Four Antique Engineering Handbooks — Mechanical, Electrical, Machinery & Small Tools

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A lot of four antique engineering reference books from the early 1900s: a Mechanical Engineers' Handbook, a Standard Handbook for … Read more A lot of four antique engineering reference books from the early 1900s: a Mechanical Engineers' Handbook, a Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers, a Machinery's Handbook, and a Small Tools trade catalog.

The Mechanical Engineers' Handbook was edited by Lionel S. Marks and published by McGraw-Hill; first issued in 1916, this is a later printing dated 1922. The Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers was edited by Frank F. Fowle and published by McGraw-Hill in its fourth edition. The Machinery's Handbook for Machine Shop and Drafting-Room was published by The Industrial Press in its fifth edition, 1920, and has thumb-index notches cut into the page edges. The fourth book, Catalog No. 32 "Small Tools," is a trade catalog issued by the Greenfield Tap and Die Corporation of Greenfield, Massachusetts.

All four show wear consistent with age and shop use, including worn corners, some fraying at the spine ends, and tanned page edges. Good as a set for a shelf, office, or workshop. See less