1956 Ducommun Metals & Supply Co. Industrial Catalog R – 4.9 lbs, Vintage Tool For Sale

📘 Vintage Ducommun Metals & Supply Co. Industrial Hardware Catalog | Rare Reference Book

📏 Dimensions: 11” x 7.75” x 1.5”

⚖️ Weight: 4.7 lbs

🏷️ Estimated Date: Early 1960s (undated)

🏭 Publisher: Ducommun Metals & Supply Co., Los Angeles, CA

📚 Pages: 906 pp. | Fully Indexed | Richly Illustrated

🛠️ Description:

This is a rare, vintage hardware and industrial supply catalog from Ducommun Metals & Supply Co., one of the oldest continuously operating companies in California, founded in 1849. This substantial volume offers a deep dive into mid-century engineering, machining, and metals supply. With hundreds of pages of technical diagrams, specifications, pricing tables, and product illustrations, it stands as a testament to American industrial manufacturing.

It covers everything from:

• Steel machine bolts and tubing

• Geometric chasers and grinding fixtures

• Pressure gauges, fasteners, valves

• Extensive conversion tables, material specs, and more

💌 Bonus Historical Note (Dated 1981):

Included with the catalog is a handwritten birthday note from a father to his daughter (dated June 27, 1981), in which he remarks that this catalog “could become a collector’s item someday.” He notes that while the book lacks a publication date, it likely dates back to the early 1960s.

“I find no date, but it goes back to early 60’s I would guess.” — Dad

This personal touch adds a unique historical provenance, ideal for collectors of vintage engineering references or Americana ephemera.

🧾 Condition:

• Very good condition for age

• Pages clean and tightly bound

• Light corner/edge wear consistent with shelf use

• No torn or missing pages

• Personal note included loose (not glued or written in the book)

💡 Great For:

• Engineering & machining collectors

• Industrial design historians

• Set designers and prop buyers

• Libraries, museums, or technical archives