Up for auction we have a great and handy pocket reference book titled

Useful Information for Business Men Mechanics and Engineers

Published by J & L. Jones and laughlin Steel Corporation

 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA in 1942

Twentieth Edition

Priced then at $1.00

943 pages of tables, graphs, symbols, history, calculations, diagrams and formulas!

Book itself with its gold-edged pages are in excellent condition showing little signs of wear

This little jewel of imformation measures 3 3/8 inches long x 2 3/16 inches high x 1 inch thick

1 inch wide spine is excellent and tight and stamped with gold foil letters that read:

J & L

Foil stamped and embossed front cover has a tiny scrape on the left gold boarder, but is overall clean and crisp!

Embossed back cover has some scrapes but is still quite ledgible

Fits snugly into a covered carrying case which has a big tear all the way up the back side

Please see photographs for these details and highlights of some interesting pages!

This fantastic little book is filled with fascinating factual information regarding the manufacturing of steel

Thanks for looking and good luck bidding!

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