Young Iron Works Catalog No. 56 (Fifty-Six) - Logging Equipment, Blocks, Tools by Works, Young Iron - 1955

Seattle, WA: Young Iron Works. Hardcover. 89 pages. Index. A rare vintage copy of this famous vintage logging catalog. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Printed on glossy stock. Contents: Riggers' Blocks; Rig-up and Guide Blocks; Haulback Blocks; Utility Blocks; Head Trip Blocks; High Lead Blocks; Skidder Head Tree Blocks; Receeding Line Blocks; Transfer Block; Tail Tree Jacks; Loading Blocks; Single Tong Line Heel Blocks; Heel Book Tong Line Blocks; Sail Guy Block; Loading Jacks; Skyline Tree Jacks; Tightening Blocks; Guy Line Thimble Block; Moving Blocks; Yarding Blocks; Tractor Yarding Block; Fairleads; Skyline Carriages; Skyline Blocks; Slackline Carriage; Fall Blocks; Squirrel Block for Pine Logging; Rafting Blocks; Suspension Carriages; Yard Carriages; Diagram of Three Line Installation; Diagram of Two Line Installation; High Lead Diagram; Tractor Logging Diagrams for ground yarding, yarding with pan and yarding with arch; North Bend Tight Skyline Diagram; South Bend Tight Skyline Diagram; Slack Skyline Diagram; Skidder Diagram; Suspension (Tyler System) Diagram; Truck Mounted Jammer Diagram; Guy Line Loading Diagram; Double Tong Tree Boom Loading Diagram; Tree Heel Boom Loading Diagram; Crane Heel Boom Loading Diagram; Spreader Bar Loading Diagram; Spreader Bar Loading Diagram (Block Purchase); Crotch Line Loading Diagram; "A" Frame Loading Diagram; Reloading Diagram; Gooseneck Heel Booms - photo; Snatch Blocks; Tackle Blocks; Optional Hoisting Block Fittings; Hoisting Blocks; Special Blocks; Fall Blocks; Utility Hoist Blocks; Heavy Lift Multiple Sheave Blocks; Cargo Blocks; Heel Block Fittings; Deck Leads; Deck Lead Snatch Blocks; 2-point Heel Boom Grapple - with photos; 3- and 4-point Grapples; Photos of Heel Loading in action; Balanced Heel Boom Photos and specifications; Grapple Loading Package; Various Tongs - Loading, Pine Loading, Pine Skidding, Skidding, Piling; Tong Line Bumpers; Fid Hooks; Cup Point Loading Hooks; Crotch Line Swivel Hooks; Crotch Line Chunk Hooks; Spreader Bars; Crotch Line Clevises and Sockets; Trailer Lift Socket; Swamp Hooks; Coupling Hooks; Sling Hooks; Two Line Trip Hooks; Line Hooks; Swivel Line Hooks; Montelius Hooks; Self-Releasing Sling Hooks; Skidder Head Hooks; Skidder Second Hooks; Safety Latch Hooks; Line Hooks and Swivels; Crane Hooks; Hoist Hooks; Overhauling Weights; Tractor Hooks; Draw Bar Hooks; Yarding Bell; Ferrule Couplings; Choker Hooks; Choker Hooks and Swivels; Peters Choker Hooks; Butt Hooks; Butt Rigging Assemblies; Mainline Swivels; Rigging Assemblies - with diagrams; Clevises; Steel Wedges; Mauls; Aluminum Chain Saw Wedges; and more. Moderate wear. Musty scent - not too strong. Binding sound. Comprehensively and visually presents much of the contemporary state-of-the-art in northwest logging equipment and technique. A superb reference. . Good. 1955. First Edition.