The Mechanical Equipment, Volume 9, Factory Management Course

New York: Industrial Extension Institute, Inc., 1922. A beautiful copy of the original 1922 edition. Near Fine condition. Bound in the original full black leather, stamped in gold on the spine. The leather is in a remarkably fine state of preservation -- still bright, shiny, and completely unworn. A square, tight copy. No owner's name or bookplate. Light soil on the endpapers. Otherwise all pages are creamy white, clean and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Hardcover. Volume 9 in the FACTORY MANAGEMENT COURSE AND SERVICE series. Illustrated throughout with diagrams and vintage photos of 1920's machine shop equipment. A study of the standard machines and mechanical methods used in general manufacturing circa 1920. Includes sections that cover building and manufacturing; the drafting department; the pattern shop; foundry metals and foundry building; foundry molding methods; melting, pouring, cleaning; forging methods; drop forging; welding, soldering and brazing; heat treatments; the tool room - fixtures and gauges; cutting tools; lathes; turret and automatic lathes; boring; drilling machinery; planers, shapers and slotters; milling machines; gear-cutting; screw thread-cutting; grinding and grinding machinery; broaching and press work; woodworking machinery; paper machinery; boot and shoe machinery; textile machinery. Index. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). Hardcover (flexible leather). Near Fine condition. 8vo. xviii, 513pp. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). …