Plymouth gasoline locomotives. Three-ton and Six-ton sizes. . . Catalog Number 4 -- Bulletin A [1]; Models WLA 20-ton, WLG 25-ton and WLG 30-ton. Bulletin A-16 - descriptive [2]; Models CLH 3 1/2-ton and CLB 4-ton. Bulletin A-4 -- descriptive[3]; Models DLB 7-ton, DLB 8-ton and DLC 8-ton. Bulletin A-7 -- descriptive; [4]; Models JLA 10-ton and JLC 12-ton. Bulletin A-10 - descriptive [5]; Model DLH 10-ton. Bulletin DLH [6]; Model FLD-6, DLD-8 and DLD-10 ton. Bulletin FLD [7]; Model JLA 12-ton. Bulletin JLA [8]; Model TLF, 2 1/2, 3, 3 1/2 and 4-ton with Ford engine and 4-speed truck transmission. Model TLF [9]; Gasoline and diesel mechanical and diesel electric. Standard and narrow gauge locomotives from 2 1/2 to 70 tons. Bulletin LG-49. [10]; For all motor fuels. Industry’s switchers. . . Bulletin A [11]; For all motor fuels. Industry’s switchers. Models ML and Wl. Bulletin MW-45 [12].

[Plymouth, OH; Chicago, IL & San Francisco, CA: The J.D. Fate Company, The Fate-Root-Heath Co., Plymouth Locomotive Works, Garfield & Co., 1232 Hearst Bldg., Western Representatives, ca. 1915-1940]. Twelve vols. 22, [4]; 16 (w/ corrections updated, new labels overlain); 16; 16; 16; 12; 8; 11, [1]; [12]; 44; 37, [3]; 15, [1] pp. With photo illustrations, text illustrations, diagrams, illustrated borders, etc. throughout. Self-printed softcovers for first vol., all others w/ colour-illustrated, colour-printed, or brown textured softcovers, uniformly w/ punch holes at gutter margin for post-binders as issued (slight shelfwear, very slight rubbing), still an excellent set. First editions of this excellent small archive of very scarce original catalogues for the amazing array of workhorse industrial locomotives produced by the J.D. Fate and Fate-Root-Heath Co. from before World War I through the Great Depression. The Plymouth Locomotive Co. was originally launched as a joint venture as a gasoline truck builder from 1909-1915, and their first Friction Drive Locomotive was developed for the Bigelow Clay Co. in New London in 1912 leading to their entire line-up of industrial and narrow gauge switching engines, as well as underground mining locomotives. The venture proved so successful they sold off the Plymouth Truck Co. badge to Chrysler in 1915, and focused primarily on locomotives. Their friction drive transmission was copied by other locomotive builders, but they had perfected the concept and were able to operate their locomotives under a heavy load without sudden jerk, sand speed was variable with no changing gears, and could climb steeper grades than any other locomotive. The J.D. Fate Co. joined with their in-laws in 1919 to form the Fate-Root-Heath Co., which would later adopt the Plymouth Locomotives Co. label and would later shift from Ohio to Chicago, IL as their main distribution hub. Their locomotives serviced logging operations, lumber yards, and sawmills across the Western United States, as well as coal mining, gold mining, and other large mining operations for open pit, as well as underground. Original individual catalogues are quite scarce, and not one of these appear in institutional collections, although the Hagley Museum, Henry Ford, and Smithsonian do contain smatterings of catalogues dating from 1920-1974.