Are old car parts catalogs worth anything?

[scoutll]

I was digging through some old boxes of magazines and things that I haven't looked through in years. I found this old 1926 Minneapolis Iron Store Auto Parts Catalog. It is in really good condition for 80+ years old, and it's 1100+ pages are full of interesting stuff.
I'm wondering if it's worth anything other than preserving as a curious glimpse into our grandfathers' world. :thumbsup:
I am posting some pictures to show what it looks like.

 

[scoutll]

Couple more pictures

 

[scoutll]

Neat Huh? I wish the parts were still available at the prices listed.

 

[Banjo]

I bet it'd bring a few bucks on ebay.
that's really neat!

 

[Mickey Richaud]

Those ARE fun!

And Happy Birthday!


Mickey

 

[PAUL161]

They are great for restoring antique cars as a reference to correctness. Not like the junk catalogs of today, those books had mostly original parts sold by dealers. I have used those type books, I have quite a few, when I restored my 32 Chevy and 30 Model A Ford. Their valuable, protect them, their not made any more. My most valuable book is a Dykes hard back 3 inches thick. A couple items in it are, how to repair a wagon wheel and how to make a body for a model T Ford truck, along with hundreds of maintenance illustrations on various cars up to the middle 30s.

 

[TR6BILL]

Hmm, sparkplugs look the same as today.

 

[PAUL161]

Your right Bill, some plugs were basically the same as todays plugs, some were very radical in design and large in physical design. I have no idea why they thought a spark plug had to be so big. Some of those old plugs were very unique in their design. Look at Eds old iron web site, you'll be amazed at what some old plugs looked like. Some of these plugs were used on stationary one cylinder engines, not cars. The levers on some plugs were used to kill the engine to shut down, as they were magneto sparked. PJ

https://edsoldiron.net/sparkplugcollection.html
Awesome Antique Spark Plug Collection

 

[JPSmit]

Very cool! and, Happy B'day, we're working on your present.

 

[TRDejaVu]

Nice. I love old books/catalogs like that.

 

[vping]

Yeah those are neat. Keepers if you ask me.

 

[aeronca65t]

Cool book and gotta be worth something.

I bet *someone* would pay to own it.

Also, Happy Birthday!

 

[Gliderman8]

Cool catalogs... don't pitch'em!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY

 

[14dna]

Neat book, written in my language, OLD.

Happy Birthday Bryan.

Dave

 

[scoutll]

Hmm, So it is...Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone.

JP, I'll get you the "postage" in a couple days, as soon as the wife figures out our post Christmas expenses.

Funny you should mention wheels Paul. I was reading the catalog yesterday and there is a section in it where you could buy parts to repair and rebuild wooden artillery wheels.

 

[scoutll]

A veritable who's who of American car makers. Some of the cars listed:
American
AMCO
Apperson
Bush
Carter
Chandler
Chesterfield
Challmers
Colonial
Dagmar
Dixie Flyer
Dort
Franklin
Elcar
Golden
Hall-Scott
Haynes
Holt
Indiana
Hupmobile
Jewett
Jordan
King
Kissell
Mack
Mitchell
Monroe
National
Overland
Paige
Peerless
Pierce-Arrow
Regal
REO
Republic
Samson
Stutz
Velie
White
Winton
Hundreds more makers.

 

[bgbassplyr]

Neat old book, keep it or sell to someone who will use it.

Happy B'day Bryan. And many more.

 

[DrEntropy]

Happy Birthday, Bryan! Neat book, too.

 

[Brooklands]

Happy Birthday...and it could also be a great item for a museum!

 

[DrEntropy]

:lol:

"wink-wink, nudge-nudge."