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The Leeds Engine Kindle Store
We have scans of original material relating to Leeds engine making firms available to buy to view on your computer or Kindle device. The money raised from these goes to keeping this site running.
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
Booth 5 Ton Steam Crane Manual | Manual for the operation and parts for a 5 ton Booths steam crane. This book has fascinating diagrams showing how the Booths steam cranes were built. |
Booth Catalogue: Booths cranes | 62 pages. A series of individual catalogue pages that representatives and agents for Joseph Booth & Brothers of Rodley would have provided to prospective customers in the early 1900s illustrating their range of cranes. |
Carrett, Marshall & Co Works List | A brief history of the Sun foundry along with the only copy of the full works list that is available from us. |
Four Hudswell Clarke catalogues | Four catalogues combined into one publication including
Coal handling for British Railways (4 pages)
Huwood battery electric locomotive (4 pages)
Plus two mainly pictorial catalogues (each about 8 pages minimum) |
Hathorn Davey works list | Continuation of the Sun foundry history |
Hudswell Clark 1915 Catalogue | 103 page 1915 catalogue of Hudswell Clarke steam locomovies. |
Isles 1921 catalogue: Cranes from Isles | A full copy of the 1921 Isles of Stanningley catalogue featuring the cranes and other products |
John Fowler Postwar Diesel Brochures | 34 page collection of brochures advertising John Fowler's range of Post War diesel locomotives |
Mann & Charlesworth Catalogue | 12 page catalogue of Mann & Charlesworth machinery. |
Thomas Smith 8 Face Shovel | 8 page 1957 brochure for the Smith 8 excavator produced by Thomas Smith of Rodley |
Walking tour of Hunslet | 14 page booklet offering a guided walking tour of the sites of the engine builders in Hunslet district of Leeds. This is priced at the lowest price Amazon will allow a nominal $0.99. |
Yorkshire Engine Co catalogue | Catalogue for this Sheffield builder along with a full site map with each building labelled. |