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Circa:
1909
Price: $85.00 USD
Description: This is a rare and hard to find, hard cover, 1st edition of "A Dictionary of Terms Used in Architecture and Building", "COMPILED FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES, PROFUSELY ILLUSTATED" Publisher "INDUSTRIAL PUBLICATION COMPANY 1909" COPYRIGHT SECURED 1909 BY INDUSTIAL PUBLICATION COMPANY". This book has a a good green cloth covered hard cover, slight fading on the color, some minor edge dings, and two small spot where the cloth is torn through on the side edge of the front and back cover, otherwise very clean. The front cover is marked in white lettering "DICTIONARY OF ARCHITECTURAL AND BUILDING TERMS", slightly diffent title word order than the inside title mentioned earlier. The white lettering on the front cover is worn off in some spots but legiable. The spine title is pressed, but no lettering color, a bit hard to see. The hardcover has 104 pages. Many of the terms defined are terms used for various building features from the Roman era, to present. Lots of illustrations! This book measures 5 x 7.5". Also included is a folded group of reference architectural that also has a few additional pages of ornamental architectural pictures, most not shown in the book. These pages were folding and in the book when I bought it, so I am including them in this offer! Many designs that are not in most books I have seen on this subject!
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Tools > Builders and Woodworking
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Circa:
1945
Price: $75.00 USD
Description: This is a handsome 4 volume complete set of Audels Mason & Builders guide books, published and printed by Theo. Audel & Co, New York, 4 volumes copyright in 1924, 1945. All volumes except Vol. 3 were printed in 1945, Volume 3 is the same copyright date, but marked "REPRINTED 1948". Overall good++ condition, black semi-hard boards, very clean, gold gilt lettering on spines, no spine cracks, fraying, or stains, a slight crease in the back cover of Vol. 1, very little wear, no writing or scribbling except for a past owner's name on the inside blank page of each. Page edges are tipped in red - pages are clean, and white, no stains, tears, or missing pages. A nice set of books covering brick laying, foundations, plaster work, design, concrete, and more. Many, many illustrations, lots of easy to understand information! A must have set for your How to library collection. One of the best how to books printed in it's time!
Each book is 5 inches x 6.75 inches and has over 250 pages in each volume.
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Tools > Mechanical and Precision
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Circa:
early 1900's
Price: $135.00 USD
Description: This is a very nice, clean, early 1900's antique set of extension lip spur auger bits with the tapered ends to fit the antique style hand brace chucks. The set was made by and marked "THE RUSSELL JENNINGS MFG. CO. CHESTER" and so reads the light orange with black lettering label on the inside box cover. The label as you can see in the picture is about 98% intact, just a few marks from auger bits rubbing against it slightly, considered minor wear, nice. These are all Russell Jennings patern bits, all with the fine thread type lead screws and double spurs and twists. They are so marked,"RUSSELL JENNINGS" on the shank, and the number size on the tapered area. All but the No. 5 & 6 are the original early 1900's bits. The 5 & 6 are RUSSELL JENNINGS, but are also marked "NO. 100" on just those two. All bits are in very good to new, useable condition, no rust, no damage, nice! They are in different sizes: 4,5,6,7,8,9 on the top tray and 10, 11, 12, 13 on the middle section, and on the bottom tray 14, 15, 16/16ths. The storage case is made of all hardwood, with three compartments, one upper, one lower, one middle. The corners are all strong lap joints or sometimes called finger joint construction, in good+ shape. There is some wear on the original varnish finish and some small dings and scratches, minor staining on the exterior, the lower two compartments have a black stain inside, on the back lip and corner area, otherwise the box wood is in very nice, solid shape. The brass hardware is also in very good working condition, with some surface tarnish noted on the hinges and latches. A very well known quality tool maker, and a nice example of their product!
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Circa:
1950's-80's
Price: $95.00 USD
Description: This is a top quality chronometric tachometer/speed indicator set with 4 removeable tips for checking revolutions per minute on various machines. This type comes with the how to use instructions and has a stop watch type mechanism inside the tachometer with a 6 second timed period, that's part of the reason for the push button at the "9" on the 2.25" diameter dial. The indicator was made in Switzerland for "H.H. STICHT CO. INC. NEW YORK N.Y." who's name is also on the dial face. Also marked on the dial face is the name "JAQUET'S INDICATOR MADE IN SWITZERLAND NO. 2302". The indicator is in fine condition as well as the nickel plated, rubber tipped interchangeable tips (3), the pointed tipped one is solid nickel plated steel. The graduated scale number are per 100 revolutions, and a total of 10, (or 1000 RPM), there is also the smaller dial that will gauge another 1000 RPM x 10 for a total capacity of 0-10,000 RPM capacity. The case is green faux leather covered, in very good condition about 99% like new. The inside felt lining is in excellent shape also. These tachometers are top quality, the cost in the 1980's was around $400 brand new. The one also comes with the original cardboard box in very good shape also. A top quality made instrument set!
Case measures 1.5 x 3.7 x 4.7".
This is the nicest one we have ever had! It is in fine shape, tested in perfect working order also!
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Tools > Builders and Woodworking
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Circa:
mid-late 1800's
Price: $90.00 USD
Description: Offering this nice, clean No. 4 size (9" long) (smooth bottom) smooth plane retaining about 30% of it's original paint intact. This is a rare plane marked in cast letting in front of the knob "GOODELL". We have had this plane for a number of years, hoping to find more information about which Goodell made or marked it. It is a unique design! It has no lateral adjustment, but has a depth adjustment similar to a gage plane. The is a L-shaped bracket that is attached to the back of the cutter, one leg of the bracket fits snug into a slot in the threaded thumbscrew, works real well. It has an overall lower profile in design, even the handle is shorter than say a Stanley No. 4 smooth plane, but otherwise the footprint is the same as the Stanley No. 40. The low profile handle has a washer and nut, instead of the normal hidden countersink type of nut like on the Stanley models. This plane is in good working condition, but has a few tight hairline cracks around the mouth and on the sides near the cross pin. These hairline cracks are not mismatched with the joining surface, and none of them goes to the extend of a piece breaking off even in normal use. But I would reccomend using this plane, since it is so rare and unique. The wood appears to be hardwood to me, handle and front knob. The tote or handle has has a rosewood stain and clear lacquer finish, some stain worn of, not as much stain on the front knob, both are solid no cracks. Both are nice looking, nice smooth finish, functional. This plane cutter iron is 2" wide, and is not marked. There is some wear, a few edge dings, no pitting, a few small imperfection in the casting, small voids along the top of one side. The bottom is clean, flat and smooth, no rust, very clean. There is plenty of length on the sharp cutter, and all the adjustments work smoothly. This plane has a good cast thread post behind the cast frog area, very sturdy, works just fine. This casting appears to be an earlier casting from around the mid-1800's era, but it is hard to tell for sure. The purpose of the metal plate that is attached to the underside of the cap cover is not clear to us, but I think it was allow the user to attach different types of chip breakers to the cap as desired. One could also adjust the chip breaker section a little bit also, since the two screw fit through slotted holes. Lots of intersting design detail on this one, yet no patent numbers or dated marked on it anywhere! Unique, and rare!
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Circa:
early 1900's
Price: $55.00 USD
Description: Offering this very nice, clean No. 4 size (9" long) (smooth bottom) smooth plane retaining about 70% of it's original paint intact. This plane is in very good working condition with nice solid rosewood handle and front knob. The tote or handle has has some repairs done on it over the years, we note 4 pin holes on the top with a good repair to one crack near the top. We also note another good repair of a crack near the bottom, the handle was removed and tested, all in one piece, solid repairs and very strong. We also not a past owner's name neatly stamped on both side of the tote. The front knob has minor wear, a few small dings and scratches very solid. Both are nice looking, nice smooth finish, functional. This plane cutter iron is 2" wide, and marked "UNION MFG. CO. NEW BRITAIN CT. U.S.A." on the cutter. There is no cracks in the metal castings, little wear, a few edge dings, minor scratches, some tiny pitted specks on one side, with very minor pitting on the bottom. The bottom is clean, flat and smooth, no rust, very clean. There is plenty of length on the sharp cutter, and all the adjustments work smoothly. This one has a good cast cutter frog, very sturdy, and both cutter depth adjustment, and lateral adjustment, a very nice cap cover is also marked "UNION" in cast lettering on it! The quality of this plane is comparable to Sargent or Stanley, made to last a life time and then some! A very nice smooth plane, well preserved, and in very good working order!
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Circa:
1940-50's
Price: $42.00 USD
Description: Offering this very nice, clean No. 3 size (9" long) (smooth bottom) smooth plane retaining about 50% of it's original paint, this plane is in very good working condition with nice solid hardwood stained handle and front knob, each with a clear lacquer finish. The tote or handle has some scratches, mostly in the thick lacquer finish, but is solid, and not cracked, still functional. The tote also has a good bit of the original FULTON label on one side. The knob is nice, with more of the clear finish worn off, but less scratches, very solid. This plane cutter iron is 1.75" wide, and marked "FULTON MADE IN U.S.A." on the cutter. There is no cracks in the metal castings, little wear or a few edge dings, minor scratches, and a few small areas with very minor pitting on the bottom. The bottom is clean, flat and smooth, some minor staining noted on the bottom mostly, no rust, very clean, little sign of use. There is plenty of length on the sharp cutter, and all the adjustments work smoothly. This 1940's era model, features a press formed steel frog, very sturdy, and both cutter depth adjustment, and lateral adjustment, a very nice cap cover design! The quality of this plane is comparable to Sargent or Stanley, made to last a life time and then some! A very nice smooth plane, well preserved, and in very good working order!
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Circa:
Mid-1900's
Price: $25.00 USD
Description: This is a very nice, clean 6" blade sliding T-Bevel gage marked "STANLEY MADE IN U.S.A. NO. 25 6IN" on the steel blade. This one has a basic traditional design, with the brass lever shaped thumbscrew type locking device. The rosewood handle and brass hardware are in good+ condition. The blade is clean, with only minor darkening pitting noted, no rust, all the straight edge parts are just fine. A nice, quality made, small size bevel!
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Tools > Mechanical and Precision
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Circa:
1930's-60's
Price: $95.00 USD
Description: This is a very nice, vintage, Engineers' and Plumbers' level, marked "STARRETT ATHOL MASS. U.S.A." on the nickel plated level vial cover on the top. It is also a plumb, and an adjustable inclinometer. It has a rounded hollow machined in the bottom side of the frame for plumbers to set on round pipe and establish a set amount of incline on the pipe while pipe fitting. It also has two flat surfaces for standard uses on flat surface leveling on incline setting. All three vials are in very good working order, two are stationary, the nickel plated tube is hinged with a thumbscrew to set it at any "1-16 PER FOOT" graduation you choose from the graduated scale. This level is in very good condition overall, very good nickel plating, about 98% of the black Japanning is intact on the cast iron frame, very clean, no rust. It measures 15" x 2.25 wide x .8" thick. A top quality, special use level, in great shape!
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Books > Education / Textbooks
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Circa:
1939
Price: $120.00 USD
Description: Offering this very nice set of 7 different volumes on similar subject matter, Steam turbines, engines, boilers etc.. All are in very good used condition, all have dark blue semi-hard covers with gold lettering on the spine, and raise lettering on the front cover, inside a fancy designed logo. All are published by International Textbook Company Scranton PA. U.S.A., and all are the same size and design 5" x 7.6". Copyright dates range from 1934 to 1939 on these 10 volumes, edition printing dates in this same year range. All have marbles inside cover pages, all have a red white and blue sticker on the inside blank page, small sticker with no writing on them. Here is a list of titles:
454 PUMPS FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES,
460C ENGINE MANAGEMENT AND INSTALLATION,
461B STEAM TURBINES AND CONDENSERS,
583 STEAM ENGINE TESTING,
348 MECHANICAL PRINCIPLES,
232B STRENGTH OF MATERIALS-STEAM BOILERS DESIGN,
218E STEAM BOILERS AND VALVE SETTING.
These numbers are volume numbers of a very large library of textbooks offered by this same company. The 7 numbered volumes listed are the select volumes offered in this sale, the same as in the pictures. Each book was written as a complete reference guide on the title subject. These are very well illustrated books, some have various types of diagrams, all designed for instruction on specifics about the title subject. Text is easy to understand. All these books have very clean pages, we couldn't find any with any damage to pages, or bindings, very clean overall. A few have very slight rubs on the spine or covers, but still rate in very good condition overall. A very nicely printed set of instruction books!
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Circa:
1939
Price: $130.00 USD
Description: Offering this very nice set of 10 different volumes on similar subject matter, electricity, wiring, meters, relays, motors etc.. All are in very good used condition, all have dark blue semi-hard covers with gold lettering on the spine, and raise lettering on the front cover, inside a fancy designed logo. All are published by International Textbook Company Scranton PA. U.S.A., and all are the same size and design 5" x 7.6". Copyright dates range from 1934 to 1939 on these 10 volumes, edition printing dates in this same year range. All have marbles inside cover pages, all have a red white and blue sticker on the inside blank page, small sticker with no writing on them. Here is a list of titles:
146E ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM,
147B D.C. MOTORS AND GENERATORS,
148B ALTERNATING CURRENTS,
150C RECTIFIERS-CONVERTERS-MOTOR APPLICATIONS,
155D SWITCHGEAR AND VOLTAGE REGULATION,
158 ELECTRONIC TUBES-CONTROL OR LIGHTING CIRCUITS,
549B PRACTICAL ELECTRICAL WIRING
562 RELAYS AND ELECTORMAGNETS
577B WATTHOUR METERS,
603 THEORY OF INDUSTIAL ELECTORNIC TUBES.
These numbers are volume numbers of a very large library of textbooks offered by this same company. The 10 numbered volumes listed are the select volumes offered in this sale, the same as in the pictures. Each book was written as a complete reference guide on the title subject. These are very well illustrated books, some have various types of diagrams, all designed for instruction on specifics about the title subject. Text is easy to understand. All these books have clean pages, with a few minor exceptions, some minor spotting on about 10 pages of the last two volumes mentioned, we couldn't find any with any damage to pages, or bindings, very clean overall. A few have very slight rubs on the spine or covers, but still rate in very good condition overall. A very nicely printed set of instruction books!
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Tools > Builders and Woodworking
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Circa:
1907
Price: $38.00 USD
Description: This is a great woodworking / carpenters book by William A. Radford, called "STEEL SQUARE AND ITS USES", Volume 1 or 2 volumes. It's an in depth, well illustrated guide to layout of work with a steel square. Includes Volume I of a two book set, printed by The Radford Architectural Co., copyright in 1907 by William A. Radford. The books measures 6" x 8.6" x over 264 pages + index in the front, and about 50 pictures of house, and house plan layout advertising blueprints you could buy for $5 at the time (1907). Each plan gives an approximate cost of the house construction, some are quite large house, average price for construction about $1500-$2300 in 1907. There are also about 50 perspective views and floor plans of turn of the century homes in the back this book with nice engraving of exterior house style and floor plan layout of first and second floors. The green and silver cloth hard covers are clean with some light wear around the edges, some minor edge bumps, and a few light rubs on the cover. It's in good condition with minimal wear, no spine cracks no writing, good clean pages. Some page edge foxing when the book is closed, not seen on inside pages. We note an past owner's name written on the inside blank page. Some of the information covered includes:
Polygons and mitrers.
lists of angles for octagons & rakes. Hip rafters, brace, hip, and rafter cuttings. Bevels for hips, valleys and purlins. Angles and cuttings for trusses. Layout of ellipses, ovals, circles, with a square and different ways of measuring with the square, and many other issures involved with roof framing or construction. Other topics on stair building and exterior construction mostly are included in this book like dormers, windows and door sills etc. An excellent reference book for the home restorer!
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Circa:
1911-30's
Price: $70.00 USD
Description: This is a nice clean used antique saw sharpening vise that is marked in cast lettering "WENTWORTH PATTERN PATENTED JAN.31.1911" on the jaw casting and also marked "E. C. STEARNS & CO. SYRACUSE N.Y. U.S.A.". It measures 10.6" jaw width, 12" from the top of the jaws to the base tip of the wing screw as shown in the 1st picture. The round wheel allow the user to pivot the vise casting on the clamp casting to angle the vise to a more comfortable filing position for the user. The vise is generally used in the position shown in the pictures. This style has the C-clamp feature to attach this vise to the side of your work table or bench. The clamp capacity of 3/4" to about 2.25" thickness of your work bench, a pretty good range. It features the cam action type movement to tighten and hold the hand saw in place for sharpening. This vise is in very good working condition, very good jaw alignment, holds saw very tightly. This design once had a round rubber strip that was glued into the one side of the vise jaw, as to help dampen the noise created during filing process, that rubber strip is missing, the slot for it is there, you can glue a new piece in if you wish. The appearance condition is good, very little surface rust noted, a few places about impossible to get back into to wipe off, so some minor surface rust is seen there, otherwise rust free, very little of the original paint is intact. The 3" diameter threaded wheel is unique on this model. We have had several of the Wentworth type vises in the past, and not seen this case steel wheel on any in the past. Unique! A very hard to find antique saw vise!
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Circa:
1932-1960
Price: $25.00 USD
Description: This is a very nice used Carpenter's caliper rule marked "STANLEY NO. 136 MADE IN USA". It has some minor tarnish in the brass trim and caliper, the boxwood is clean, a few minor scratches & stains. Features inside & outside caliper measuring. Nice straight boxwood ruler with no cracks, straight, and the caliper is snug. The caliper has about a 3" capacity, and there is a 4 inch graduated rule on the opposite side, measures 4" long overall. A well made, very handy shop measuring tool!
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Circa:
1923
Price: $75.00 USD
Description: This is a clean set of Audels with a complete set of 4 volumes printed and copyright in 1923, the first edition, first printing. One of my favorite reference book sets for information on building and carpentry techniques from the 1920's. The 1st volume is very good for information on tools of that days and how to care for them. Each book is 5" x 6.7" has a black leather like pressed cloth semi soft boards, gold gilt spine lettering; pages are tipped in gold gilt on all three sides. All are in good to good+ condition, covers are clean, spines are tight and straight. Volume 1 has minor wear, a few cover rubs, slight age toning on the inside end papers, otherwise very clean pages. Volume 2 has some lines running down the spine from opening the book full opened, a few dark maroon spots on the front cover, one crease about half the length of the front cover near the middle, otherwise very clean pages. Vol. 3 is about the best, Good++ overall condition, the only note is the previous owner has a paper press type name stamp, so about 10 pages have his full name pressed into them. Volume 4 has a line down the spine, and a few archival tape repairs on the inside cover papers, and one on the center spine, correcting an issue that caused the line down the outside spine. Otherwise good clean pages good solid binding and nice cover. These are not major issues, this is a nice set, overall is good to good+ condition, clean, not musty. A nice set of books covering tools, steel square, cutting tools, saw sharpening, nails, screws, joinery, furniture, math, drawings, estimating, house and roof framing, layout, foundations, doors, windows, stair building, mill-work, painting, etc. Lots of good information.
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Books > Education / Textbooks
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Circa:
1921
Price: $135.00 USD
Description: This is a clean set of Audels Engineers & Mechanics Guide Set, a complete set of 8 volumes printed in 1921 and copyright in 1921, a first edition set. A great reference book sets for information on machanical issues from the 1940's. Each book is 5" x 6.7" has a black leather like pressed cloth semi soft boards, gold gilt spine lettering, and gold pages edges. These are in good to good++ condition, covers are clean, very little wear overall. Spines are all tight except a slight seperation from the binding on volumes 4 & 6, on the exterior, inside papers are fine. Pages are very clean on volumes 1-6 & 8, Volume 7 has about 10 pages with a minor stain, and slight waveiness to the top section of those pages, no text damage, all pages readable. Good tight bindings, some minor wear on the gold page edges, but about 95% intact, very nice looking books overall.
A nice set of books covering steam, marine, turbine, gasoline and oil engines, and valves, corliss engines, valves, air compressors, pumps, fire engines, concrete mixers, dredges, steam shovels, steam hammers, pile drivers, trenching machinery, steam turbines, rotary engines, lubricates, heating, steam boilers, and installing heating systems, refrigeration, cranes and elevators, and in volumes 8 wiring and electrical systems. Lots of good information in this very clean 1st edition book/guide set!
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Books > Cookbooks
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Circa:
1935-39
Price: $55.00 USD
Description: Offering this very nice set of 4 different volumes on similar subject matter including mechanical and geometrical drawing, chemistry, and slide rule trigonometry. All are in very good used condition, all have dark blue semi-hard covers with gold lettering on the spine, and raise lettering on the front cover, inside a fancy designed logo. All are published by International Textbook Company Scranton PA. U.S.A., and all are the same size and design 5" x 7.6". Copyright dates range from 1935 to 1939 on these 4 volumes, edition printing dates in this same year range. All have marbles inside cover pages, all have a red white and blue sticker on the inside blank page, small sticker with no writing on them. Here is a list of titles: 145B TRIGONOMETRY-SLIDE RULE-MECHANICS, 163C GEOMETRICAL DRAWING, 211 CHEMISTRY, AND MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION, 212 MECHANICAL DRAWING. These numbers are volume numbers of a very large library of textbooks offered by this same company. The 4 numbered volumes listed are the select volumes offered in this sale, the same as in the picture. These are very well illustrated books, some have fold-out type diagrams, all designed for instruction on specifics about the title subject. Text is easy to understand. All these books have very clean pages, we couldn't find any with any damage to pages, or bindings, very clean overall. A few have very slight rubs on the spine or covers, but still rate in very good condition overall. A very nicely printed set of instruction books!
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Circa:
1947
Price: $32.00 USD
Description: Offering this good clean 1947 edition of the Household Searchlight Recipe Book (cookbook), published by the Household Magazine, 1947. Black cloth hardboards with decorative red lettering and graphic on front, red lettering on spine. Good condition overall with some issues noted, no spine cracks, minor small stains here and there on the cover, some minor fraying on spine edges and corners. Colorful end papers, secure hinges. Pages are good, no tears or scribbles, slight age toning, a few specks or spots and just a few page, overall very clean pages. This book features the old tab indexes for each category, in this case a past owner covered each tab text area with clear tape many years ago, the tape is holding, but has darkened over the years, as seen in the picture, text is legible, very slight wear & age toning, still very readable however the tabs have curled significantly. A great old recipe book filled with hundreds of wonderful recipes!
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Circa:
1940
Price: $37.00 USD
Description: Offering this wonderful 1940 edition of the Household Searchlight Recipe Book (cookbook), published by the Household Magazine, 1940. Black cloth hard-boards with decorative floral and checkerboard designs, raised orange cottage scene and lettering on front; orange lettering on spine. Good condition, no spine cracks, some edge and corner rubs, some in corners, and a few edges have small area worn though the cloth cover material, still look good overall. Pages are clean (a few pages have tiny margin smudges on one them, minor size; no tears or scribbles, slight age toning & a some small spots on inside back end paper. We note some light tiny spot on the back cover, otherwise the cover is very clean. This book features the nice tab indexes for each category at the edge of the pages, (slight edge rolling and toning, still readable). A great old recipe book filled with hundreds of wonderful recipes! Media Mail Insured shipping is $6.00, faster options available at additional cost.
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Tools > Mechanical and Precision
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Circa:
1892
Price: $115.00 USD
Description: This is a rare ca. 1892 first Edition of this title: Loetzer's Hand-book of Practical Rules and Tables for Machinists.
Author: C.E. LOETZER
The copyright reads "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1892 by C.E. LOETZER in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington".
Title page further information: "A TREATISE ON THE STEAM ENGINE"
This pocket size hand-book is in good+ condition with a good cover (black cloth), well attached to the binding, original round outside page corners. Some minor finger prints, a few creases on a few pages, minor wear overall. A few pages that had small tears have been repair with archival tape. This book measures 4 x 6" and has 56 pages. The pages have a few diagrams (less than later printings), lots of machinist charts and tables, on subjects like engine speeds, feeds, taper cutting screws threads, horsepower of steam engines etc.. A hard to find book, in good+ shape.
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