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Rick A
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I'm always coming across old steam parts and fittings catalogs. Here are a few you might enjoy.

Crane Co 1917
https://archive.org/details/valvesfittingsfo00cranrich/page/n5?q=safety+valves%2C+steam+whistles

Illinois Malleable Iron Co 1916
https://archive.org/details/IllinoisMalleableIronCompanyCatalogue/page/n3?q=safety+valves%2C+steam+whistles

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Rick A
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Here are a few more:

locomotive appliances 1904
https://archive.org/details/scienceofrailwa15kirk/page/n3?q=ashton+valve+steam+whistle

Baldwin locomotive parts 1906
https://archive.org/details/baldwinlocomotiv00bald/page/n3?q=steam+locomotives

Crawley & Johnson 1901
https://archive.org/details/illustratedcatal00craw/page/558?q=ashton+valve+steam+whistles

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I found a couple of hand books. The work manager's guide even mentions how to handle shop injuries.

https://archive.org/details/worksmanagersha00huttgoog/page/n10?q=crosby+valve

https://archive.org/details/modelengineersh00haslgoog/page/n8?q=crosby+valve

https://archive.org/details/smithwinchesteri00smit_0/page/n7?q=ashton+valve

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Here's one that will help you run your Railway shop.

https://archive.org/details/railwayshopupto01haiggoog/page/n5?q=locomotive+repair+parts

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The Westinghouse automatic and straight air-brake combined E. T. equipment and machinery. Questions and answers with their defects and remedies ..1920

https://archive.org/details/westinghouseauto00deal/page/n3?q=history+of+pessure+gauges


Ashton & Green, Limited: Slate, Tile, Brick, Cement, Marble, and Iron Manufacturers and Merchants 1887

https://archive.org/details/AshtonAndGreenLimited1887?q=ashton+valve


Mechanical heating and ventilation, an exhaustive analysis of all systems 1895

https://archive.org/details/mechanicalheatin00huye/page/n7?q=heating+and+ventilation+journal

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archive.org is a goldmine of resource material.

Carlisle joint station, and approaches from north, south, east, & west, including Saint Nicholas level crossing and Crown street junction : instructions to signalmen, drivers, guards, breaksmen, & others 1865

https://archive.org/details/carlislejointsta00unse/page/n1?q=steam+whistles

Practical points, a handbook for... engineers
by Farnum, John S. [from old catalog] 1903

https://archive.org/details/practicalpointsh00farn/page/n5?q=steam+whistles

Price-list of plumbers' brass work, copper, iron, and earthen ware, and plumbing materials manufactured by Hayden, Gere & Co. : for sale by Dalton & Ingersoll, no. 19 Union St., Boston.
by Dalton-Ingersoll Company 1866

https://archive.org/details/pricelistofplumb00dalt/page/n5?q=steam+whistles

Catalogue "B", pumps and hydraulic machinery for every service ..
by Goulds Manufacturing Co 1900

https://archive.org/details/cataloguebpumpsh00goul/page/n5?q=steam+whistles

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A few more interesting bits of history.

catechism of the locomotive 1874
https://archive.org/details/catechi...?q=forney's+great+catechism+of+the+locomotive

Appleby's illustrated handbook of machinery 1903
https://archive.org/details/Appleby...03/page/n7?q=ropes+handbook+of+the+locomotive

Development of the locomotive engine 1907
https://archive.org/details/developmentofloc00sincuoft/page/n7?q=locomotive+engineering

Elements of railroad track and construction 1908
https://archive.org/details/elementsofrailro01wils/page/n5?q=alexander%27s+ready+reference+for+all+railroad+men

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Boilers and Radiators. 1919
by Gurney Heater Mfg. Co.
https://archive.org/details/GurneyHeaterMFGCo.NEEDSUPLOADING/page/n1?q=pop+safety+valves

National boilers, radiators, and specialties: catalog no. 26 1920
by National Radiator Company
https://archive.org/details/NationalBoilersRadiatorsAndSpecialtiesCatalogNo.26/page/n1?q=pop+safety+valves

1895 Illustrated Catalogue and Price List of the Lunkenheimer Company
by Lunkenheimer Co.
https://archive.org/details/LunkenheimerCoCatalogue1895/page/n5?q=pop+safety+valves

Safety-valves; their history, antecedents, invention and calculation 1892
by Le Van, William Barnet,
https://archive.org/details/safetyvalvesthe00vangoog/page/n4?q=pop+safety+valves

The complete line. 1914
by United States Radiator Corporation
https://archive.org/details/UnitedStatesRadiatorCorporation0001/page/n3?q=pop+safety+valves

Illustrated catalogue A 1900
by Chandler pump co., Cedar Rapids, Ia. [from old catalog]
https://archive.org/details/illustratedcatal00chan/page/n5?q=pop+safety+valves

Illustrated catalogue of English brothers 1884
by English brothers, Kansas City. [from old catalog]
https://archive.org/details/illustratedcatal00engl/page/n5?q=pop+safety+valves

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Consolidated pop safety valves : 1910
by Consolidated Safety Valve Co. New York
https://archive.org/details/consolidate ... ety+valves

Safety-valves 1875
by Richard Hooker Buel
https://archive.org/details/safetyvalve ... ety+valves

Steam Boilers And Equipment 1928
by C B Lindstorm
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dl ... ety+valves

Boilermakers Marine and Land 1906
by Traill, T. W.
https://archive.org/details/boilermaker ... ety+valves

An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Steam Engine: Comprising a General View of the ... 1822
by Charles Frederick Partington
https://archive.org/details/anhistorica ... ety+valves

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Steam-boilers; their theory and design 1905
Parsons, Harry de Berkeley,
https://archive.org/details/steamboilersthei00parsuoft/page/n5?q=steam+boilers

Guide posts on the engineer's journey, ill. by numerous engravings and containing many useful tables 1889
by Tower, George Bates Nichols
https://archive.org/details/guidepostsonengi00toweuoft/page/n3?q=steam+boilers

Page boilers: catalogue no. 55 1929
byWM. H. Page Boiler Co.
https://archive.org/details/PageBoilersCatalogueNo.55/page/n3?q=steam+boilers

General catalog A: plumbing and heating goods of every description 1910
byWeil Bros.
https://archive.org/details/WeilBrosGeneralCatalogA/page/n5?q=pipe+fittings

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L.M.Rumsey MFG Co.: Illustrated catalogue of plumbers, gas and steam fitters, machinists, engine builder and railroad supplies. 1885
by L. M. Rumsey Co.

https://archive.org/details/L.M.RumseyCo.COMBINED/page/n11/mode/2up/search/ashton?q=brass+steam+fittings


Eclipse steam specialties, catalog D. 1920
by Illinois Engineering Co

https://archive.org/details/IllinoisEngineeringCo/mode/2up/search/marine+pressure+gauges?q=marine+pressure+gauges

Lidgerwood cableways for hoisting and conveying : this section of the cableway catalog shows typical installations of Lidgerwood cableways for building dams and locks
by Lidgerwood Manufacturing Company. 1912


https://archive.org/details/LidgerwoodCablewaysForHoistingAndConveyingThisSectionOfTheCableway/mode/2up/search/gauge+supply+catalogs?q=gauge+supply+catalogs

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