Original 1902 Dobbie Foundry and Machine Company Catalogue No. 10, titled Contractors’ and Quarrymen’s Machinery, issued from Niagara Falls, New York.

The front cover is explicitly marked:

“Catalogue No. 10 — 1902”

and identifies the manufacturer as:

Dobbie Foundry and Machine Co.
Niagara Falls, N.Y.

with branch office and warerooms at 38 Dey Street, New York City.

The catalog covers a broad range of heavy construction and quarry machinery, including:

• Concrete mixers
• Steam hoisting engines
• Derricks and derrick parts
• Sheaves and sheave blocks
• Horse- and hand-power hoisting machinery
• Boilers
• Tanks
• Castings
• Rooter plows
• Related contractors’ and quarry equipment

The interior is extensively illustrated with photographs and technical drawings. Notable images include a steam traveling derrick with clam shell and a large plate showing steel derricks in various sizes and capacities built to order.

A strong and early piece of American industrial trade literature, particularly appealing to collectors of quarry machinery, steam equipment, derricks, cranes, hoisting machinery, concrete equipment, construction history, and Niagara Falls industry.