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THE TEXTILE MILL ENGINE VOLUME 1

by George Watkins

Published by David & Charles. 1st. 1970

Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. David & Charles Library of Textile History.

Spine bumped. Pale page browning to endpapers. Dustwrapper is price-cut, edge rubbed with a tear to top edge of front panel.

ISBN: 071534983X
Stock no. 1322492

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Contents

  • Introduction
  • BEAM ENGINES
  • House-Built Single
  • Independent
  • Compounded
  • McNaught
  • Large Examples
  • Pusher Compound
  • Pushers
  • Other Compounds
  • Side Levers
  • VERTICAL ENGINES
  • HORIZONTAL ENGINES
  • Simple Expansion
  • Single Tandem Slide Valve
  • Corliss and Slide Valves
  • Corliss Valves
  • Large Single Tandems
  • Drop Valves
  • TWIN TANDEMS
  • Compound
  • Triple Expansion
  • MODERNISING
  • DESIGN CHANGES
  • Acknowledgements
  • Indexes: Engine Types
  • Makers

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