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The ANTIQUE AMERICAN STEAM GAUGE By Barry lee david “A helpful
guide for collectors” The age of
steam engines brought with it the ever-present possibilities of horrendous
explosions. It was no surprise, then, that around the middle of the 19th
century, the steam gauge made its appearance and soon was found wherever a
steam engine was used. Some were strictly utilitarian in appearance; others
were beautifully decorated. They were
manufactured to perform multitudes of tasks, and one of the most interesting
facets of steam gauge collecting is determining just what task your gauge was
designed to do. Author Barry David provides an enormous amount of information
in this book that helps the collector learn about his gauge: when it was made,
what job it was designed to do, how it did this job, who made it, and for what
company it was made. There are chapters on The Gauge Makers,
Discovery (learning the basic facts about a particular gauge), Cleaning and
Restoring Steam Gauges, Railroad Gauges, Fire Engine Gauges, Portable and
Traction Engine Gauges, Marine (Nautical ) Gauges, Press Gauges, Gauge Appliances
and Recorders, and Gauge Patents. There is also a section with color pictures
as well as a Bibliography and Index. If you are a collector, or a student of
technological history, you will find this book to be an invaluable addition to
your library. GREAT NOSTALGIA! 304 pages. 8-1/2 x 11 LARGE FORMAT. B&W pictures plus color insert. Soft cover.
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