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A pair of vintage maritime reference books providing technical and navigational guidance for early 20th century seafaring. The first volume is a technical manual for naval stokers with a grey cloth-bound cover. The front cover is printed in red with a fouled anchor emblem and the text STOKERS’ MANUAL 1912. The interior contains hand-coloured technical diagrams of burner assemblies with components labeled A through D, alongside descriptive text including supply Lamp and Outer bevelled. The volume features extensive contemporary pencil annotations on the flyleaf detailing Boiler mountings such as main stop valve, safety valve, and water gauge. The second volume is a navigational almanac published by Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd., Glasgow, S.1 titled BROWN’S NAUTICAL ALMANAC 1946. The printed paper-covered boards feature period advertisements for MAC PHERSON’S CLUNY VERY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH WHISKY and HYLAND HYDRAULIC DECK MACHINERY.
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