Krupp Aktiengesellschaft Essen-Ruhr., 4 Septembre 1911. [The Krupp Factory in 1911].
by [PHOTOGRAPHY: WARFARE]
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About This Item
Essen: Krupp Aktiengesellschaft, 1911. A portfolio of ten large mounted gelatin silver prints of the Krupp armament plant in Essen/Ruhr. The images measure from 11 x 9 inches (229 x 279 mm.) to 6 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches (165 x 222 mm.). They are on stiff gray mounts, 12. 1/2 x 15 1/4 inches (318 x 387 mm.), each with a red border and a printed caption in French. Original green cloth portfolio (15 1/2 X 12 3/4 inches) with gilt cover lettering. Some aging and sunning to portfolio but the prints are excellent.[together with]Donnees Statistiques. Essen/Ruhr; Krupp Aktiengesellschaft, 1909. First edition. Octavo (5 14 x 8 inches; 203 x 133 mm.). 144 pp. with text in French. Profusely illustrated in half-tone, including reproductions of the photographs in the portfolio. Bound in matching green cloth with title in gilt on front cover. Aside from some spine sunning, a very attractive copy.A photograph of the original wooden structure that housed Krupp's first factory, surrounded by the huge development of factories, furnaces, and supplies that made up the Krupp Essen/Ruhr works, opens the portfolio. Eight images show the smelting, pouring, storing, and assembly of various large guns. A final photograph is an exterior view with numerous large cannons ready for shipment. In 1811, Friedrich Krupp opened a factory in his hometown of Essen in the Ruhr river valley, providing high-quality cast steel for tools and dies. His son Alfred took over at Friedrich's death, and in 1859 received an order from the Prussian government for the production of munitions to be used in the Franco-Prussian War. Leading up to World War I, Krupp made millions constructing the armor plating that protected German battleships and fabricating the huge cannons it is best known for. This French edition of the portfolio and text proudly presents Krupp's capacity to build the largest, strongest, and best cannons of its day. Published three years before the devastation of the First World War.
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- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74596
- Title
- Krupp Aktiengesellschaft Essen-Ruhr., 4 Septembre 1911. [The Krupp Factory in 1911].
- Author
- [PHOTOGRAPHY: WARFARE]
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Krupp Aktiengesellschaft
- Place of Publication
- Essen
- Date Published
- 1911
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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