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Abner Doble papers

Owning Institution: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library

About this Collection

The Abner Doble Papers consists of correspondence, drawings, reports, patents, photographs, and notebooks documenting Doble's role in the development of 20th century steam technology. Collection also includes papers relating to the Doble family, several of whom were also engineers and inventors, including Doble's grandfather and namesake Abner Doble, his father William Ashton Doble, and his brother Warren Doble. View collection guide.

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372 items found in this collection

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1 1/4" Coupling, 1928
1" Coupling, 1928
2-Crank Compound Engine, 1930
3 Cyl. Engine-Main Bearing Design Loads [Graph], page 12, 1954
3/4" Union Assembly, 1928
3-Cyl. Crankshaft Torque for Bearing Analysis [Graph], page 7, 1954
4 Cyl. Engine-180° Between #1 & #2 Cranks, page 15, 1954
Al [?] to Abner Doble, May 13 1954, May 13, 1954
Allan F. Bell Correspondence
Allan [?] to Abner Doble, Jan 22 1953, page 1, Jan. 22, …
Allan [?] to Abner Doble, Jan 22 1953, page 2, Jan. 22, …
Announcing the Doble Steam Car, Doble Steam Motors, California
Armature Winding Diagram Doble Series Blower Motor, 1931
Article: "The True Story of the Paxton Phoenix" (Reprinted with Permission from …
Automobiles and Power-Plants Manufactured
Auxiliary Unit Assembly
Auxiliary-Engine Load-Control Governor: & Feed-Water-Circuit, 1948
Blower Assembly
Blower Assembly, 1924
Boiler Blower Ten[t]ative Specifications
Boiler Coils, 1928
Boilers
Burner Assembly
Burner Fuel Nozzle
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