Object Title
Audel's Engineers and Mechanics Guide 5
Object Name
Book
Date Made
1921
Materials
Paper --Fabric
Catalogue Number
PH2016.010.004
Dimensions

Part a- Length: 17.0cm x Width: 12.5cm x Height: 2.0cm
Part b- Length: 16.3cm x Width: 12.8cm
Part c- Length: 16.2cm x Width: 12.0cm
Part d- Length: 16.4cm x Width: 10.6cm
Part e- Length: 16.4cm x Width: 11.0cm

Description

a- This is a book entitled "Audel's Engineers and Mechanics Guide 5". It was written by Frank D. Graham and published by Theo. Audel & Co. in New York in 1921. It has a soft cover made of black fabric. The front cover has debossed texts that read "AUDEL'S ENGINEERS AND MECHANICS GUIDE 5// 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 printed gold text that reads "STEAM// FUEL// ECONOMY// BOILER CONSTRUCTION" on the middle lower part, and a gold diamond-shaped symbol on the bottom. On the cover page is the book title in cream-coloured texts against a black background, it reads "AUDEL'S ENGINEERS AND MECHANICS GUIDE 5// 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 5 of the series, it covers the theory and construction of different types of steam boilers. b- These are the first two pages of the book. The two pages are detached from the spine. On the first page is a stamp from the Pump House Steam Museum, and a hand-written note in pencil that reads "99205/13" on the bottom right corner. On the back of the second page, there is a diagram of the elementary CO2 Recorder. c- These are the two pages that are detached from the book. They are numbered from page 1777 to 1780. The first page is from the chapter of "HEAT", and it has a list of "Special Heat of Various Substances" on the front page. The second page is from Chapter 55, titled "From Ice to Steam". It has the definitions of solid and liquid. d-e- These are two pieces of blank paper that are placed in between page 2140 and 2141.

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.