Dywidag: Geschleuderte Stahlbeton-Masten.
Dywidag (Dyckerhoff & Widmann K.-G.) Betonwerke Cossebaude.
Oblong quarto. 36pp. Original wraps with gold lettering on cover. Wraps protected by modern mylar. Rare catalogue of the German construction company Dyckerhoff & Widmann (Dywidag). The company was founded in Karlsruhe under the name Lang & Co. in 1865 by the German cement pioneer Wilhelm Gustav Dyckerhoff (1805-1894). Dywidag introduced many innovations in the field of concrete construction. Eugen Dyckerhoff developed the Stampfbeton, a compressed concrete that became a standard for concrete construction in Germany in the 19th century. In 2001 the business became part of the Walter Bau AG, a big building contractor. Contents: I: Hochspannungsleitungen. II: Licht- und Leitungsmaste, Ortsnetze. III: Maste für Vollbahnen, Straßenbahnen, Grubenbahnen. IV: Beleuchtungsmaste. V: Verschiedene Bauausführungen mit Schleuderbetonmasten. VII: Zeichnerische Zusammenstellung vielfach verarbeiteter Ausführungsformen von Beleuchtungsmasten und Kandelabern. Profusely illustrated with b/w reproductions on photographs and some drawings. Parts of gold lettering slightly chipped. Small stamp "Dresden, Sammel-Nr. 86 62 41" on title-page. Text in German. Tight copy in very good to near fine condition. Scarce.
Edition: Abteilung: Schleuderbetonwerk, Katalog H
Book ID: 25853
Price: $250.00