1947 1st Ed. (Signed) The Story of Scrap, Edwin Barringer, HC, DJ, Illustrated For Sale

1947Signed
First Ed.The Story of ScrapEdwin C. Barringer (signed & inscribed) (see photo)Good condition (see photos)Illustrations/Photographs (see photos)Dust Jacket: fair condition, chips (see photos)pp. 152Dimensions: 8 1/2\" x 5 1/4\" x 3/4\"The book is focused on the history, operations, and importance of the scrap iron and steel industry.The work covers the long history of scrap reuse (tracing metal salvage back thousands of years), the industry’s structure (dealers, brokers, processors), its critical role in steelmaking (especially open-hearth furnaces), and its contributions during and after World War II, when scrap drives and supply were vital to wartime production. It also addresses myths, such as pre-war scrap exports.Barringer served as President and Executive Secretary of the Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel (founded 1928; later merged into what became the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries / ISRI). He also gave congressional testimony on scrap-related matters (e.g., 1942 hearings before a House Military Affairs subcommittee on procurement).