Pacific Wood Stave Pipe Catalog Number 14

Pacific Tank and Pipe Company

Published by Pacific Tank and Pipe Company, 1921

About this Item

A vintage softcover trade catalog by the Pacific Tank & Pipe Company, 128 pages. Bound in brown paper wraps with title at front cover. Printed on thick, slick paper with many black and white illustrations, tables and photographs throughout. Includes sections entitled "Durability," "Cost," "Capacity," "Wood Used," "Adaptability," "Size and Pressure" of "Pacific Continuous Wood Stove Pipe" and the "Installation" of that pipe. Also includes sections on different uses of wood stave pipe: "Irrigation Systems," "Reclamation," "Hydro-Electric Power Development," "Railroads," "Conveying Aciduous Water from Mines," and "Hydraulic Sluicing," among others. Includes similar descriptive sections on "Machine Banded Wood Stove Pipe," with sections on "Curvature," "Fittings," and "Couplings" as well. Includes pages of tables of water pressure for various pipe diameters at the rear of this catalog. A very thorough catalog describing the use of wood stave pipes in the early 20th century. "621 - 1" and "Library, The Franklin Institute" and "SEP 24 1921" stamps along the upper margin of the front cover of this catalog. Black ink markings over gold in title at front cover. Spine is starting to chip (see photo). "Franklin Library Institute" embossed at top of title page. The glue binding this catalog has dried, causing the first and final pages to tear near the spine (see photo). However, everything remains intact and in one piece with no pages looser than others. The lower corner of pages 31 to 40 is creased (see photo). The pages are clean and free of writing. Seller Inventory # Fred-Trade167

Bibliographic Details

Title: Pacific Wood Stave Pipe Catalog Number 14

Publisher: Pacific Tank and Pipe Company

Publication Date: 1921

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Good