Object Title
Audel's Engineers And Mechanics Guide 3
Object Name
Book
Date Made
1921
Materials
Paper --Fabric
Catalogue Number
PH2016.010.008
Dimensions

Length: 17.0cm x Width: 12.5cm x Height: 2.0cm

Description

This is a book entitled "Audel's Engineers and Mechanics Guide 3". 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 3// 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 with scattered white dots. The spine has the book title on the top, a text that reads "LOCOMOTIVE// MARINE// TURBINE// ENGINES// INDICATORS" on the middle lower part, and a gold diamond-shaped symbol on the bottom. On the inside of the front cover, there is a label from the National Museum of Science and Technology Library. On the first page, there are hand-written pencil notes of "#218" and "022421 MacKenzie $8.00". There is a stamp from the Pump House Steam Museum, and a black stamp of "D.C. MacKenzie Bytown, ___ 1921 - 1955 - 1967". There is a hand-written note in pencil that reads "99205/10" on the bottom right of the first page. In front of the cover page, there is a diagram that illustrates the errors in Engine Alignment. On the cover page is the book title in cream-coloured texts against a black background, it reads "AUDEL'S ENGINEERS AND MECHANICS GUIDE 3// A PROGRESSIVE ILLUSTRATED SERIES WITH QUESTIONS ANSWERS CALCULATIONS". There is a black stamp from D.C. MacKenzie Bytown on the last page of the book. Below the stamp, there is a hand-written note in green ink, reads ""D.C. MacKenzie 820 Dun___ Ave. Ottawa 30 Nov. 1966". On the top left corner of the last page is a hand-written pencil note that reads "263 pp". This book aims to teach modern engineering practices to all engineers, mechanics, electricians, and students who work in the engineering profession. As Guide 3 of the series, it covers the operation of locomotives, marine engines, turbines, rotary engines, and the instructions of using the indicator.

History

This book would be used by engineers, electricians or their apprentices. It was written to teach about modern engineering practices. This book was written in 1921 and printed in New York by Theo. Audel & Co. This company came out with many more guides.