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Machinery's Handbookfor machine shop and drafting-room; areference book on machine design and shop practice for the mechanical engineer, draftsman, toolmaker, and machinist (the full title of the 1st edition) is a classic reference work inmechanical engineering and practicalworkshopmechanics in one volume published byIndustrial Press, New York, since 1914. The first edition was created by Erik Oberg (1881–1951) andFranklin D. Jones (1879–1967), who are still mentioned on the title page of the 29th edition (2012).[1] Recent editions of the handbook contain chapters on mathematics,mechanics,materials,measuring, toolmaking,manufacturing,threading,gears, andmachine elements, combined with excerpts fromANSI standards.Machinery's Handbook is still regularly revised and updated; the most current revision is Edition 32 (2024). It continues to be the "bible of the metalworking industries" today. The work is available inonline andebook form as well as print.
During the decades fromWorld War I toWorld War II,McGraw-Hill published a similar handbook,American Machinists' Handbook, which competed directly with Industrial Press'sMachinery's Handbook. McGraw-Hill ceased publication of their guide after the 8th edition (1945). Another short-lived spin-off appeared in 1955.
Machinery's Handbook is the inspiration for similar works in other countries, such as Sweden'sKarlebo handbok (1st ed. 1936).
In 1917, Oberg and Jones also publishedMachinery's Encyclopedia in 7 volumes. The 7th volume was augmented with supplements to the previous 6 volumes in 1925. The handbook and encyclopedia are named after the monthly magazineMachinery (Industrial Press, 1894–1973) where the two were consulting editors.
