Ram, Gilbert S: The Incandescent Lamp and Its Manufacture

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Ram, Gilbert S : The Incandescent Lamp and Its Manufacture

The D. Van Nostrand Company, New York, 1894

Original publisher's purple cloth binding with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Spine has faded to a light brown. 5 3/4" x 8 3/4." 218 pages, complete. Many black-and-white illustrations (diagrams and graphs), complete. Two former owner's stamps in black ink on verso of front free endpaper and a facing flyleaf: "Library of Leslie F. Blanchard." Pages are very clean and intact except for minuscule age toning. Binding is tight. Covers are clean and intact overall but have sunning and a few small stains along the spine, some chipping at head and tail of spine and outer joints, and slight wear at the corners. A piece of cloth measuring about 1 1/4" x 3/4" is missing at the head of spine. A Very Good copy. A comprehensive treatise on the incandescent lamp and its manufacture by Gilbert S. Ram. Part of "The Electrician" Series. The following are the chapter titles: "The Filament," "Preparation of the Filament," "Carbonisation," "Mounting," "Flashing," " Sizes of Filaments (Unflashed)," "Sizes of Filaments (Flashed)," "Glass Making," "Glass Blowing," "Sealing-In," "Exhausting," "Testing," "Capping," "Efficiency and Duration," and "Relation Between Light and Power." List of Illustrations and introduction in the front. Index in the back.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover

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