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Model of a Locomotive by Christoph Volkert
Model of a Locomotive by Christoph Volkert
Model of a Locomotive by Christoph Volkert
Model of a Locomotive by Christoph Volkert
Model of a Locomotive by Christoph Volkert
Model of a Locomotive by Christoph Volkert

Model of a Locomotive by Christoph Volkert

$ 52.8

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Condition: Oblong 4to. / Small Folio. Boards. VG Cloth-backed pictorial boards. Illustrated with black & white cuts.
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany

    Description

    This is a scarce ca. 1890s vintage 17 page hardback book entitled Model Of A Locomotive
    with a historical sketch and brief description of the working parts by Christoph Volkert.
    Illustrated and edited by H.H.P.Powles Assoc meme Inst.C.E. Memb.Inst.Mech.Eng. George Philip&Son London, 32 Fleet Street. E.C. Liverpool and it is printed in Germany and originally cost  four shillings&sixpence.
    On the back page it has an excellent picture of a locomotive with all of the moving parts etc numbered and by lifting up:
    A The Boiler part which has a flap of paper that lifts to reveal the boiler in detail and it then shows B: Frame&Wheels and finally C: The Engine so it directs the engine into different moving sections.
    Its overall measurements are 13" x 9.25"