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01055-B0990EKEE- Illustrated flyer- GILMORE ELECTRIC CO., South Boston, MA, ca 1890's. Agents for Little Giant Water Motor. Excellent. 3-1/4" x 6-1/2” x 4 pp. $55.00
01490-M0293ELCE-
Catalogue- DETROIT ENGINE WORKS,
Detroit, MI, 1914. Price List Of
Repair Parts For Detroit Stationary Engines, Bulletin No. III, Part 3. All parts
illustrated. Interesting half-tone of a small electric power station at U.S. military
encampment, Camp Perry, OH, with two soldiers in attendance.
Back cover is full page illustrated ad for the Wadsworth Light Kerosene
Tractors. Stained and edge chips.
7-3/4” x 10-1/2” x 16 pp.
$28.00
01994-M0893EEKE-
Catalogue- TECHNICAL SUPPLY CO,
Scranton, PA, ca early 1920s. Catalog
of Student’s Supplies. Part of ICS correspondence school. Drawing papers,
pencils, pens, books, school emblems, drawing tables, outfits for drawing,
bookkeeping, blowpiping, electrical &
qualitative studies; rules, bags, study lamps, cameras, Elgin gold watches,
personal goods, etc. A student has
rubber stamped numerous places on covers, otherwise very good. Coated stock.
4-1/4” x 7-3/4” x 48 pp.
$28.00
02038-M0893ELEE- Book- HAWKINS ELECTRICAL GUIDE NO. 8, ca early 1920s. Theo. Audel & Co., NY. The Telegraph, Wireless Telegraphy, Electric Lighting, Bells. Flyleaf missing, front hinge cracked, shaken, some page edges stained and torn. Well illustrated. Flexible hardback. 5" x 6-1/2" x 339 pp. $12.00
06291-M0998LAAH- Catalogue- BAILY ELECTRICAL SUPPLY, 62 Vesey Street, New York. 1915. All the old stuff-- base sockets and receptacles, rosetts, cut outs, cord connectors, switches, blocks, lamp cords, floor boxes, Appleton Unilets; knife, pendant, snap and key switches; electric bells, push buttons, speaking tube mouthpieces and other parts, desk and wall telephones, transformers, glass shades, old style light bulbs, electric iron, counter top stove, vest pocket and tubular flashlights, revolver flashlight, gooseneck portable lamp, electric radiator, Christmas tree outfits, blow torches, more. Excellent condition. 5-3/4" x 9" x 48 pp. $58.00
05905-M0797RKLL-
Catalogue- MANHATTAN ELECTRICAL CO.,
NY, Chicago, St. Louis, San Francisco. No.12, 1921.
Manual Of Wireless Telegraphy And Catalog Of Radio Telegraph Apparatus.
Transmitters and receivers, wireless keys, buzzers, coils, condensers,
transformers, meters, etc. Many items in wooden cases. Inserted price list and a
two color coupon for refund of the 25 cents paid for the catalogue originally.
Coated stock paper. All
very good to excellent
condition. 6" x 9-1/4" x 200 pp. $145.00
02036-M0893EELK-
Book- AUDELS NEW ELECTRIC LIBRARY VOL II. By Frank D. Graham, Theo. Audel
& Co, NY, cprt 1929, 1939, reprinted 1941. Tutorial with
illustrated diagrams. Dynamos, DC Motors. Construction, installation,
maintenance and trouble shooting. Flexible hardback. Very good condition.
5" x 6-3/4" x 418 pp. $22.00
02037-M0893EELK- Book- AUDEL'S NEW ELECTRIC LIBRARY VOL III. By Frank D. Graham, Theo. Audel & Co, NY, cprt 1929, 37, reprinted 1941. Tutorial with illustrated diagrams. Electrical testing instruments and tests, storage batteries construction and repairs. Flexible hardback. Very good condition. 5" x 6-3/4" x 418 pp. $22.00
01058-B0990Q-
SPIEGEL, Chicago, IL, ca 1940(?). Two folded pages from one of
their large catalogues with wind and gasoline electric equipment including two
wind rigs, two gasoline generators, storage batteries. Illustration of
farmstead--bringing "city electricity to the farm." Very good
condition. 9" x 13" x 2 pp. $18.00
07060-M0803ELKE-
Book- PRACTICAL ELECTRICITY AND HOUSE WIRING by Herbert Richter,
Published by Frederick J. Drake Co., Chicago, 1944. A Practical
Book of Instruction Covering In Detail Every Branch of Electrical Work as
Applied to the Wiring of Small Buildings. Fully illustrated, blue cloth
hardback with gilt embossed title, index. Excellent condition. 5-1/16”x
7-1/2”x 183 pp. $18.00
00690-B0990QRT-
Catalogue- DURST
MANUFACTURING
CO., NY, 1955. DUMACO brand
plumbing, hardware & electrical goods. Damped, last 25pp stained.
8-1/2" x 11" x 209 pp. Paperback. $8.00
00683-B099OQRT-
Catalogue- BEEDE ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT
CO., Penacook, NH. BEEDE INDICATING ELECTRIC METERS ca late 1950's. Square and Fan Type, Flush and Projection. 6” x
9''x 15 pp. Paperback. $4.00
07245-M0805EEEE-
Catalogue- W. W. GRAINGER, INC., Nashville, Tenn. No 301, Winter
1962. Motors, tools, accessories, etc. Minor chips to cover edge,
otherwise very good condition. 5-1/2" x 8-1/4" x 242 pp. $14.00
03336-M0994ECEE- Journal- RETAIL & BUSINESS REVIEW, Electrical Information Pub, Madison, WI, May/Jun 1969. Promotes business use of electricity. Lots of nice color pictures of interior and exterior of stores, new products pictured, etc. Excellent. 5-1/4" x 8" x 32 pp. $12.00
07087-M0704EELC-
Journal- REN (ILLINOIS RURAL ELECTRIC NEWS), Springfield, IL. Sep
1977. Published by Assoc of Illinois Electric Cooperatives. Articles of note
include: Electricity Helps Train Police, Light Aircraft Repair is His
Enjoyable Work (picture shows fellow working on a Piper Cherokee 180 with a
Aeronca Chief in background), Old Barn is No Longer a Liability (young
owners put a restaurant in it!), camping and cooking feature with recipes, dress
pattern department, much more on conservation, etc. Cumberland General Store
here in Crossville, TN has a classified ad. Excellent condition. 8-3/8”x
10-7/8”x 30 pp. $14.00