Škoda Works – Prewar Photographic Catalogue of Electrical Engineering and Industrial Production

Škoda. Elektrotechnická továrna / Elektrotechnische Fabrik / Fabrique électrotechnique / Electric Manufacturing Works [Electrical Manufacturing Works]. Plzeň: Škoda Works, [ca. 1930s]. Printed by Grégr, Prague. Oblong 8vo. Unpaginated (approximately 100 pp.). Original red card wrappers with gilt-stamped Škoda emblem and lettering, bound with original cord. Illustrated throughout with single-sided black-and-white photographic plates. Text and captions in Czech, German, French, and English. Good condition. Wrappers with some rubbing and creasing; small stain to the lower left corner of the first twenty plates. An extensive photographic catalogue documenting the electrical engineering division of the Škoda Works in Plzeň, one of Czechoslovakia's principal industrial manufacturers. The publication surveys the company's production of synchronous generators, turbo-generators, transformers, electrical apparatus, switching plants, transformer stations, mining installations, electric railways, long-distance transmission networks, specialized machinery, and electric lighting. The photographs depict factory interiors, monumental generators, industrial machinery, assembly halls, electrical control rooms, and completed installations.