Online Catalogue last updated 23rd of November 2009
A fascinating compendium of early-20th-century mechanical devices, this expansive work ranges from basic hooks and levers to complex machinery used in steam, motive, hydraulic, air, and electric power, navigation, gearing, clocks, mining, and construction. More than 1,800 engravings include simple illustrations and detailed cross-sections.
Reprint of 1800 Mechanical Movements Devices and Appliances, The Norman W. Henley Publishing Co., New York, 1921.
Code No. 014070, 416 pages, ISBN 9780486457437, $35.00