[Engineering ephemera from the International Exhibition, Edinburgh 1886, 16 items]
Edinburgh international exhibition(1886)
Archibald Baird & Son, Glasgow. Gatefold handbill with list of general stock of castings, tools. etc. Inkstamped "International Exhibition, Edinburgh. Court No. 2, Stand no. 9 & 10". -- Angus Drummond, Mining Tool Maker, West Calder. Brochure with engraving of selected tools -- J. & R. Howie, Hurlford Fire-Clay Works, Kilmarnock. Howie's Patent Filter, 3 small diagrams, inkstamp of John Dobbie, agent, Edinburgh & Leith -- T. Kennedy, Kilmarnock. 2 items relating to the Kennedy Water Meter, both inkstamped "International Exhibition, Edinburgh, Stand 840, Court VI" -- Thomas McCulloch and Sons, Engineers, Kilmarnock. 'Engine with Proell's Automatic Expansion Gear' [Reprinted from Engineering March 12th, 1886]. -- The Railway Signal Company, Limited, Fakerley, Liverpool. Small folio leaf advertising the Company's work for the exhibition, and accompanied by two large folding lithographed sheets showing a 'Train Protection Bar' (printed by Maclure & Macdonald, Lithrs. to the Queen, London)  and 'Diagrams shewing Application of the Train Protection Bar at Various Places'. -- Rankin Kennedy, Woodside Electric Lamp Works, Kelvinbridge, Glasgow. Brochure for Dick's Patent Incandescent Lamps --  Rankin Kennedy, Woodside Electric Lamp Works, Kelvinbridge, Glasgow. Brochure for Kennedy's Patent Ironclad Dynamo Electric Machine -- George Sinclair, Albion Boiler Works, Leith. Sinclair's Patent Boiler Anti-Crustation Composition, For Removing and Preventing the Formation of Scale or Incrustation in Steam Boilers -- George Sinclair, Albion Boiler Works, Leith. Result on the Evaporative Performance & Efficiency of Mechanical Stokers fitter to Lancashire Boilers, Royal Paper Mills, Wandsworth, Surrey. -- George Sinclair, Albion Boiler Works, Leith. Sinclair's Patent Mechanical Self-Acting Stoker. --George Sinclair, Albion Boiler Works, Leith. Sinclair's Patent Mechanical Self-Acting Stoker. -- Star Engine Works, Glasgow. Improved Horizontal Steam Engine, for Electric Lighting, &c. .