Antique American Steam Gauge

	The Antique American Steam Gauge by Barry David The age of steam engines brought with it the ever-present possibilities of horrendous explosions. It was no surprise, then, that around the middle of the 19th century, the steam gauge made its appearance and soon was found wherever a steam engine was used. Some were strictly utilitarian in appearance; others were beautifully decorated. They were manufactured to perform multitudes of tasks, and one of the most interesting facets of steam gauge collecting is determining just what task your gauge was designed to do. Author Barry David provides an enormous amount of information in this book that helps the collector learn about his gauge: when it was made, what job it was designed to do, how it did this job, who made it, and for what company it was made. There are chapters on The Gauge Makers, Discovery (learning the basic facts about a particular gauge), Cleaning and Restoring Steam Gauges, Railroad Gauges, Fire Engine Gauges, Portable and Traction Engine Gauges, Marine (Nautical ) Gauges, Press Gauges, Gauge Appliances and Recorders, and Gauge Patents. There is also a section with color pictures as well as a Bibliography and Index. If you are a collector, or a student of technological history, you will find this book to be an invaluable addition to your library.






















	304 pages. 8-1/2 x 11 . B&W pictures plus color insert. Soft cover. $35.00. (2003) ISBN 1931626138 "A helpful guide for collectors." — Scale Rails "The author has done an extreme amount of research. A highly recommended book, even if you're not a gauge collector." — Shavings "The author has gone a long way towards making up for the dearth of information available about American steam gauges." — Maine Antique Digest "Even if you don't care a hoot about gauges, you will after reading the author's stories about gauge makers and companies." — May Lou Stover, The Gristmill "I found the book fascinating and never collected a gauge in my life!" — Jim Reyer, Steam in the Garden Magazine "I was especially impressed with the tremendous quantity of research work done on patents and on the corporate histories of the end users of the gauges. I highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in nineteenth century technology." —- W. Andrew Morrison, President of the Chattanooga Society of Model Engineers, Inc. "Over 304 pages with many illustrations of gauges and the machines/vehicles the gauges were used on. The chapter on cleaning/restoring is particularly intriguing, even though labeled for steam gauges, because there are so many similarities to fire apparatus gauges." — Tim W. Elder, Silver Trumpet Editor, (SPAAMFA) Society for the Preservation & Appreciation of Antique Motor Fire Apparatus in America


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The Antique American Steam Gauge

by Barry David