Anonymous [Renold] — Renold Chains and Accessories for Industrial Applications

Manchester, The Renold and Coventry Chain Company, 1948. Hardback. - Chains and Accessories for Industrial Applications from The Renold and Coventry Chain Company, a catalogue from the precision chain engineers, published in 1948. Includes an original price list and an original priced supplement for a variety of products, including roller chains, bush chains, pitch chains, wheels and pinions.  Very scarce, with only one copy held institutionally in the UK, at the University of Oxford.In the publisher's original paper boards, and in the publisher's original paper wraps, with numerous pages in colour, and designs showcased throughout.Founded by Hans Renold in 1879 and originally creating textile chains, the company expanded into the motor industry and designed numerous chains for both car and bicycles. They established their first green-field manufacturing operation overseas, in Australia, when this particular catalogue was created. In the publisher's original paper boards, and in the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, slight browning to boards, and creasing edges and joints. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities, with a slightly skewed front board. Minor lift to paper to bottom extremity of front board. Slight browning to price list wraps, with slight creasing to heads and tails of spines, and to extremities, lighter to Priced Supplement. Slight browning to pastedowns, mostly to main catalogue, none to Price List. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with minor signs of browning to first couple and final leaves. Very Good . Ill.: Anonymous [Renold]. Very Good .