c1905 antique ENGINEERING NOTEBOOK augusta brunswick bath me WATER WORKS For Sale

c1905 antique ENGINEERING NOTEBOOK augusta brunswick bath me WATER WORKS
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This description was created with the assistance of AI based on my examination of the original item and the photographs provided. All identifying information, dates, names, measurements, condition details and historical content have been reviewed for accuracy.

Original c.1905 pocket-size municipal water works and engineering reference notebook, measuring approximately 4" x 6.76", assembled in a three-ring binder and filled with typewritten engineering notes, calculations, tables, charts, formulas, pasted-in reference material and foldouts.

A substantial portion relates specifically to Maine water works, with detailed material concerning Augusta, Waterville, Gardiner, Brunswick, Bath, and Dover & Foxcroft. The notebook records practical engineering and financial information including pumping capacity, reservoirs, standpipes, water mains, hydrants, operating expenses, construction and replacement costs, depreciation, water-power requirements and municipal acquisition/appraisal figures.

Among the Maine material is a large foldout compiled by Samuel C. Manley giving water-works acquisition figures for Dover & Foxcroft, Gardiner, Waterville, Augusta and Brunswick, including awards, district expenses, company expenses, gross costs and net returns. Other pages contain Augusta Water Works operating and revenue information; Waterville pumping records and reservoir estimates; and standpipe information for Brunswick and Bath, including capacities, dimensions, construction dates, builders, estimated costs and depreciation. The Brunswick and Bath estimates are identified as being by J. H. Shedd, 1905.

Additional engineering material includes standpipe design and plate-thickness charts from Hodge Boiler Works, East Boston, cast-iron pipe dimensions and weights, pipe-discharge/friction tables, horsepower required for pumping water, Darcy and Eytelwein water-flow formulas, metric conversions, coal consumption and steam-power calculations.

An especially interesting foldout contains a hand-drawn Farwell Chart comparing the cost of water and steam power, accompanied by a typewritten explanation discussing available horsepower and the economics of water-power development. Another large foldout is headed “Rubber Goods” and features an illustrated industrial factory complex. Other pasted references include an R. D. Wood & Co., Philadelphia pumping horsepower table and assorted engineering trade material.

The notebook appears to have been a working technical reference, rather than a commercially published book, combining individually typed information with clipped and pasted engineering tables and charts. A fascinating early 20th-century record of municipal water-supply engineering, particularly strong in Maine water works history, with excellent research potential for Augusta, Waterville, Gardiner, Brunswick, Bath and Dover & Foxcroft.

Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.

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