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  • Model T Ford Service

    8x10" 320 Pages Model T Ford Service Henry Ford’s Model T forever changed the world. The car made “for the great multitude” (as Ford put it) first debuted in 1908 and proved so affordable and so popular...

    $23.95 $18.95

  • Dixon & Son Fire Fighting Equipment Catalog 1930

    6x9" 170 Pages Dixon & Son Fire Fighting Equipment Catalog -1930-: Consisting of hose, hose appliances, helmets and clothing, gongs, whistles, fire engines, breathing appliances, etc S. Dixon & Son, Limited was one...

    $17.95 $12.95

  • Dickson Illustrated Catalogue of Standard Gauge Locomotives

    8x10" 150 PagesIllustrated Catalogue of Standard Gauge Locomotives: Manufactured by Dickson Manufacturing Co.Founded in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1856, the Dickson Manufacturing Company built steam engines, boilers, hoisting...

    $17.95 $12.95

  • Firing the Steam Locomotive

    8x10" 124 PagesFiring the Steam LocomotiveCreated in 1947 by the Reading Company, FIRING THE STEAM LOCOMOTIVE served as the handbook for the last generation of locomotive firemen. Within its chapters you'll find a breakdown...

    $14.95 $9.95

  • Zeppelin: Story of a Great Achievement

    8x10" 132 Pages Written in 1922 by Harry Vissering, the director of the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation, Zeppelin recounts the life and work of Count Zeppelin (1838-1917). One of the first Americans to show interest in...

    $15.95

  • Brooks Locomotives Catalog

    8x10" 344 Pages In 1869 Horatio Brooks, a former superintendent of the New York and Erie Railroad, leased the shops at Dunkirk, New York and opened the Brooks Locomotive Works. It quickly became the largest manufacturer in...

    $32.95

  • H.K. Porter Light Locomotives

    8x10" 236 Pages In 1866, Henry Kirke Porter and John Smith opened a machine shop in Pittsburgh and began producing light locomotives for industrial use under the name Smith & Porter. After a disastrous fire in 1871, the...

    $13.50

  • Story of the Airship

    8.5x11" 95 Pages Originally published by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. as a promotional, The Story of the Airship chronicles the history and development of these great "silver cruisers of the sky." Filled with photos...

    $17.95 $10.95

  • Aeroplane Operation 1929

    8.5x11" 400 Pages When this seventh edition of Aeroplane Construction, Operation and Maintenance was originally published in 1929, America was in the middle of a Golden Age of Flight. More companies were building...

    $38.95 $31.95

  • Coal and Ash Machinery Handling Catalog

    8.5x11" 219 Pages Founded in 1876 by Francis Lechner and Joseph A. Jeffrey, the Jeffrey Manufacturing Co. produced the USA's first power-driven coal cutter. The company quickly grew into one of the largest suppliers of...

    $23.95 $16.95

  • ALCO Articulated Locomotives Catalog

    9x7" 43 Pages Founded in 1901 by the merger of eight manufacturers, the American Locomotive Company eventually became the second largest in the United States, behind Baldwin. ALCO built over 75,000 engines, including...

    $13.95 $6.95

  • Locomotive Engineman's Manual

    8x10" 472 Pages Originally printed in 1919, The Engineman's Manual was intended to be used in the instruction of locomotive engineers, firemen, and railroad mechanics. It features dozens of chapters concerning every...

    $43.95 $36.95

  • Electric Railway Dictionary

    8x10" 414 Pages If you are a fan of trolley cars, interurban streetcars and electric railroading, then The Electric Railway Dictionary is a book you need to have on your shelf! This historic text is far more than just a...

    $37.95 $30.95

  • Electric Railway Engineering

    8x10" 361 Pages When Electric Railway Engineering was originally published in 1915, the electric railroad was rapidly transforming the nation's cities and suburbs. How trolley cars, interurban cars, and electric freight...

    $38.95 $31.95

  • Successful Motorman 1908

    8x10" 332 Pages In 1888, Frank J. Sprague built the first successful electric-powered trolley car system in Richmond, Virginia. A few years later he invented multiple-unit control, an innovation that allowed the...

    $33.95 $26.95

  • Steam Engineering Handbook 1902

    8.5x11" 475 Pages Published when the Age of Steam was at its zenith, the 1902 Handbook of Steam Engineering covers the design, construction, and operation of some of the 19th Century's most important machines: the steam...

    $53.95 $46.95

  • For Your New Trolley Cars

    8.5x11" 27 Pages The Electric Service Supplies Company, or ESSCO, was a manufacturer of high-quality parts for trolleys, interurbans, and subway cars. The company's Keystone Line of products, which included a patented...

    $17.95 $10.95

  • The Safety Car Application and Equipment

    8.5x11" 28 Pages In the 1910's and 20's, economic pressures and the rise of the motorbus produced dramatic changes in the streetcar industry. A promising solution to ensure profitability was the introduction of the...

    $14.95 $7.95

  • Birney Safety Trolley Car

    8x10" 19 Pages In the 1910's and 20's, economic pressures and the rise of the motorbus produced dramatic changes in the streetcar industry. A promising solution to ensure profitability was the introduction of the...

    $17.95 $10.95

  • Pullman On Dress Parade

    8.25x6" 40 Pages Originally printed for publicity purposes by the Pullman Car Company in the 1940's, On Dress Parade is a wonderful, full color book that illustrates the luxury and style of Pullman's aluminum wonders. ...

    $18.95 $11.95

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