, shaft couplings, belt trippers, guide idlers, belt idlers, has photographs of Jeffrey belt conveyors in use at various plants, tunnels, dams, etc.]

KANSAS CITY BOLT & NUT COMPANY CATALOG / Kansas City, 1919, pb, 51 pages + index, illustrations & specifications for bolts, nuts, roof rods, turnbuckles, boat spikes, blank bolts, bars, more... - 3 -, $ 20

Kardong Brothers, Inc. / KARDONG BAR BENDERS, Minneapolis, pb, 27 pages, 2 page price sheet, - 3 -, $ 25

Kennedy Van Saun Mfg. and Engineering Corp. / BULLETIN 35, 2nd Edition, Kennedy Products largely used in Mining Crushing Chemical and Cement Plants, Danville, 1938, pb, 60 pages, - 3 -, $ 45

Kent, W. / KENT’S MECHANICAL ENGINEER’S HANDBOOK, 10th Edition, rewritten by R. T. Kent, Ed. New York, 1923, cl, 2247 pages, gold leaf on page edges, slight creases in spine, ovg, - 3 -, $ 30

Kent, W. / KENT’S MECHANICAL ENGINEER’S HANDBOOK, 11th Edition, New York, 1936, cl, books contains 17 sections, 76 page index, - 3 -, $ 45

Ketchum, M. S. / THE DESIGN OF STEEL MILL BUILDINGS AND THE CALCULATION OF STRESSES IN FRAMED STRUCTURES, New York, 1911, cl, 464 pages, 16 pages of tables, slight wear to ends of the spine, tiny wrinkles in suface of front board, ovg, - 3 -, $ 45

Keuffel & Esser Company / CATALOGUE, K&E COMPANY MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS, DRAWING MATERIALS, SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS, MEASURING TAPES, 37th Ed., New York, 1927, cl, 548 pages, price-list included, end-plates replaced, - 5 -, $ 40

King, H. W. and Brater, E. F. / HANDBOOK OF HYDRAULICS FOR THE SOLUTION OF HYDROSTATIC AND FLUID-FLOW PROBLEMS, 5th Edition, New York, cl, divided into 13 sections, - 5 -, $ 24

Kovats, A. / DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE OF CENTRIFUGAL AND AXIAL FLOW PUMPS AND COMPRESSES, New York, 1964, cl, 468 pages, - 3 -, $ 35

Kraus, M. N. / PNEUMATIC CONVEYING OF BULK MATERIALS, New York, 1968, cl, 316 pages, - 5 -, $ 18

Leet, K. / REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN, New York, 1982, cl, 544 pages, - 2 -, $ 40

Logansport Machine Company / LOGAN AIR OPERATED DEVICES, Catalog S-25, 2nd Edition, Logansport, 1934, pb, 64 pages, - 3 -, $ 28

Manning, Maxwell & Moore, Inc. / CONSOLIDATED SAFETY & RELIEF VALVES, CONSOLIDATED SAFETY VALVE DIVISION, Bridgeport, 1944, spiral bound, 164 pages, many types of valves, their dimensions, schematics, scope of design, etc., - 3 -, $ 75

Marks, L. S. / MARK’S HANDBOOK, New York, 1951, cl, 2236 pages, wrinkles and wear to cover, ovg, - 3 -, $ 90 [covers cable tramways, metals, belt conveyors, dredges, hoisting equipment, steam boilers, etc.]

Mc Partland, J. F., Ed. / NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE HANDBOOK, 16th Edition, New York, 1979, cl, 1165 pages, index, - 2 -, $ 25

Medart Company / LINE SHAFTING EQUIPMENT CATALOG 43, 3rd Edition, St. Louis, 1931, pb, 192 pages, illustrated, discount price sheet included, - 3 -, $ 28

Mercoid Corporation, MERCOID AUTOMATIC CONTROLS, Catalog 969, 64 pages, $ 20

Mercoid Corporation, MERCOID AUTOMATIC CONTROLS, Catalog 975, 68 pages, $ 20

Merriman, M. / MECHANICS OF MATERIALS, 10th Edition, Rewritten and Enlarged, New York, 1912, cl, 507 pages, - 3 -, $ 24

Mills, A. P., Hayward, H. W. and Rader, L. F. / MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION: Their Manufacture and Properties, 5th Edition, New York, 1947, cl, 564 pages, - 3 -, $ 35 [covers all types of construction materials]

MORSE TWIST DRILL AND MACHINE COMPANY / Catalog No. 63, New Bedford, no date, pb, 293 pages, index, prices and illustrations of twist drills, reamers, milling cutters, taps, dies, sockets, gauges, chucks, more....- 3 -, $ 28 [catalog is thumb-nail indexed]

Murphy, G. / PROPERTIES OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS, 2nd Edition, Scranton, 1947, cl, 459 pages, - 3 -, $ 20

NATIONAL CLAY PIPE INSTITUTE, Clay Pipe Engineering Manual, Crystal Lake, 1978, cl, 148 pages, - 3 -, $ 20

NATIONAL TANK COMPANY, “IT’S A NATIONAL,” Tulsa, 1950, spiral bound, 167 pages, - 3 -, $ 8

NATIONAL TANK AND PIPE COMPANY WOOD PIPE HANDBOOK, 2nd Edition, Portland, 1945, cl, 334 pages, - 3 -, $ 60 [great pictures of pipe with fittings, also hydraulics theory, explanations, and calculations]

NEW DEPARTURE HANDBOOK VOLUME II, A General Reference Book: Tables – Formulae, Bearing Principles, Load Computation, Bearing Installation, for use of Engineers and Machine Designers, 7th Edition, Bristol, 1951, spiral bound, 232 pages, - 3 -, $ 40

North American Manufacturing Company / NORTH AMERICAN COMBUSTION HANDBOOK, A Basic Reference on the Art and Science of Industrial Heating with Gaseous and Liquid Fuels, Cleveland, 1965, cl, 335 pages, - 3 -, $ 35

Northern Engineering Works / NORTHERN CRANES, Catalog No. 20, Detroit, 100 pages, several slightly damaged pages with repairs, ovg, - 3 -, $ 50  [Descriptions with photographs of electric traveling cranes, trolley, yard cranes, industrial applications, trolley hoists, sprocket chain hoists, jib and swinging cranes, more....]

O’Neil, F. W., Ed. / COMPRESSED AIR DATA: Handbook of Pneumatic Engineering Practice, 5th Edition, New York, 1939, cl, 408 pages, gold leaf on page edges, - 3 -, $ 55

Paige, S. / APPLICATION OF GEOLOGY TO ENGINEERING PRACTICE, Berkley Volume, New York, 1962, cl, 327 pages, - 3 -, $ 25 [Includes papers on the construction of dams, tunnels, and highways, also beach engineering, discovery of mineral deposits and more]

Parker, H. / SIMPLIFIED DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE, New York, 1943, cl, 249 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Parker, H. / SIMPLIFIED DESIGN OF STRUCTURAL STEEL, 3rd Edition, New York, 1965, cl, 307 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Peckworth, H. F. / CONCRETE PIPE FOR IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE, Chicago, 1961, cl, 326 pages + appendix, - 3 -, $ 20

Perry, J. H. / CHEMICAL ENGINEERS’ HANDBOOK, New York, 1963, cl approximately 1600 pages, - 5 -, $ 28

Perry, J. H. and Perry, R. H., Ed. / ENGINEERING MANUAL: A Practical Reference of data and methods in Architectural, Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, and Nuclear Engineering, New York, 1959, cl, divided into 9 sections, index, - 3 -, $ 30

Perry, R. H. / ENGINEERING MANUAL, 3rd Edition, A Practical Reference of Design Methods and Data in Building Systems, Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, and Environmental Engineering and Energy Conversion , New York, 1976, cl, approximately 900 pages, - 5 -, $ 25

Perry, R. H. and Chilton, C. H. / CHEMICAL ENGINEER’S HANDBOOK, 5th Edition, New York, 1973, cl, book is divided into 25 sections, 63 pages index, - 3 -, $ 45

Peurifoy, R. L. / CONSTRUCTION PLANNING, EQUIPMENT, AND METHODS, New York, 1956, cl, 534 pages, - 3 -, $ 10

PIPEFITTERS HANDBOOK, 3rd Edition, New York, 1967, cl, - 3 -, $ 10

Pittsburgh Steel Products Company / PITTSBURGH STANDARD CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT, Blue Book Containing Information and Tables Relative to the Use of Pittsburgh Standardized Reinforcement for Concrete, Pittsburgh, 1920, cl, 399 pages, - 3 -, $ 40

Portland Cement Association / DESIGN AND CONTROL OF CONCRETE MIXTURES, Chicago, available in three editions:  3rd Edition, 1929, pb, 71 pages, - 3 -, $ 15; 7th Edition, 1940, pb, 72 pages, - 3 -, $ 20; 9th Edition, 1948, pb, 70 pages, - 3 -, $ 28

(Canadian) Portland Cement Association / DESIGN AND CONTROL OF CONCRETE MIXTURES, Ottawa, 5th Canadian Edition, 1991, pb, - 3 -, $ 40

PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION:

BULLETIN D 53 - HIGH STRENGTH BARS AS CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT, PART 2. CONTROL OF FLEXURAL CRACKING, Skokie,
1962, pb, pages 46 - 63, - 3 -, $ 15

BULLETIN D 55 - CONNECTIONS IN PRECAST CONCRETE STRUCTURES - CONTINUITY IN DOUBLE-T FLOOR CONSTRUCTION, Skokie, 1962, pb, pages 18 - 48, - 3 -, $ 15

RAILROAD USES OF CEMENT BOUND MACADAM, Chicago, 1937, pb, 24 pages, - 3 -, $ 15

CONTINUOUS HOLLOW GIRDER CONCRETE BRIDGES, Chicago, 1941, pb, 39 pages, - 3 -, $ 16

CONTINUITY IN CONCRETE BUILDING FRAMES: PRACTICAL ANALYSIS FOR VERTICAL LOAD AND WIND PRESSURE, Chicago, 1941, pb, 56 pages, -3 - , $ 28

CONCRETE PILES: DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, DRIVING, Chicago, 1936, pb, 80 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

ANALYSIS OF RIGID FRAME CONCRETE BRIDGES, 3rd Ed., Chicago, 1934, pb, 40 pages, - 3 -, $ 18

CONTINUOUS CONCRETE BRIDGES, 2nd Ed., Chicago, 1941, pb, 105 pages, - 5 -, $ 30

CONCRETE BRIDGE DETAILS, Chicago, 1934, pb, 47 pages, - 3 -, $ 28

Power: A McGraw-Hill Publication / THE ENGINEER’S REFERENCE LIBRARY, New York, pb, 188 pages, - 3 -, slight damage to bottom left corner of cover, ovg, $ 35 [covers air conditioning, lubricants, compressors, corrosion, fans, piping, pumps, refrigeration, with detailed illustrations]

Pritula, V. A. / CATHODIC PROTECTION OF PIPELINES AND STORAGE TANKS, London, 1954, cl, 160 pages, - 3 -, $ 40

Product Engineering / WK2 AND MOTOR SELECTION, A McGraw Hill Reprint from Product Engineering on the significance and how to calculate WK2, Determination of horsepower from duty cycle, more...76 pages, - 3 -, $ 20

Pulver, H. E. / CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATES AND COSTS, 1947, New York, cl, 2nd Edition, $ 45 [book is used to estimate the costs of transportation, construction, excavation; it even give the weights of different types of lumber]

Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. / MECHANICAL PACKING, GASKETING AND PROTECTIVE MATERIALS, Bridgeport, 1972, pb, 68 pages, - 3 -, $ 10 [Identifies what material to use under a variety of conditions for valve stems, centrifugal, rotary shafts, sheet packing and gaskets, etc.]

Robbins, R. J. and Conlon, R. J. / RAPID EXCAVATION AND TUNNELING CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, Las Vegas, 1976, cl, 888 pages, - 3 -, $ 26

Rossi, B. E. / WELDING AND ITS APPLICATION, New York, 1941, cl, 343 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Salmon, C., G. and Johnson, J. E. / STEEL STRUCTURES, DESIGN AND BEHAVIOR, New York, 1971, cl, 946 pages, well illustrated, - 3 -, $ 40

Sandström, G. E. / TUNNELS, New York, 1963, cl, 427 pages, spotting on boards, contents fine, - 3 -, $ 40 [History of tunnel construction, examples, surveyings, machinery, more...]

Seely, F. B. / RESISTANCE OF MATERIALS, 3rd Edition, New York, 1947, cl, 486 pages, - 3 -, $ 30

Shedd, T. C. / STRUCTURAL DESIGN IN STEEL, New York, 1948, cl, 560 pages, 10 plates (9 in pocket), $ 20

Singleton, J. / MANUAL OF STRUCTURAL DESIGN, 3rd Edition, Topeka, 1947, cl, 336 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

SKF INDUSTRIES, INC. ENGINEERING DATA, Philadelphia, 1972, pb, 128 pages, - 3 -, $ 25 [Consideration of bearing types, load-carrying capacity and life of bearings, bearing friction, permissible speeds, bearing dimenstions and tolerances, more...]

Solvay Sales Corporation / CALCIUM CHLORIDE AND PORTLAND CEMENT, New York, 48 pages, - 3 -, $ 6

Spindler, W. H. / HANDBOOK OF DRAINAGE AND CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS, Middletown, 1958, cl, 529 pages, - 3 -, $ 40

Steel Plate Fabricators Association, Inc. / WELDED STEEL WATER PIPE MANUAL, Hinsdale, 1970, spiral bound, 117 pages, - 3 -, $ 38

Steel Plate Fabricators Association, Inc. / WELDED STEEL WATER PIPE MANUAL, Hinsdale, 1970, spiral bound, 117 pages, - 4 -, some highlighting, $ 20

Stephenson, R. L. and Nixon, H. E. / CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR ENGINEERING, 2nd Edition, New York, 1973, pb, - 3 -, $ 24

STOCKMAN VALVES AND FITTINGS, CATALOG 68, Birmingham, 341 pages, - 3 -, $ 45

Structural Materials Research Laboratory, Lewis Institute, Chicago / B 1 - Abrams, D. A., DESIGN OF CONCRETE MIXTURES, 1919, pb, 20 pages, - 3 -, B 4 - Abrams, D. A., EFFECT OF FINENESS OF CEMENT, 1919, pb, 81 pages, - 3 -, B 8 - Abrams, D. A., EFFECT OF HYDRATED LIME AND OTHER POWDERED ADMIXTURES IN CONCRETE, 1920, pb, 74 pages, - 3 -, B 9 - Abrams, D. A. and Walker, S., QUANTITIES OF MATERIALS FOR CONCRETE, 1921, 21 pages, - 3 -, B 11 - Abrams, D. A., FLEXURAL STRENGTH OF PLAIN CONCRETE, 1922, pb, 25 pages, - 3 -, B16 - Gonnerman, H. F., EFFECT OF SIZE AND SHAPE OF TEST SPECIMEN ON COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH ON CONCRETE, 1925, pb, 16 pages, - 3 -, B 17 - Abrams, D. F., STUDIES OF BOND BETWEEN CONCRETE AND STEEL, 1925, pb, 20 pages, - 3 -, $ 35 for the set

Spraying Systems Company / INDUSTRIAL SPRAY NOZZLES AND ACCESSORIES, CATALOG 25A, Wheaton, 1966, pb, 64 pages, - 3 -, $ 15

THE ASPHALT HANDBOOK, Asphalt Institute, 1965 Edition, 6th Printing, Manual Ms-4, College Park, 1970, cl, 371 pages, - 3 -, $ 35

United States Steel / W, WT AND HP STRUCTURAL STEEL SHAPES, Pittsburgh, 1977, pb, 50 pages, - 3 -, $ 10

United States Steel /  OIL COUNTRY TUBULAR PRODUCTS, National Tube Division, Pittsburgh, 1954, cl, 302 pages, - 3 -, $ 10

United States Steel /  PIPE PAL, 1970, standard pipe, coupling dimensions, construction pipe, solder pipe, water well pipe (and threading data), tubing, glossary, 79 pages, $ 20

United States Steel /  LOW TEMPERATURE AND CRYOGENIC STEELS, Materials Manual, 3rd Edition Revised Reprint, Pittsburg, 1968, spiral bound, 194 pages, - 3 -, $ 30

Universal Gear Corporation / HELIOCENTRIC AND GEARED SPEED REDUCERS, CATALOG 400, Indianapolis, 84 pages, - 3 -, $ 24 [numerous photographs, specifications, ratings and applications]

Vallance, A. and Doughtie, V. L. / DESIGN OF MACHINE MEMBERS, 2nd Edition, New York, 1943, cl, 559 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Valve and Primer Corporation / APCO VALVES CATALOG 726, Schaumburg, 1975, pb, 61 pages, - 3 -, $ 18

W. A. Jones Foundary and Machine Company / JONES CATALOG No. 70 - HERRINGBONE SPEED REDUCERS, Chicago, 1938, spiral bound, 127 pages, - 3 -, $ 100 [Includes descriptions, styles available, explanation of ratings tables, method of rating reducers, dimensions and weights, good illustrations and diagrams with specifications]

Wang, C-H., APPLIED ELASTICITY, New York, 1953, cl, 357 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Whiting Corporation / WHITING TIGER CRANE BULLETIN 188, Chicago, 1929, pb, 23 pages, also enclosed is Bulletin 300, Electric Overhead Traveling Cranes, 23 pages, - 3 -, $ 40

Withey, M. O. and Aston, J. / JOHNSON’S MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION, Rewritten, Revised, 8th Edition, New York, 867 pages, - 3 -, $ 22

W. S. Tyler Company / TYLER WOVEN WIRE SCREENS, SPECIFICATION TABLES No. 74, Cleveland, 1961, spiral bound, 76 pages, - 3 -, $ 45


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Brochure Section (most brochures typically contain 15 pages or less, exceptions noted below):

Brochure Number Company / Organization Topics Cost
1 Dodge Manufacturing
 
V-Belt Drives B 30 C with Taper-Lock Sheaves $ 6
2 Gates Rubber Company Heavy duty V-Belt Drive Selection Manual $ 6
3 Republic Steel Stainless steel and abrasion resistant steel plate, 2 brochures $ 10
4 Bunting, A Division of N L Industries Bearings and Bars, Cast Bronze; Oil-Filled P/M Bronze Catalog 72 $ 5
5 Warner Electric Warner Fail Safe Brakes $ 5
6 Warner Electric Products for Controlling Motion Catalog P-550 [Brakes, Clutches, Power Supplies; Motion Control System; Visolux Photo-Electronics $ 6
7 Rexnord, Inc. Rex Roller Bearings Catalog 874 $ 6
8 American Concrete Pipe Association Loads and Supporting Strengths for Concrete Pipe Lines $ 8
9 Electroid Company Tens-O-Matic Variable Tension Torque Control [Clutch/Brake Module; Photoelectric Controls; Power Supplies; more...6 papers altogether] $ 8
10 Formsprag Company       Catalog 3143 Centrifugal Clutches with no load starts $ 5
11 American Iron & Steel Institute Stainless steels in Kraft Chemical Recovery systems $ 15
12 American Iron & Steel Institute Stainless steels in Ammonia Production $ 10
13 American Iron & Steel Institute Stainless steels for pumps, valves, and fittings $ 20
14 Formsprag Catalog D 1002 Fluid Actuated Disc Clutches $ 8
15 Formsprag Catalog 6710 Mechanical Clutches $ 5
16 Formsprag Catalog B - 1001 Form-Lock Bi-directional Driving/Backstopping and Torque sensing Devices $ 4
17 Formsprag Catalog 2106 Over-Running Clutches $ 8
18 Formsprag Catalog E - 1002 Form-Flex Flexible Disc Couplings for Precision Mechanical Power Transmission $ 12
19 Gates Rubber Company Catalog 19998 Industrial Belts and Sheaves $ 10
20 Rexnord, Inc. Catalog 861 Flexible Couplings for Low Maintenance Power Transmission $ 10
21 W. C. Dillon & Company Dillon testing products, scales, load cells, dynamometers, etc. $ 15
22 Formsprag Catalog 4102 Reverse-Locking Clutches, a Dual Torque-Locking and Positioning Device $ 4
23 Johnson Division, Universal Oil Products Company Bulletin 512 Johnson Revert: A Self-Destroying Drilling Fluid Additive $ 6
24 The Falk Corporation Bulletin 421-110 Falk Tapered Grid...Steelflex Couplings $ 8
25 SKF Industries, Inc. Bearing Failures and their causes, 34 pages $ 25
26 Warren Rupp and  Multiquip, Inc. Pumps: resistance charts, diaphragm pumps, sandpiper pumps, QP pumps $ 15
27 The Falk Corporation Bulletin 305 Designers and Manufacturers of Gear Drives and Shaft Couplings $ 5
28 McNeil Corporation / Cleveland Tramrail Division Bulletin 2032E A Guide for Obtaining the Best in Overhead Materials Handling $ 15
29 Several Pneumatic Companies Pneumatic construction tools, hammers, bits, post drivers, concrete breakers $ 20
30 ASTM

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS, 21 papers regarding specifications on alloys, pipe piles, steel pipe, iron castings, vanadium steel, tubing, rivets, etc.

$ 20
31 Chain Belt Company, Shafer Bearing Division, Catalog 750 Rex Self-Aligning Roller Bearings $ 30
32 Durkee Atwood Maintenance Manual for Belt Drive Systems, 30 pages, Minneapolis $ 25
33 Kingsford Foundary & Machine Works Centrifugal Pumps, Heavy Duty, Side Suction type for Chemical Industries, Bulletin 52, 2nd Edition, Oswego, no date, 16 pages $ 30
34 Kingsford Foundary & Machine Works Kingsford Centrifugal Pumps for Pulp and Paper Industries, Bulletin 59, Oswego, no date, 12 pages, illustrations of pumps (types SN, SNM, SL, SXL, SXW), pumps installed, specifications, parts list $ 38
35 United States Steel 1-18-2 stainless steel, Cor-Ten steel, Con-Oac steel, Ex-Ten steel, T1 construction alloys, high strength bearing bolts, 8 brochures $ 20
36 United States Steel

Super - C steel framing, 2 brochures

$ 15
37 Harnischfeger Corporation
 
P&H Pipe Hustler, Bulletin PH-2, Milwaukee, no date, 8 pages, slight water staining, does not detract $ 15
38 Dixon Valve Company & Parker Fluid Connectors Valves and Connectors catalog, Le-Hi Value and Coupling catalog. 2 brochures $ 14
39 Assorted stainless steel brochures Austenitic stainless steel, RQ-100A roller quenched and tempered alloy steel plate, Lukens AR 300, 4 brochures $ 8
40 Jaeger Machine Company Jaeger Pumps Catalog P-41, Columbus, no date, pb, 50 pages, describes and illustrates all types and sizes of pumps for different applications $ 20
41 ARMCO Metal Products Division / GUIDE FOR INSTALLING STEEL WATER PIPE, Chicago, 1963, 20 pages [covers shipping, handling, storing, handling equipment, excavating, field touch-up, joints, more] $ 15
42 Kingsford Foundary & Machine Works Kingsford Pumps, Multistage Centrifugal Pumps, Bulletin 56, Oswego, 1926, 12 pages, shows illustrations of pumps, assembled, in cross-section, and open showing components $ 28
43 Kingsford Foundary & Machine Works Kingsford Pumps, Heavy Duty, Side Suction, Chemical Pumps Bulletin 50, Oswego, no date, pb, 4 pages, fine pump illustrations, shows pumps SKCP and KCP $ 15
44 Kingsford Foundary & Machine Works Kingsford Pumps, Heavy Duty, Side Suction, Chemical Pumps, Bulletin 51, Oswego, no date, pb, 4 pages, illustrations of assembled pump, view at plant, parts list $ 20
45 Ryerson & Son, Inc. Buyers guide to stainless steel and steel plate, 3 brochures with steels available and specifications $ 10
46 Gates Rubber Company Gates Abrasion Engineering Manual $ 8
47 Armco Armco Multi-Plate Pipe, Arch, Pipe-Arch $ 5
48 Goulds Pumps, Inc. Pump Models 3107, 3716, 3405, 3175, 3171, 3316, VIT Vertical Turbine; performance curves $ 5
49 Yarway Corporation Cyclo-Phram Metering Pumps $ 5
50 Sethco Pump Company Horizontal Series Pump Models: BFA, SFA, and TFA $ 5
51 Sethco Pump Company Vertical Series Pump Models: VFA, VSFA, VTFA $ 5
52 Galigher Company Vertical Sump Pumps $ 7
53 Vanton Pump and Equipment Company Sump-Gard Catalog 12.0

$ 5

54 Vanton Pump and Equipment Company Chem Gard Catalog 11.0 $ 5
55 Vanton Pump and Equipment Company Vanton Flex-I-Liner Sealesss Plastic Pumps Catalog 10.0 $ 5
56 Blackmer Corporation Bulletin 104: Stainless Steel, Positive-Displacement pumps for industry $ 5
57 Corning Glass Works NGK Chemical Porcelain Lined Centrifugal Pumps $ 5
58 Aurora Pumps 220 Series, Single Stage Condensate Pumps $ 5
59 Raybestos-Manhattan “DS” (Drive Severity) Number System for R/M Poly-V Drives and V-Belt Drives, M155, 1971 $ 20
60 B.F. Goodrich Prime Rib Belt, Prime Ridge Belt, Prime Mover Belt, 3 brochures $ 20
61 Geoterrex, Ltd. Airborne Electromagnetic systems brochure with 31 figures showing the E. M. Theory, hardware, discoveries, responses $ 10
62 Kobe, Inc. Kobe Roto-Jet: A Revolutionary New Concept in High Pressure Pump $ 5
63 Aurora Pumps Bulletin 480A: 480 Series One and Two Stage Split Case Fire Pumps $ 5
64 Reliance Electric Company MTM Duty Master AC Motors $ 5
65 Boase, A. J. HOW TO GET BETTER CONCRETE ON THE RAILROADS, a series of five articles, Railway Engineering and Maintenance, 20 pages $ 25
66 Sundstrand Fluid Handling Sunflo 1 through 75 Horsepower, High Speed, Single Stage Pumps $ 5
67 United States Steel Design method for circular concrete pipe reinforced with welded deformed wire fabric with tables giving the steel required to reinforce various sizes of concrete pipe $ 15
68 Sundstrand Fluid Handling Sundyne/Sunflo Centrifugal Pumps and Compressors $ 5
69 A. R. Wilfley and Sons, Inc. Wilfley Centrifugal Sand Pumps $ 5
70 Ingersoll Rand Centurion Type S, Horizontal Split-Case Centrifugal Pumps $ 8
71 Sprang and Company Spang Cable Tools for oil and gas wells, artesian wells, shot blast holes, and prospect drilling, catalog # 23, showing drilling stems, blast hole stems, star bits, bailers, sand pumps, rope knives, slip sockets, more... $ 25
72 A. R. Wilfley and Sons, Inc. Wilfley Centrifugal Acid Pumps $ 5
73 Marlow Pumps ITT Contractor Pumps $ 5
74 KSB Pump Company KSB Chemical Pumps $ 7
75 Madden Corporation Package Blowdown Heat Recovery Systems $ 5
76 ASEA THE PRESSDUCTOR - A HIGH -OUTPUT LOAD-CELL FOR HEAVY INDUSTRY $ 5
77 Clarkson Industries, Inc. Hoffman Air Systems Division / HIGH VELOCITY, LOW VOLUME DUST CONTROL, PRACTICAL DESIGN, THEORY, AND BACKGROUND, 1973, 31 pages $ 25
78 American Gas Association, Inc. AMERICAN STANDARD  / INSTALLATION OF DOMESTIC GAS CONVERSION BURNERS, 1965, New York, 63 pages $ 15
79 State of Arizona Mine Inspector’s Office Bennett, A. / DUST CONTROL AND DUST DISEASES, 1970, 32 pages $ 10
80 Sperry-Sun Well Surveying Company  CATALOG 701, Houston, 20 pages $ 10
81 Conveyor Components Company CONTROLS FOR BULK MATERIAL HANDLING, 5 assorted conveyor bulletins $ 10

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