Manly's 1922 Treatise on Ignition and Magnetos
Up for bid and
consideration is this nice Original 1922 Edition of Automobile Ignition, 2nd Edition, by Harold P. Manly, author of "Automobile Starting and Lighting", "Automobile Battery Care", and editor of
"Brooke's Automobile Handbook", (original copyright 1919, reprinted 1922). The author's
intention was.... "Operation, Upkeep, Care and Operation, of the Storage battery and Magneto Ignition Equipment for
Automobiles". ".
This 436 page book covers all things in the
auto starting realm for those cars of that era like: Ambassador,
American, Anderson, Apperson 8, Auburn, Beggs, Biddle, Brewster, Buick,
Cadillac, Case, Claimers, Chalmers, Champion, Chandler, Chevrolet, Cleveland,
Climber, Cole, Columbia, Comet, Crawford, Crew-Elkhart, Cunningham, Danils,
Davis, Dixie Flyer, Dodge Bros., Derris, Dort, Driggs, Duesenberg, DuPont,
Durant, Earl, Elcar, Elgin, Essex, Falcon, Ferris, Franklin Frontenac, Gardner,
Grant, Goodspeed, H.C.S., Handley Knight, Hanson, Hatfield, Haynes, Holmes,
Hudson, Hupmobile, Jackson, Jordan, King, Kissel, Kline Kar, Kurtz, Lafayette,
Leach, Lexington, Liberty, Lincoln, Locomobile, Maibohn, Marmon, Maxwell,
MacFarlan, Mercer, Merit, Meteor, Mitchell, Murray-Mac, Nash, National, Noma,
Norwalk, Oakland, Ogren 6, Oldsmobile, Overland, Packard, Paige, Pan American,
Parenti, Paterson, Peerless, Piedmont, Pierce Arrow, Pilot, Porter, Premier,
Raleigh, Ranger, RV Knight, REO, ReVere, Rickenbaker, Roamer, Rock Falls, Rolls
Royce, Saxon, Sayers, Seneca, Standard 8, Stanwood, Stearns Knight, Stevens,
Stevens Duryea, Studebaker, Stutz, Templer, Tulsa, Velie, Vogue, Westcott,
Wills St. Claire, Willys Knight, Winther 6, and Winton 6.
The 16 chapters include detail instruction on these chapters:
Electric Ignition, Electricity and Magnetism, Production of Electricity, Producing the Spark, The Ignition Circuit, Ignition Timing, Battery Ignition Systems, Ford Ignition, Magneto Ignition, Magneto Timing, High Tension Magnetos, Transformer Coil Systems, Induction Magnetos, and finally....Location and remedy of Ignition troubles.
If you have an old classic car from 1910's to 1922, you will find this book a real treasure. It will give you better insight into the Ignition and Magneto systems and the theory, care and maintenance of the automobile Ignition components.
Again, this book is in Excellent Plus condition, pages Near MINT.
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My Book Ratings are as follows:
Mint: New or Like New condition, The overall condition of the book shows little or no sign of use.
Near Mint: The pages are crisp and/or white, and the binding & cover strong & nearly unmarked
Excellent (+) Plus: The pages are not torn, missing or abused. The binding & cover are strong with minimal or little wear.
Excellent: The pages are not torn or missing, but may be slightly dirty or have some greasy prints. The binding & cover are strong , showing only some wear at the corners.
Very Good: The pages are all intact and not abused, but may be frayed at the edge and possibly greasy or dirty from use. The binding & cover are strong but with fraying and/or stains/marks on the cover.
Good: The pages are all there, but with signs of much use. Some may be taped, slightly torn, or show a lot of greasy prints or dirt. The binding & cover are intact, but may be loose or has much fraying at the edges.
Fair: The pages are all there, but may be loose from the binding, torn and/or very dirty from use. The cover & binding are much to be desired, although the book is very much readable and useful for repairs.
