NOBEL OIL COMPANY -- PRAZDNOVANIE DVADTSATIPIATILETIIA TOVARISHCHESTVA NEFTIANOGO PROIZVODSTVA BRAT'EV NOBEL 1879-1904.
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(Celebration of 25 years of the Brothers Nobel Oil company.) ST. PETERSBURG: N.P., 1905. Illustarted, some in color some plates chromolithographed. Original grey cloth ca 320 x 240 mm. Dedication in ink from Emanuel Nobel to Sven Almqvist.
Generell in good condition, some wear to the spine, and light dents to corners.
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Engineer Sven A Almqvist
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The receiver of the book, Sven A Almqvist (1840-1931), was one of the most influential engineers and constructors of his time and had an important role in the regeneration of the Swedish commercial and military fleet. As head of the design office at Motala mekaniska Verkstad (Motala engineering company) he had many dealings with the Nobel companies in Russia. Amongst the projects he designed and built in 1878, together with Ludvig Nobel (father of Emanuel and brother to Alfred and Robert) the world’s first oil tanker, Zoroaster.