Book

This is a book entitled "Audel's Engineers and Mechanics Guide 2". It was written by Frank D. Graham and published by Theo. Audel & Co. in New York in 1921. The book has a soft cover that is made of black fabric. The front cover has debossed texts that read "AUDEL'S ENGINEERS AND MECHANICS GUIDE 2// QUESTIONS ANSWERS AND ILLUSTRATIONS// LOOK WITHIN". There is an debossed symbol of the horizon and the sun on the central bottom of the front cover. The back cover has a plain black surface. The spine has the book title on the top, a text that reads "CORLISS// UNIFLOW// PUMPING// CONTRACTORS// ENGINES" on the middle lower part, and a gold diamond-shaped symbol on the bottom. On the first page inside the front cover, there is a stamp of the Pump House Steam Museum and a hand-written pencil note that reads "99205/09". In front of the cover page, there is a black-and-white photograph of an American Locomobile. On the cover page is the book title in cream-coloured texts against a black background, it reads "AUDEL'S ENGINEERS AND MECHANICS GUIDE 2// A PROGRESSIVE ILLUSTRATED SERIES WITH QUESTIONS ANSWERS CALCULATIONS". This book aims to teach modern engineering practices to all engineers, mechanics, electricians, and students who work in the engineering profession. As Guide 2 of the series, it covers the theory, construction and operation of different types of engines, including the Corliss engine, uniflow engines, pumping engines, poppet valve engines and locomobiles.