Machinery Hall at the World's Columbian Exhibition, held in Chicago during 1893, had a floor area of 14 acres, but over 700 would-be exhibitors had to be turned away for lack of space. Thanks to this book, based on articles from American Machinist magazine, and including photographs and drawings from this and other sources, you can see the incredible displays that were there, ranging from a 72 stroke quadruple expansion Reynolds-Corliss engine, driving a 30' diameter flywheel with a 76 wide face, which provided the electricity for the whole Exhibition, through various other engines and machine tools from many countries, down to displays of English terra-cotta drain pipes and baths. It must have been a mind-blowing display and even if probably very noisy, this fascinating book made me wish I could have been there. 192 pages. Vast numbers of B&W photos and engravings. Large format Paperback. Lindsay Publications