Books on model engines and boilers both sides of the pond

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While not dealing with models or small scale directly.This is the book,modelers of fairground rides and showmens engines use as a source. It covers the best and brightest of the day when they were still on the road in use daily.Copyrigth© 1972. By MAP publishing.

From the centre engine style

To the magnificent beasts of multi tasking the showmens engines.

 

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Here is a boiler making book that also covers burners,
TEE Publishing ISBN #1 85761 1144

One of the more current books.

 

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Here is a classic from the good old days originally published in 1950's and reprinted at least one in 1969. Covers how the fullsize was constructed, and how to model each group of parts to end up with a faithful smaller replica.Has lots of high quality B&W pics and loads of drawings.
This one is worth the hunt down. Don't know if allot where printed,or sold. But it is generally higher than others in price when sold here. $25.00US.

So with these pictures I let the secert out what the heck did they do with the traction engine models ;D

A back jacket listing for two other books of interest.

 

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Another reprint form 1871 for the boys and girls to stay occupied with

 

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The long time step by step for boiler building on a small scale.

Mostly B&W photos and plenty of them a few color plates as they were called.
Here is the boiler in use.

 

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The famous and infamous engineer of the bible,and the secret order of a by gone era. Great book for a lot of info,covers everything form soup to the nuts.
ISBN#1-8586-134-4 ©2000 3rd edition.

 

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First ©in the 20's then the last time ©1978 By Argus books ISBN#0 85242 478 7 4 3/4"x 7 1/4" booklet

First ©1920 current ©1992 TEE publishing ISBN#0 905100 13 1

 

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©1898 and reprinted by Lindsay publishing

 

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Another oldie but goodie,©1894 original and currently ©1986 and still in print and available. ISBN#0-917914-44-9

 

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Not to leave the wind crowd out this one covers both means of power.

Originally ©1905 it one of a number of a prolific author's Paul N Hasluck books about building, science and crafts.Most of which have been reprinted this edition is ©2001 by Lindsay. ISBN#1-55918-260-1

 

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That is a real life sized penny match box of matches Top of the chimney to the base is under 3"tall.

 

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This is book 2 ISBN#1-85486-147-6 ©2002 this edition First published in 1998
Has a very simple turbine and 3 other engines. as the first book this one is designed with the beginner in mind.

 

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A very good book on building engines and boilers.

 

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This is the older hard cover edition ©1973

 

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A book that was used in school shops to build small engines and boilers a companion book to the sterling engine book.

 

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A companion book to his others, This one reprinted a number of times.©1958 and 1969 as a hard cover. the latest version is probably a soft cover.

 

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Two very slim folder sheets, but very well done good drawings and explanations.

 

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One of a series by Tubal Cain on workshop practices that covers the spectrum of what you would need in a shop or at the bench. ©1999 reprint

 

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