''Machinery's Handbook'' ''for machine shop and drafting-room; a reference book on machine design and shop practice for the mechanical engineer, draftsman, toolmaker, and machinist'' (the full title of the 1st edition) is a classic reference work in
mechanical engineering
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and practical
workshop
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mechanic
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Duties
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s in one volume published by
Industrial Press, New York, since 1914. The first edition was created by Erik Oberg (1881–1951) and
Franklin D. Jones (1879–1967), who are still mentioned on the title page of the 29th edition (2012). Recent editions of the handbook contain chapters on mathematics,
mechanics
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,
materials,
measuring
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, toolmaking,
manufacturing
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,
threading,
gear
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s, and
machine elements, combined with excerpts from
ANSI standards. The work is available in
online
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and
ebook
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form as well as print.
During the decades from
World War I
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to
World War II
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, these phrases could refer to either of two competing reference books:
McGraw-Hill
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's ''
American Machinists' Handbook
''American Machinists' Handbook'' was a McGraw-Hill reference book similar to Industrial Press's ''Machinery's Handbook
''Machinery's Handbook'' ''for machine shop and drafting-room; a reference book on machine design and shop practice for ...
'' or Industrial Press's ''Machinery's Handbook''. The former book ceased publication after the 8th edition (1945). (One short-lived spin-off appeared in 1955.) The latter book, ''Machinery's Handbook'', is still regularly revised and updated, and it continues to be a "bible of the metalworking industries" today.
''Machinery's Handbook'' is apparently the direct inspiration for similar works in other countries, such as Sweden's ''Karlebo handbok'' (1st ed. 1936).
Machinery's Encyclopedia
In 1917, Oberg and Jones also published ''Machinery's Encyclopedia'' in 7 volumes. The handbook and encyclopedia are named after the monthly magazine ''Machinery'' (Industrial Press, 1894–1973), where the two were consulting editors.
See also
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Machinist Calculator
External links
Industrial Press websiteHistory of Machinery's Handbook
References
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Mechanical engineering
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Metallurgical industry of the United States