Length: 15.0cm x Width: 11.5cm x Height: 2.0cm
This is a black soft cover book. It was edited by Frederick J. Prior and was published by Frederick J. Prior in Chicago in 1912. On the front cover, the book title on the centre is printed in gold texts that read "The Canadian New First, Second and Third Year Examinations". The back cover and the spine both have a plain black surface. The publisher's stain is red on the bottom book edges. On the first page inside the front cover, there is a black stamp from the Pump House Steam Museum and a hand-written pencil note that reads "99205/03" on the bottom right corner. The pencil note on the top right corner is "2113892// 150". The cover page has the book title, reads "The Canadian New First, Second and Third Year Examinations FOR Engineers and Fireman". This book is a self-educational text with questions and answers that help students prepare for their engineers and firemen first, second and third year examinations. It covers the knowledge of locomotive firing; combustion and care for the boiler; the care and management of locomotives; airbrake handling; breakdowns; electric headlights; super-heaters; walschaert valve gear; and oil burning locomotives.
This book was printed in 1912. This book is a series of Questions and Answers that appear on the Fireman and Engineer First, Second and Third Year Exams. A fireman is a person who tends to the furnace or the fire of a steam ship.
