Book

This is a book entitled "HAWKINS ELECTRICAL GUIDE 9 WITH QUESTIONS ANSWERS & ILLUSTRATIONS". It was written by Hawkins and Staff and was published by Theo Audel & Co in New York in 1917. The book has a soft cover that is made of black fabric. On the front cover, there is the book title in gold lettering on the top, and an embossed round symbol that reads "REVISED 2ND EDITION" on the center. The back cover has a plain black surface. The spine has the book title on the top, a printed gold text reads "RAILWAYS// MOTION PICTURES// AUTOMOBILES// IGNITION" on the lower centre, and a number of "2533 to 2854" on the bottom. On the first page inside the front cover is a black stamp from the Pump House Steam Museum, and a hand-written pencil note that reads "99205/21". The cover page has the book title, the name of the author and the publisher. This book aims to teach the applications of electricity to engineers, electricians, students and people who would like to acquire a working knowledge in the field. As Guide No.9 in the series, it covers information of various electric vehicles, including electric railways, electric locomotives, car lighting, trolley car operation, motion pictures, gas engine ignition and the lighting systems.