Providence, RI: Metal Crafts Supply Co., 1932. First edition. Decorated Wraps. Octavo, pp. 80. Illustrated with b/w photos, 1932 Price List laid in. A very nice mid-20th century metal arts and crafts supply catalog from a New England supplier. More about Catalogue of Metal Crafts Supplies: Metal Crafts Supplies and Equipments for Jewelry, Silver,...

Chicago: American School of Correspondence, 1912. Trade Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. unsequential page numbering, indexed, illustrated with b/w photos, drawings, and tables. This is Volume IV of a four-volume set covering mechanical drawing, sheet metal work. More about Cyclopedia of Heating, Plumbing, and Sanitation

Philadelphia: Berger Brothers Company, 1924. First printing. Staplebound Wraps. 12 mo (3 3/4 X 5 3/4), pp. 209, indexed, richly illustrated. A lovely little trade catalog. As with most tinner supply trade pieces, very uncommon. It includes steel skylights, "wrought star ears", gas gurnaces, and ornate register designs. Chock full... More about Tinners' and Roofers' Supplies Catalog No. 10

Oaks, PA: Contractors Foundry, 1942. First edition. Loose sheets in Cardboard Covers, as published. Octavo, pp. ca 80 data sheets covering manhole frames, park & lawn drains, bridge scuppers, gutters, fireplace dampers, flagpole bases, sills, and much more, ilustrated w/drawings. Scarce. More about Iron Castings for Construction

London: Fred Braby & Co. First printing. Original red Cloth w/gilt title on cover & spine. Quarto, pp. 304, indexed, with hundreds of b/w drawings. scarce trade piece, featuring weather vanes, steel windows, tin ceilings, etc. More about Braby's General Catalogue No. 19

London: Aluminium Development Association, 1954. Second revised. Pamphlet. 5.5" x 8.5" Ex-lib. pp 32. Published December, 1954. Charts and tables, b/w photos and drawings. Instructional reference for machining aluminium and its alloys, updated to include information on both wrought and cast alloys. More about Machining Aluminium; A.D.A. Information Bulletin No. 7

Pittsburgh, PA: ALCOA, 1950. Original edition. Navy Wraps, Spiral Bound. Small octavo, pp 213. Tables of structural members on each page with cross-sections. This handbook includes data on wrought aluminum alloys, castings, and plate metal. Physical properties, manufacture, fabrication, design and selection are included in this volume. A practical guide... More about ALCOA Structural Handbook

New York: Revere Copper and Brass Inc., 1965. Later printing. Spiral Bound. Octavo, pp. 140, illustrated in b/w and color. Indexed, with many Appendices. The subtitle is an accurate reflection of the book's contents. Scarce, important book for anyone working with copper as a building material, written by two giants... More about Copper and Common Sense: Design Principles and Techniques of Sheet Copper Construction. (AIA...

Jamestown, NY: Art Metal Construction Company, 1947. First edition. Pamphlet. Quarto, three-page fold-out paint color chart with 44 color samples; counterstamped by Walter King Company in Detroit, and the Sewage Treatment Works in Columbus, OH. A scarce example of mid-century art metal colors, including fifteen that simulated wood grain. A.... More about Art Metal Finish Colors and Grained Finishes

Hants, England: Gower Technical, 1988/1989. Second printing. Hardcover. Small quarto, pp. xiii,129; wonderfully illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Covers the cleaning, repair and maintenance of metals. It examines the properties of metals, the corrosion processes leading to their deterioration, and the techniques for managing these problems. There are detailed... More about Metals (Practical Building Conservation, English Heritage Technical Handbook, Vol 4) (Practical...

Milwaukee, WI: Radtke Bros. & Kortsch Co., nd ca 1920. First edition. Decorated Stock Wraps, yellow. Small quarto, pp 64. b/w illustrations and photographs on each page. With a list of "recent" contracts by the company. An extensive catalog of metal products from stairways and railings to doors, marquises, store... More about Ornamental Iron and Wire Work, Catalog No. 8

Canton, OH: Canton Art Metal Co., n.d. (ca. 1915). First edition. Decorated Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 142. Richly illustrated with b/w photos. Front endpaper stamped with "H. F. Andrews Structural Engineer Albany, NY" in blue ink. Another fine catalog from a local competitor of Eller Mfg. (see #?? above), this... More about Steel Ceilings: Catalog F