KIRKALDY, William G.

Illustrations of David Kirkaldy's System of Mechanical Testing as originated and carried on by him during a Quarter Century. Comprising a large Selection of Tabulated Results, showing the Strength and other Properties of Materials used in Construction, with Explanatory Text, and Historical Sketch.

25 lithographed plates (22 are double-page), one lithographed port., two folding printed tables, & illus. in the text. xiv, 302, xlix pp. Large 4to, orig. cloth, stamped in gilt & black. London: Sampson Low, 1891. First edition and a fine, fresh copy. David Kirkaldy (1820-97), a testing consultant and manufacturer of testing machines, made important contributions to the testing of tensile strength. This is the "main printed source of information on Kirkaldy's works, describing the system of testing and the range of materials verified in this way, including cement and concrete, leather belting and ropes as well as iron and steel. It also contains many text results...The plates show the resulting fractures and distortions of the materials. In addition there is a biography of David Kirkaldy, recording some of his major involvements, for instance the Indian State railways and the Tay bridge disaster, as well as some disputes where he felt his professional reputation to be at stake. The work was written by David Kirkaldy's son, who became a partner in 1884 and continued the works after his father's death in 1897."­Elton, Cat. 6, 118. Bookplate of the Library Company of Philadelphia with their embossed stamp here and there in margins. Ex Bibliotheca Mechanica. Roberts & Trent, Bibliotheca Mechanica, p. 187.

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