The mechanical index, 1904. A complete index to the names and addresses of all manufacturers in the United States of mechanical appliances, machinery and tools operated by steam, electricity, water, hand or foot power
A 1904 trade directory from The Industrial Press, New York, listing American manufacturers of machinery, tools and power-driven appliances for buyers, shop foremen and engineers. The plates are wood-engraved and line-block catalogue cuts of individual machines""drill presses, turret lathes, milling and screw machines""drawn in three-quarter view on blank grounds, with hatched shading, cast-iron curves, spoked handwheels and belt pulleys that cut out cleanly for collage, spot illustration or pattern.
