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Steam Engine Books
Stirling Engine Books
Tractor Books
Gasoline Engine Books
Books on Machining
Railroad Books
Children's Books are listed on my daughter's page.
Beginners Projects
General Interest
CHT Video Page

Note: all books listed are modern or reprints!

 1. Old Catalogs- No, you can't  still order out of them, but there are lots of great project ideas hidden in here!
1895 Charles A. Strelinger & Co. Tool Catalog - goods used by  mines, mills, engineers, blacksmiths, founders & factories
$24.95
James Beggs & Co.- Supplier of Engines & Boilers
$7.00
Marine Iron Works of Chicago - Has Sternwheeler info!
$17.00
1906 Puget Sound Machinery Depot (of Seattle)- Engines & Boilers
$10.50
1937 Weeden Toy Steam Engines & Accessories - need I say more?
$12.00
1911 Awoco Electrical Novelties - motors, windmills, and a merry-go-round
$5.60
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Modern Model Engine Catalogs
Catfish Hollow Toys - Our own paper cat, everything here and more!20p
$ 2.50
PM Research Inc- Maker of steam and hot air engines & kits. 67p
$ 3.00
Maxitrak Ltd - Scale live steam Locomotives, and land vehicles
$ 6.00
O.S. Live Steam Locomotives-3-1/2" to 7-1/2"gauge, 4p
$1.00
Coles' Power Models- Steam and Gas Engines.  They are only open 15 hours a week; order through us and save a headache. 46 p
$ 7.50
We list the following books in association with .  When you click on a book title, you will leave this site and go to amazon.com.  They pay us a modest commission , a portion of any proceeds will be donated to Muscular Dystrophy, in honor of Jamie Kramer.
Collectible Toys and Games of the Twenties and Thirties from Sears Roebuck & Co. Catalogs.  paperback  124 pg.
$11.65
Boy's Toys of the Fifties and Sixties:  Memorable Catalog Pages from the Legendary Sears Christmas Wishbooks 1950-1969.  paperback 192 pg.
$19.95
Girl's Toys of the Fifties and Sixties:  Memorable Catalog Pages from the Legendary Sears Christmas Wishbooks 1950-1969.  paperback 192 pg.
$19.95
The Doll and Teddy Bear Dept.:  Memorable Catalog Pages from the Legendary Sears Christmas Wishbooks 1950-1969.  paperback 192 pg.
$19.95
 2. Books on Steam Engines
1915 Case Steam Engine Manual- reprint of operator's manual, This is a GREAT reference for anybody interested in steam.
$12.00
Modern Steam Engines- 1887 explains about the construction of steam engines
$26.95
The Steam Engine Illus. and technical descriptions of steam powered devices $19.95
Steam and It's Uses- 1865 A great little reference for the historian $19.95
Steam Engine Design - 1896 Design or modify  your engine for maximum efficiency
$9.95
The Steam Engine- for beginners, explains the basic principles
$6.95
Model Making 1925 -steam engines, cranes, guns & more $14.95
Building the Corliss Steam Engine $12.50
Model Engine Construction- all kinds of steam engines & boilers including traction, stationary, portable, and compound
$15.95
Steam & Stirling Engines You can Build-drawings, how-to for 12 engines $36.00
Steam & Stirling II- 24 more projects, including the Tesla Turbine $39.00
Laying out for Boilermakers-An incredible how-to, one of the best on the subject
$39.95
Boilers- Types and Designs, ICS textbook from 1907
$9.95
Modern Locomotive Construction, Meyers
$44.95
The Modern Steam Car and its background
$11.95
Steam Engine Projects Young Mechanic 1871- simple but functional engines & boilers
$4.95
We list the following books in association with .  When you click on a book title, you will leave this site and go to amazon.com.  They pay us a modest commission for books purchased through these links, a portion of any proceeds will be donated to Muscular Dystrophy, in honor of Jamie Kramer.
The ASME Code Simplified:  Power Boilers.  hardcover 272 pg.
$59.95
High Pressure Boilers.  paperback  265 pg.
$34.96
High Pressure Boilers_/ Instructor's Guide.  paperback 
$10.96
American Steam Tractors.  paperback  96 pg
$14.95
Steam Tractors.  paperback with 40 B&W and 80 color photos
$17.56
Power from Steam: a History of the Stationary Steam Engine.  paperback
$33.95
3.
Books on Gasoline Engines-
Model Hit 'n Miss Plans- Build a 1-1/8" b x 1-1/2"s engine w/out castings $17.00
Internal Combustion Engine Patents Vol. 1  1881-1890- reprints of unusual patents
$9.95
Internal Combustion Engine Patents Vol. 2 more reprints of unusual patents
$9.95
Gas Gasoline and Oil Engines 1910 476 pgs
$19.95
Gas Engine Secrets
$7.00
Plain Gas Engine Sense
$7.50
We list the following books in association with .  When you click on a book title, you will leave this site and go to amazon.com.  They pay us a modest commission for books purchased through these links, a portion of any proceeds will be donated to Muscular Dystrophy, in honor of Jamie Kramer.
The Complete Guide to Stationary Gas Engines.  paperback
$23.96
4.
Books on Stirling Cycle, and Hot Air Engines
Steam & Stirling Engines You can Build-drawings, how-to for 12 engines
$36.00
Steam & Stirling II- 24 more projects, including the Tesla Turbine
$39.00
The Vacuum  Rotor Heat Engine 1934- Patent drawings for a flamelicker
$7.00
Making Stirling Engines - shows you how to get started
$16.00
Robinson Hot Air  Engine Plans - 19p. build this distictive model w/out the use of castings
$10.50
Climes Stirling Hot Air Engine Plans - easy to build using cans 10p
$10.50
Hot Air Engine Patents Vols 1&2 1871-1959
$19.95
The Stirling Engine Manual - Rizzo, History and plans
$35.95
Stirling Engine Manual Vol2 -Rizzo, 150pgs
$39.95
5.
Books on Machine Shop Practice 
Machining
Handbook of Mechanical Design - 1942
$19.95
Henry Ford's Shop Theory- Quick working Knowlege of the basics
$16.95
Machine Shop Methods 1950 L.J. Milne, basic principles and methods for the apprentice or amateur
$18.95
Hardening, Tempering, Annealing, and Forging of Steel 1907
$9.95
Advanced Machine Work- Textbook from MIT from 1915!
$29.95
Gear Cutting Practice 1937
$14.95
Indexing Secrets 1903
$4.00
Elements of Machine Work- Laying out chipping, filing, scraping, hardening, tempering,steels, fitting, soldering, brazing, aligning shafts and MORE....192pgs
$18.95
Cost-Cutting Shop Kinks 1927- How machinists solved problems
$9.95
Mathematics for Machinists- a great reference, especially for those of us who can't remember every formula, or who are just a little rusty
$11.95
Pattern Making -1905
$12.00
Metal Working: Tools, Materials & Processes for the Handyman (hardcover)
$29.95
Metal Spinning -  materials, tools, lubes, processes
$9.95
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The  Engine Lathe-
'How to Run a Lathe' Southbend 1942 - a great book for the beginner, or refresher for the rest, a bargain at twice the price!
$7.95
Keep your Lathe in Trim Southbend 1943 - necessary & routine adjustments to keep your lathe running like new!
$3.95
Running an Engine Lathe- an apprentice book w/ practical suggestions
$6.95
Lathe Handbook #1 Popular Mechanic's 1925 -tips, etc,  build a lathe!
$7.95
Getting the Most Out of Your Lathe- great reference
$5.95
Care & Operation of a Lathe Sheldon 1942 
$7.50
Lathe Operations 1937- J.W. Barritt
$13.95
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Books on Milling Machines and Shapers
Cincinnati Treatise on Milling and Milling Machines-circa 1918 $13.95
Milling Kinks 1908 by Colvin & Stanley- mill a heart shaped cam etc.
$9.90
Milling Machine operations-the things you need: care, arbors, feeds, etc.
$9.95
Shapers 1943- Easy to read WWII training manual
$8.95
Shaper Operations 1937- illustrated how-to for students
$7.95
How To Run a Metal Working Shaper and Drill Press - South Bend
$6.95
We list the following books in association with .  When you click on a book title, you will leave this site and go to amazon.com.  They pay us a modest commission for books purchased through these links, a portion of any proceeds will be donated to Muscular Dystrophy, in honor of Jamie Kramer.
The Complete Handbook of Sand Casting.  paperback   238pg.
$15.95
The Machinist's Bedside Reader.  paperback
$26.99
The Machinist's 2nd Bedside Reader.  paperback
$26.00
The Machinist's 3rd Bedside Reader.  paperback
$32.00
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Antique Tractor Related Books
1915 Case Steam Engine Manual- reprint of operator's manual, This is a GREAT reference for anybody interested in steam.
$12.00
We list the following books in association with .  When you click on a book title, you will leave this site and go to amazon.com.  They pay us a modest commission for books purchased through these links, a portion of any proceeds will be donated to Muscular Dystrophy, in honor of Jamie Kramer.
American Steam Tractors.  paperback  96 pg
$14.95
Steam Tractors.  paperback with 40 B&W and 80 color photos
$17.56
Antique Tractor Bible.  paperback  288 pg.
$23.96
Full Steam Ahead:  J.I. Case Tractors and Equipment 1842 - 1955.  hardcover  352 pg.
$39.95
Threshers at Work.  paperback 96 pg.  pictorial history of threshing day on the farm - more than 70 color photos
$14.95
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Railroad Related Books
Modern Locomotive Construction, Meyers
$44.95
We list the following books in association with .  When you click on a book title, you will leave this site and go to amazon.com.  They pay us a modest commission for books purchased through these links,,a portion of any proceeds will be donated to Muscular Dystrophy, in honor of Jamie Kramer.
America's Rail Pictorial.  hardback  152 pg.
$44.95
British Main Line Services in the Age of Steam 1900-1968.  hardcover 224 pg.
$46.95
A Field Guide to Trains of North America. (Peterson Field Guide) paperback
$14.40
Steam Trains.  library binding  48 pg.   young adult reading level
$15.95
Full Steam Ahead:  The Race to Build a Transcontinental Railroad.  hardcover  159 pg.     young adult reading level
$17.05
Railroads in the Heartland:  Steam and Traction in the Golden Age of Postcards.  hardcover  184 pg.
$29.95
Railways in Camera:  Archive Photos of the Great Age of Steam from the Public Record Office 1860-1913.  paperback  256 pg.
$22.95
Scalded to Death by the Steam:  Authentic Stories of Railroad Disasters and the Ballads That Were Written About Them.  paperback
$11.65
Steam, Steel, & Stars:  America's Last Steam Railroad.  O. Winston, Photographer  paperback
$19.96
Trains of America:  All-Color Railroad Photography Featuring the Late Steam and Early Diesel Era.  hardcover
$35.96
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Books on Model Railroads
Walt Disney's Railroad Story:  The Small-Scale Fascination That Led to a Full-Scale Kingdom.  hardcover
$47.96
Model Railroader Cyclopedia:  Steam Locomotives Vol.1.  paperback 272 pg.
$39.96
Beginner's Guide to Large Scale Model Railroading.  paperback  96 pg
$17.95
Large-Scale Model Railroading Handbook.  paperback  207 pg.
$17.05
 8.
Books for Boys (and girls) and Other Beginners
Steam Engine Projects Young Mechanic 1871
$4.95
The Boy Mechanic- 700 projects, including boats, engines & more
$18.95
The Boy Mechanic 2- 1,000 projects, including a model ferris wheel
$18.95
The Boy Mechanic 3-800 projects including a homemade car
$19.95
Harper's Electricity Book for Boys J.H. Adams, 1907, 407pgs
$19.95
The Boy Electrician- the 1940 classic!
$19.95
Machine Shop Methods 1950 L.J. Milne, basic principles and methods for the apprentice or amateur
$18.95
Running an Engine Lathe- an apprentice book w/ practical suggestions
$6.95
Shaper Operations 1937- illustrated how-to for students
$7.95
Mathematics for Machinists- a great reference, especially for those of us who can't remember every formula, or who are just a little rusty $11.95
 7. Books of General Interest Other Books
507 Mechanical Movements(1893)- A gadgeteer's delight
$7.95
Proceedure in Experimental Physics a 600p how-to
$29.95
Power and Machinery from 1880- a great picture book for the machine nut
$49.95
Manual of Blacksmithing
$9.95
Blacksmith Shop & Iron Forging 1906 a tech school textbook
$7.50
Elementary Forge Practice 1908-Metal working at its most basic
$10.95
English and American Tool Builders
$17.95
The Story of Mass Produced Firearms
$6.95
Windmills and Windmotors
$6.95
Bricks and Brickmaking 32pg
$9.90
Bellfounding 32pg
$9.90
Make it Yourself 900 projects,471pgs
$19.95
Projects model Craftsman 1933 63pgs NEAT!
$9.95
Copper Work 1908
$7.95
Manual of Formulas- paint, glue, perfumes, etc
$9.95
Aircraft Sheet Metal, one of the best books on sheetmetal work
$14.95
We list the following books in association with .  When you click on a book title, you will leave this site and go to amazon.com.  They pay us a modest commission, for books purchased through these links, a portion of any proceeds will be donated to Muscular Dystrophy, in honor of Jamie Kramer.
One Little Farm:  Boyhood Visits to a Midwestern Farm in the 1920's and '30's.  softcover 96 pg.  51 wonderful pen and ink drawings
$12.95
Children's Pleasures:  Books, Toys, and Games from the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood.  hardcover 
$49.50
Pressland's Great Book of Tin Toys.  hardcover signed edition
$250.00
Children's Books are listed on my daughter's page.

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