Construction of automobiles + atlas [ illustrated manual of automobile construction] [Warsaw 1921].

Warsaw 1921/ Military Institute of Science and Publishing/ binding in bookbinding, half leather, spine with decorations and titling, cover faces covered with marbled paper, stained top pages trimming, pasted original booklet covers/ 16.5x24cm/ p.235,III,p.107/ in atlas section 310 black and white drawings in the text/ very good condition, minor loss of corners of a few pages, minor stains of a few pages, in atlas section few pencil notations

Publication intended for military use. The page preceding the text reads- '' Approved for use in W.P. Branches and Schools by letter of the Ministry of Military Affairs.''

The piece has an interesting provenance - on the covers of the booklet stamps- Command of Motor Squadron No 9 O.G. Brest n/6

The 9th Automobile Squadron (9 dsam) - a subdivision of the automobile troops of the Polish Army of the Second Republic. The 9th Automobile Squadron was formed in June 1921 in Lviv on the basis of the 6th Field Automobile Squadron. As early as June 19, 1921 and on June 20 it was transported to Brest, on the territory of Corps District No. IX. The commander of the squadron served as head of the car service of OK IX. In 1929 the unit was squadronized and renamed the Cadre of the 9th Motor Squadron.

Extremely expert manual for constructing and later servicing a car with one's own hands. In the second part, an atlas with more than three hundred drawings, illustrating the activities mentioned in the text part. In the early postwar years, the main owner of cars in Poland was the army, so to people associated with it was most likely directed this publication.

It includes: Outline of mechanics, Four-stroke engine. Cylinder and piston, Connecting rod. Crankshaft, Camshaft, Timing mechanism, Carburation, Ignition, Oiling, Cooling, Measuring engine power, Clutches, Transmission box, Drive train, Differential, Chassis, Steering, Wheels, Resistance arising during car movement, Car accessories, Atlas.