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Rick A
Member # 197721
posted 11-06-2019 06:25 PM
I'm always coming across old steam parts and fittings catalogs. Here are a few you might enjoy. Crane Co 1917https://archive.org/details/valvesfittingsfo00cranrich/page/n5?q=safety+valves%2C+steam+whistles Illinois Malleable Iron Co 1916https://archive.org/details/IllinoisMalleableIronCompanyCatalogue/page/n3?q=safety+valves%2C+steam+whistles
Rick A
Member # 197721
posted 11-18-2019 03:35 PM
Here are a few more: locomotive appliances 1904https://archive.org/details/scienceofrailwa15kirk/page/n3?q=ashton+valve+steam+whistle Baldwin locomotive parts 1906https://archive.org/details/baldwinlocomotiv00bald/page/n3?q=steam+locomotives Crawley & Johnson 1901https://archive.org/details/illustratedcatal00craw/page/558?q=ashton+valve+steam+whistles
Rick A
Member # 197721
posted 11-20-2019 09:50 PM
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
Rick A
Member # 197721
posted 12-01-2019 02:06 PM
Here's one that will help you run your Railway shop.https://archive.org/details/railwayshopupto01haiggoog/page/n5?q=locomotive+repair+parts
Rick A
Member # 197721
posted 12-05-2019 01:42 PM
The Westinghouse automatic and straight air-brake combined E. T. equipment and machinery. Questions and answers with their defects and remedies ..1920https://archive.org/details/westinghouseauto00deal/page/n3?q=history+of+pessure+gauges Ashton & Green, Limited: Slate, Tile, Brick, Cement, Marble, and Iron Manufacturers and Merchants 1887https://archive.org/details/AshtonAndGreenLimited1887?q=ashton+valve Mechanical heating and ventilation, an exhaustive analysis of all systems 1895https://archive.org/details/mechanicalheatin00huye/page/n7?q=heating+and+ventilation+journal
Rick A
Member # 197721
posted 12-06-2019 04:03 PM
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 1865https://archive.org/details/carlislejointsta00unse/page/n1?q=steam+whistles Practical points, a handbook for... engineers by Farnum, John S. [from old catalog] 1903https://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 1866https://archive.org/details/pricelistofplumb00dalt/page/n5?q=steam+whistles Catalogue "B", pumps and hydraulic machinery for every service .. by Goulds Manufacturing Co 1900https://archive.org/details/cataloguebpumpsh00goul/page/n5?q=steam+whistles
Rick A
Member # 197721
posted 12-10-2019 09:08 PM
A few more interesting bits of history. catechism of the locomotive 1874https://archive.org/details/catechi...?q=forney's+great+catechism+of+the+locomotive Appleby's illustrated handbook of machinery 1903https://archive.org/details/Appleby...03/page/n7?q=ropes+handbook+of+the+locomotive Development of the locomotive engine 1907https://archive.org/details/developmentofloc00sincuoft/page/n7?q=locomotive+engineering Elements of railroad track and construction 1908https://archive.org/details/elementsofrailro01wils/page/n5?q=alexander%27s+ready+reference+for+all+railroad+men
Rick A
Member # 197721
posted 12-11-2019 09:35 PM
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 Companyhttps://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 Corporationhttps://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
Rick A
Member # 197721
posted 12-13-2019 10:17 PM
Consolidated pop safety valves : 1910 by Consolidated Safety Valve Co. New Yorkhttps://archive.org/details/consolidate ... ety+valves Safety-valves 1875 by Richard Hooker Buelhttps://archive.org/details/safetyvalve ... ety+valves Steam Boilers And Equipment 1928 by C B Lindstormhttps://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 Partingtonhttps://archive.org/details/anhistorica ... ety+valves
Rick A
Member # 197721
posted 01-05-2020 07:53 PM
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 Nicholshttps://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
Rick A
Member # 197721
posted 03-10-2020 02:10 PM
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 Cohttps://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. 1912https://archive.org/details/LidgerwoodCablewaysForHoistingAndConveyingThisSectionOfTheCableway/mode/2up/search/gauge+supply+catalogs?q=gauge+supply+catalogs