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| NEW! MILLSTONE STUDIES: PAPERS ON THEIR MANUFACTURE, EVOLUTION, AND MAINTENANCE, SP. 1. Donald B. Ball and Charles D. Hockensmith provide a comprehensive study of millstone manufacturers, along with historical data and patent information, 223 pages with diagrams, $25.00 |
SPOOM RESEARCH – POWER TRAIN STUDY By Clark Mann. This report is the culmination of a SPOOM research project and based upon a sampling that represents the old mill population. Approx. 282 pages with historical information, detailed power train drawings, and other illustrations. $22.00 |
| FITZ WATERWHEEL BULLETIN #70 A 1928 catalog describing company products and a description of their virtues over turbines; provides speci- fications, running speeds, and general machinery descriptions, 84 pages. $10.00 ea. (2) |
TREATISE ON TESTING Of WATERWHEELS An 1881 classic by James Emerson that provides excellent line drawings of period turbines and their relative efficiencies; excellent commentary. $14.00 ea.(2) |
| FITZ WATERWHEEL BULLETIN #100 Companion to Fitz Bulletin #70, but describes Fitz-made turbines, and impulse wheel; oriented to small hydroelectric producers, 84 pages. $10.00 ea.(2) |
GRIST AND FLOUR MILLS IN ONTARIO Do not be misled by the title of this book by Felicity L. Leung which describes the milling process in layman’s terms. Illustrated; soft cover; 284 pages. $33.00 ea.(2) |
| NORDYKE MARMON CATAlOG #48 A reprint of one of this company’s best, early catalogs. 164 pages. Excellent reference. $11.00 ea.(2) |
LEFFEL’S CONSTRUCTION Of MILL DAMS AND BOOKWALTER’S MILLWRIGHT& MECHANIC |
| THE LEFFEL WATERWHEEL A rare 1883 handbook of 163 pages prepared by The James Leffel Co. of Springfield, Ohio, that contains power tables and turbine specifications; provides locations of 10,000 mills throughout the world with Leffel turbines. $11.00 ea.(2) |
MILLSTONE MANUFACTURE IN VIRGINIA Charles D. Hockensmith provides a look into the millstone industry through the eyes of two men who actually made millstones in southwestern Virginia.$14.00 ea.(2) |
| PRACTICAL MILLING This is a reprint of B.W. Dedrick’s 1924 book detailing all aspects of milling; 576 pages, hardcover. Best overall American reference book. $41.25 ea.(2) |
MIDGET MARVEL BOOK SET A SPOOM reprint. Consists of two books, Milling with the Midget Marvel Flour Mill and The Story of a Wonderful Flour Mill. The first provides basic non-technical instructions for the operation and maintenance of the Midget Marvel Mill. The second book tells the history of the Midget Marvel Mill and provides testimonials regarding its use in revolutionizing the milling industry. $13.00 per set.(2) |
| THE YOUNG MILLWRIGHT AND MILLER’S GUIDE A first edition reprint of this Oliver Evans classic published in 1795; 472 pages. This is the best period reference for American milling. $23.00 ea.(2) |
WATERWHEELS A reprint of ITC’s 1907 book on waterwheels. 128 pages, Illustrated; soft cover. $13.00 ea. (2) |
| THE ABORTION Of THE YOUNG STEAM ENGINEER’S GUIDE A little known Oliver Evans book on steam engine power; a very rare book. $24.75 ea.(2) |
FOR MILLERS IN THE MAKING Edited by Edgar S. Miller. A SPOOM reprint of a 1936 text. A collection of articles prepared by the Milling Production Department that originally appeared in The Northwestern Miller. $11.00 (2) |
| THE BOOK Of WRINKLES A collection of handy labor saving devices from the American Miller Magazine for millers and millwrights; 136 pages. $14.85 ea.(2) |
SPOOM DOCENT MANUAL, Part 1 A guideline for preparing a training manual for docents who are responsible for interpreting a mill that is open to the public. Without binder, $5.00. |
THE MILLWRIGHT’S JOURNAL |
THE VERSATILE MILLSTONE WORKHORSE Of EARLY INDUSTRY |
Other titles available, continued (Sorry, 20% membership discount does not apply to these titles) |
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| WINDMILLS AND WATERWHEELS Of LONG ISLAND By Sr. Anne Frances Pulling and Gerald A. Leeds. A selectionof 235 beautiful images of windmills and the towns that surround them. $18.99 |
THE FISCHER WINDMILL By Phillip E. Vierling. A history of the Fischer Windmill with drawings of its machinery and mechanism. Also contains a glossary of windmill terminology, 124 pages. $16.00. |
| HIGHLANDS MILLS By Clarence Baker Kearfott. A story in word and picture giving some of the history and legends of the old grist mills in the Appalachian Highlands and adjoining territory. $20.00 |
WINDMILLS AND WIND MOTORS By F.E. Powell. A reprint of 1910 classic that describes how to build and run windmills, complete with diagrams. $6.50. |
| MEADOWS MILLS By Marty McGee. A history of the first 100 years of th Meadows Mill Company of North Wilkesboro, NC, 1902-2002. Hardcover; 86 pages. $25.00 |
MILL PLACE NAMES, VOl. 1 AND VOl. 2 by David Haines. A collection of information and photographs designed for a researcher or enthusiast interested in mills and their connection to communities. Both volumes of the book come on one CD at a cost of $15.00. |
| WINDMILLS Of NEW ENGLAND By Don Lombardo. An oversize book documenting windmills found in New England in both text and photographs. Includes an easy to understand explanation of how windmills and wind turbines work, as well as a useful glossary of terms, 260 pages. $39.95 |
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