Buy this book on-line Ducommun Metals and Supply Company : Ducommun Metals and Supply Co., Distributors of Mechanics Tools, Shop Supplies, Metals, Pipe, Valve, Fittings: Catalog "K"
Original publisher's blue cloth binding with raised gilt lettering on front cover. No date, circa 1936. 7 3/4" x 11." 1082 pages, complete. Many black and white illustrations, complete. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Slight scuffing and wear to the front cover and along the spine. Addresses for the company's locations in Los Angeles and San Francisco are listed. Catalog comes with an alphabetical index in the front with "A-Z" tabs along the fore-edge. The prices and specifications of each itemitems are given. Excerpt from a note "To Our Patrons": "For eighty-seven years our policy has been one of dependable service, fair dealing and absolute satisfaction to our customers. It is the keystone upon which this business has been built. It is with pleasure that we offer our latest catalog for the purpose of calling attention to our well assorted stock; and for convenience in making up orders." Verso of this page lists Ducommun's forty-seven representative manufacturing companies. Ducommun Metals & Supply Company was founded in 1849 by Charles Ducommun in Los Angeles, California. Ducommun began as a hardware supply store whose main clientele included pioneers and gold prospectors hoping to strike it rich during the California Gold Rush. With technological advances and the advent of widespread aviation during the 1920s, the company ventured into the aerospace industry. Notably, Ducommun supplied parts for planes designed by aircraft designer Donald Douglas and others flown by aviator Charles Lindbergh. The company's partnership with Donald Douglas marked its longstanding specialization in the aerospace industry. During World War II, Ducommun gained prominence as a distributor of metals used for American military aircraft. Ducommun is considered the oldest surviving company in California and continues its work in the aerospace industry as well as the defense and industrial industries.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft cover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Ducommun Metals and Supply Company : Ducommun Metals and Supply Co., Distributors of Mechanics Tools, Shop Supplies, Metals, Pipe, Valve, Fittings: Catalog "K". Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including libri antichi, antiquarian books, livres illustrées, livres anciens and libri rari. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |