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Title |
Cambria Steel |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Author |
Thackray, George E. |
Summary |
Red leather book published by Cambria Steel concerning various information about structural steel and directed towards "engineers, architects, builders and mechanics." On the first page, in black ink, "JW MacDonald" is handwritten. A fold out paper of Cambria's various plants, featuring black and white photos as well as descriptions, is before the title page. The book begins with a table of contents which discusses, for example, beams, sizes and safe weights. There are various diagrams, charts and descriptive paragraphs to express these concepts. At the back there is graph paper. On the inside of the back cover a mathematical formula is written in pencil. |
Published Date |
1916 |
Publisher |
Cambria Steel Co. |
Published Place |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Physical Description |
Red leather book with gold bearing "Cambria Steel" in the center of the front cover. Above this, near the top, "J.W. MacDonald" is written in black ink. The text on the spine is also in gold. Dimensions: Depth: 2.6cm, Width: 11.2cm, Length: 17.2cm |
Accession number |
OMC 1989.022 |
Catalog Number |
OMC 1989.022.006 |
People |
MacDonald, J.W. Thackray, George E. |
Search Terms |
Architecture Book Building Cambria Steel Engineers Mechanic Safe Weight |
Language |
English |