Object Title
Marine Diesel Oil Engines Book Volume II
Object Name
Book
Date Made
1941
Materials
Paper
Catalogue Number
PH2016.010.007
Dimensions

Length: 23.5cm x Width: 16.5cm x Height: 3.6cm

Description

This is a blue hardcover book. It was written by J.W.M. Sothern and published by James Munro & Company Ltd. in Glasgow, Scotland in 1941. On the front cover, the debossed texts read "MARINE DIESEL OIL ENGINES// J.W.M. SOTHERN// M.I.E.S. M.I.MAR.E// VOLUME II// 6TH EDITION". The front cover has straight debossed line decorations close to the edges. The back cover has a plain blue surface. The spine has the book title and the author name in gold texts on the top, read " MARINE DIESEL OIL ENGINES// 6th EDITION// SOTHERN". There is a printed gold text of "VOLUME II" on the middle, while the text on the bottom is no longer legible. On the first page, there is a hand-written signature of "CHES.PHILIP LONDON ONT" in green ink. On the top of this page is a black stamp from the Pump House Steam Museum, and on the bottom right corner is a hand-written pencil note that reads "99205087". The cover page has the book title of "Marine Diesel Oil Engines// A Manual of Marine Oil Engine Practice Sixth Edition - in Two Volumes// Volume II". This book was used by marine engineers, mechanics and students to construct and operate marine oil engines. It covers information on fuel oils, lubricating oils, boilers, refrigeration, steering gears, ship construction, metric system and calculations. The book contains general electrical notes and sketches by the author.

History

This book was used by mechanics and marine engineers to better fix and create marine oil engines. It contains sketches and diagrams by the author who was J. W. M. Sothern. This is the sixth edition of this book and there are two volumes.