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Vintage Sheet Metal Layout Book Lot – 2 Technical Trade References
Offered is a lot of two vintage sheet-metal layout and fabrication reference books, both focused on traditional sheet-metal pattern development and fitting techniques.
Books included:
1. Sheet Metal Layout – Leo A. Meyer
* McGraw-Hill Book Company
* Copyright 1961
* Author: Leo A. Meyer, Bakersfield College
* ISBN: 07-041730-X
* Vintage spiral/comb-style binding
* Illustrated technical reference covering sheet-metal layout and pattern development
2. Practical Sheet Metal Layout: Today’s 40 Most Frequently-Used Fittings – Richard S. Budzik
* Practical Publications, Chicago
* Copyright 1972
* Author: Richard S. Budzik
* Spiral-bound
* Features numerous illustrated sheet-metal fittings, layouts, and pattern-development techniques
* Designed as a practical reference for sheet-metal workers, apprentices, and vocational students
Condition
Both books are vintage used copies and show signs of age and use.
The covers have noticeable wear, edge/corner wear, scuffing, discoloration, and general handling wear. Pages show some age-related discoloration and wear. The Budzik book has the previous owner’s name “Ken Dafler” handwritten inside.
Please examine the photographs carefully for the overall condition. These are being sold as vintage used technical books, not as mint/collector-condition copies.
Despite the exterior wear, the books retain their historical and instructional value and contain numerous technical illustrations and traditional sheet-metal layout information.
Great lot for:
* Vintage trade-book collectors
* Sheet-metal workers
* HVAC/ductwork enthusiasts
* Vocational/industrial history collectors
* Patternmaking and fabrication enthusiasts
* Collectors of older technical manuals
Please review all photos carefully, as they are part of the description.