A fascinating compendium of early-20th-century mechanical devices, this expansive work ranges from basic levers to complex machinery. More than 1,800 engravings

This extraordinary compendium of early-twentieth-century mechanical devices covers a seemingly inexhaustible variety of technological applications. Compiled as

A fascinating compendium of early 20th century mechanical devices, this expansive work ranges from basic hooks and levers to complex machinery used in steam, mo

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced

Reprint. Originally published: London: E. & F. Spon, 1890, under the title: TheEngineer's sketch-book of mechanical movements, devices, appliances, contrivances