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FLAME IGNITION

This book is a scholarly work describing flame ignition as applied to reciprocating engines, from early experiments to later successes such as the Deutz and Crossley versions of the four stroke cycle perfected by Otto in 1876. Inside, author Wayne Grenning discusses problems encountered by the early entrants into the gas engine industry, highlighting solutions discovered by the various players.

Item #10329 | $79.95

AMERICA’S RURAL YESTERDAY

VOLUME 1: FIELDWORK

America’s Rural Yesterday transports the reader to another time, when life moved slower and family and community was important. More than 100 photos by famed photographer J.C. Allen show fieldwork, including planting, tilling, harvesting, and more. Also included are shots of threshing, corn shelling, milling, and haystacking. Horses, mules, oxen, vintage tractors, and steam engines provided the power back when rural life was the norm.

Item #7554 $24.95 $21.21

VOLUME 2: BARN & FARMYARD

Volume 2 of includes photos of farmwork

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