London: Oweco.. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. 876pp. Octavo. Bound in black cloth, meant to simulate leather, with gold gilt lettering and decorations to front and spine. Brown marbled endpapers. No date listed. Text block edges red. Black and white illustrations from photographs and drawings throughout. Top and bottom edge of text block has minor water damage. Small markings near the bottom edge of the front cover. Overall, a clean and tight copy. very good An incredibly scarce catalogue for the Oil Well Engineering Co. Ltd. This company was originally founded in 1866 in Stockport; became the only British manufacturer of oilfield equipment after World War 2. Contains plenty of photographs and drawings of the items listed, complete with an index.

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Bookseller: Aquila Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 141145
Title: The Oil Well Engineering Co. Ltd. Catalogue No. 26
Format/Binding: Undetermined
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Oweco.
Place of Publication: London
Keywords: Catalogue|Oil and Gas Industry|Oil Industry|Trade Catalogue
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