INDUSTRIAL ARTS, TRADES, AND MANUFACTURES.
Reading edition
TEA MACHINERY AND TEA FACTORIES.
A Descriptive Treatise on the Mechanical Appliances required in the Cultivation of the Tea Plant and the Preparation of Tea for the Market. By A. J. Wallis-Tayler, A.M. Inst. C.E. Medium 8vo, 468 pp. With 218 Illustrations.
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Summary of Contents:—Mechanical Cultivation or Tillage of the Soil.—Plucking or Gathering the Leaf.—Tea Factories.—The Dressing, Manufacture, or Preparation of Tea by Mechanical Means.—Artificial Withering of the Leaf.—Machines for Rolling or Curling the Leaf.—Fermenting Process.—Machines for the Automatic Drying or Firing of the Leaf.—Machines for Non-Automatic Drying or Firing of the Leaf.—Drying or Firing Machines.—Breaking or Cutting, and Sorting Machines.—Packing the Tea.—Means of Transport on Tea Plantations.—Miscellaneous Machinery and Apparatus.—Final Treatment of the Tea.—Tables and Memoranda.
“The subject of tea machinery is now one of the first interest to a large class of people, to whom we strongly commend the volume.”—Chamber of Commerce Journal.
“When tea planting was first introduced into the British possessions little, if any, machinery was employed, but now its use is almost universal. This volume contains a very full account of the machinery necessary for the proper outfit of a factory, and also a description of the processes best carried out by this machinery.”—Journal Society of Arts.
FLOUR MANUFACTURE.
A Treatise on Milling Science and Practice. By Friedrich Kick, Imperial Regierungsrath, Professor of Mechanical Technology in the Imperial German Polytechnic Institute, Prague. Translated from the Second Enlarged and Revised Edition with Supplement. By H. H. P. Powles, Assoc. Memb. Institution of Civil Engineers. Nearly 400 pp. Illustrated with 28 Folding Plates, and 167 Woodcuts. Royal 8vo, cloth
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“This valuable work is, and will remain, the standard authority on the science of milling.... The miller who has read and digested this work will have laid the foundation, so to speak, of a successful career; he will have acquired a number of general principles which he can proceed to apply. In this handsome volume we at last have the accepted text-book of modern milling in good, sound English, which has little, if any, trace of the German idiom.”—The Miller.
COTTON MANUFACTURE.
A Manual of Practical Instruction of the Processes of Opening, Carding, Combing, Drawing, Doubling and Spinning of Cotton, the Methods of Dyeing, &c. For the Use of Operatives, Overlookers, and Manufacturers. By John Lister, Technical Instructor, Pendleton. 8vo, cloth
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“A distinct advance in the literature of cotton manufacture.”—Machinery.
“It is thoroughly reliable, fulfilling nearly all the requirements desired.”—Glasgow Herald.
MODERN CYCLES.
A Practical Handbook on their Construction and Repair. By A. J. Wallis-Tayler, A.M. Inst. C.E. Author of “Refrigerating Machinery,” &c. With upwards of 300 Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth.
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“The large trade that is done in the component parts of bicycles has placed in the way of men mechanically inclined extraordinary facilities for building bicycles for their own use.... The book will prove a valuable guide for all those who aspire to the manufacture or repair of their own machines.”—The Field.
“A most comprehensive and up-to-date treatise.”—The Cycle.
“A very useful book, which is quite entitled to rank as a standard work for students of cycle construction.”—Wheeling.
CEMENTS, PASTES, GLUES, AND GUMS.
A Practical Guide to the Manufacture and Application of the various Agglutinants required in the Building, Metal-Working, Wood-Working, and Leather-Working Trades, and for Workshop, Laboratory or Office Use. With upwards of 900 Recipes and Formulæ. By H. C. Standage, Chemist. Third Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth.
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“We have pleasure in speaking favourably of this volume. So far as we have had experience, which is not inconsiderable, this manual is trustworthy.”—Athenæum.
“As a revelation of what are considered trade secrets, this book will arouse an amount of curiosity among the large number of industries it touches.”—Daily Chronicle.
THE ART OF SOAP-MAKING.
A Practical Handbook of the Manufacture of Hard and Soft Soaps, Toilet Soaps, &c. Including many New Processes, and a Chapter on the Recovery of Glycerine from Waste Leys. By Alx. Watt. Fifth Edition, Revised, with an Appendix on Modern Candlemaking. Crown 8vo, cloth
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“The work will prove very useful, not merely to the technological student, but to the practical soap boiler who wishes to understand the theory of his art.”—Chemical News.
“A thoroughly practical treatise on an art which has almost no literature in our language. We congratulate the author on the success of his endeavour to fill a void in English technical literature.”—Nature.
PRACTICAL PAPER-MAKING.
A Manual for Paper-Makers and Owners and Managers of Paper-Mills. With Tables, Calculations, &c. By G. Clapperton, Paper-Maker. With Illustrations of Fibres from Micro-Photographs. Crown 8vo, cloth
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“The author caters for the requirements of responsible mill hands, apprentices, &c., whilst his manual will be found of great service to students of technology, as well as to veteran paper-makers and mill owners. The illustrations form an excellent feature.”—The World’s Paper Trade Review.
“We recommend everybody interested in the trade to get a copy of this thoroughly practical book.”—Paper Making.
THE ART OF PAPER-MAKING.
A Practical Handbook of the Manufacture of Paper from Rags, Esparto, Straw, and other Fibrous Materials. Including the Manufacture of Pulp from Wood Fibre, with a Description of the Machinery and Appliances used. To which are added Details of Processes for Recovering Soda from Waste Liquors. By Alexander Watt, Author of “The Art of Soap-Making.” With Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth
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“It may be regarded as the standard work on the subject. The book is full of valuable information. The ‘Art of Paper-Making’ is in every respect a model of a text-book, either for a technical class, or for the private student.”—Paper and Printing Trades Journal.
A TREATISE ON PAPER.
For Printers and Stationers. With an Outline of Paper Manufacture; Complete Tables of Sizes, and Specimens of Different Kinds of Paper. By Richard Parkinson, late of the Manchester Technical School. Demy 8vo, cloth.
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THE ART OF LEATHER MANUFACTURE.
Being a Practical Handbook, in which the Operations of Tanning, Currying, and Leather Dressing are fully Described, and the Principles of Tanning Explained, and many Recent Processes Introduced; as also Methods for the Estimation of Tannin, and a Description of the Arts of Glue Boiling, Gut Dressing, &c. By Alexander Watt, Author of “Soap-Making,” &c. Fourth Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth
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“A sound, comprehensive treatise on tanning and its accessories. The book is an eminently valuable production, which redounds to the credit of both author and publishers.”—Chemical Review.
THE ART OF BOOT AND SHOE MAKING.
A Practical Handbook, including Measurement, Last-Fitting, Cutting-Out, Closing and Making, with a Description of the most approved Machinery Employed. By John B. Leno, late Editor of St. Crispin, and The Boot and Shoe-Maker. 12mo, cloth
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WOOD ENGRAVING.
A Practical and Easy Introduction to the Study of the Art. By W. N. Brown. 12mo, cloth
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“The book is clear and complete, and will be useful to any one wanting to understand the first elements of the beautiful art of wood engraving.”—Graphic.
MODERN HOROLOGY, IN THEORY AND PRACTICE.
Translated from the French of Claudius Saunier, ex-Director of the School of Horology at Macon, by Julien Tripplin, F.R.A.S., Besançon Watch Manufacturer, and Edward Rigg, M.A., Assayer in the Royal Mint. With Seventy-eight Woodcuts and Twenty-two Coloured Copper Plates. Second Edition. Super-royal 8vo, cloth, £2 2s.; half-calf
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“There is no horological work in the English language at all to be compared to this production of M. Saunier’s for clearness and completeness. It is alike good as a guide for the student and as a reference for the experienced horologist and skilled workman.”—Horological Journal.
“The latest, the most complete, and the most reliable of those literary productions to which continental watchmakers are indebted for the mechanical superiority over their English brethren—in fact, the Book of Books, is M. Saunier’s ‘Treatise.’”—Watchmaker, Jeweller, and Silversmith.
THE WATCH ADJUSTER’S MANUAL.
A Practical Guide for the Watch and Chronometer Adjuster in Making Springing, Timing and Adjusting for Isochronism, Positions and Temperatures. By C. E. Fritts. 370 pp., with Illustrations, 8vo, cloth
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THE WATCHMAKER’S HANDBOOK.
Intended as a Workshop Companion for those engaged in Watchmaking and the Allied Mechanical Arts. Translated from the French of Claudius Saunier, and enlarged by Julien Tripplin, F.R.A.S., and Edward Rigg, M.A., Assayer in the Royal Mint. Third Edition. 8vo, cloth
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“Each part is truly a treatise in itself. The arrangement is good and the language is clear and concise. It is an admirable guide for the young watchmaker.”—Engineering.
“It is impossible to speak too highly of its excellence. It fulfils every requirement in a handbook intended for the use of a workman. Should be found in every workshop.”—Watch and Clockmaker.
A HISTORY OF WATCHES & OTHER TIMEKEEPERS.
By James F. Kendal, M.B.H. Inst. Boards, 1/6; or cloth, gilt
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“The best which has yet appeared on this subject in the English language.”—Industries.
“Open the book where you may, there is interesting matter in it concerning the ingenious devices of the ancient or modern horologer.”—Saturday Review.
ELECTRO-DEPOSITION.
A Practical Treatise on the Electrolysis of Gold, Silver, Copper, Nickel, and other Metals and Alloys. With Descriptions of Voltaic Batteries, Magneto and Dynamo-Electric Machines, Thermopiles, and of the Materials and Processes used in every Department of the Art, and several Chapters on Electro-Metallurgy. By Alexander Watt, Author of “Electro-Metallurgy,” &c. Third Edition, Revised. Crown 8vo, cloth
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“Eminently a book for the practical worker in electro-deposition. It contains practical descriptions of methods, processes and materials, as actually pursued and used in the workshop.”—Engineer.
ELECTRO-METALLURGY.
Practically Treated. By Alexander Watt. Tenth Edition, including the most recent Processes. 12mo, cloth
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“From this book both amateur and artisan may learn everything necessary for the successful prosecution of electroplating.”—Iron.
JEWELLER’S ASSISTANT IN WORKING IN GOLD.
A Practical Treatise for Masters and Workmen, Compiled from the Experience of Thirty Years’ Workshop Practice. By George E. Gee, Author of “The Goldsmith’s Handbook,” &c. Crown 8vo, cloth
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“This manual of technical education is apparently destined to be a valuable auxiliary to a handicraft which is certainly capable of great improvement.”—The Times.
ELECTROPLATING.
A Practical Handbook on the Deposition of Copper, Silver, Nickel, Gold, Aluminium, Brass, Platinum, &c., &c. By J. W. Urquhart, C.E. Fourth Edition, Revised. Crown 8vo, cloth.
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“An excellent practical manual.”—Engineering.
“An excellent work, giving the newest information.”—Horological Journal.
ELECTROTYPING.
The Reproduction and Multiplication of Printing Surfaces and Works of Art by the Electro-Deposition of Metals. By J. W. Urquhart, C.E. Crown 8vo, cloth
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“The book is thoroughly practical; the reader is, therefore, conducted through the leading laws of electricity, then through the metals used by electrotypers, the apparatus, and the depositing processes, up to the final preparation of the work.”—Art Journal.
GOLDSMITH’S HANDBOOK.
By George E. Gee, Jeweller, &c. Fifth Edition. 12mo, cloth
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“A good, sound educator, and will be generally accepted as an authority.”—Horological Journal.
SILVERSMITH’S HANDBOOK.
By George E. Gee, Jeweller, &c. Third Edition, with numerous Illustrations. 12mo, cloth
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“The chief merit of the work is its practical character.... The workers in the trade will speedily discover its merits when they sit down to study it.”—English Mechanic.
⁂ The above two works together, strongly half-bound, price 7s.
SHEET METAL WORKER’S INSTRUCTOR.
Comprising a Selection of Geometrical Problems and Practical Rules for Describing the Various Patterns Required by Zinc, Sheet-Iron, Copper, and Tin-Plate Workers. By Reuben Henry Warn. New Edition, Revised and greatly Enlarged by Joseph G. Horner, A.M.I.M.E. Crown 8vo, 254 pp., with 430 Illustrations, cloth.
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BREAD & BISCUIT BAKER’S & SUGAR-BOILER’S ASSISTANT.
Including a large variety of Modern Recipes. With Remarks on the Art of Bread-making. By Robert Wells. Third Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth
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“A large number of wrinkles for the ordinary cook, as well as the baker.”—Saturday Review.
PASTRYCOOK & CONFECTIONER’S GUIDE.
For Hotels, Restaurants, and the Trade in general, adapted also for Family Use. By R. Wells, Author of “The Bread and Biscuit Baker.” Crown 8vo, cloth
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“We cannot speak too highly of this really excellent work. In these days of keen competition our readers cannot do better than purchase this book.”—Bakers’ Times.
ORNAMENTAL CONFECTIONERY.
A Guide for Bakers, Confectioners and Pastrycooks; including a variety of Modern Recipes, and Remarks on Decorative and Coloured Work. With 129 Original Designs. By Robert Wells. Second Edition. Crown 8vo
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“A valuable work, practical, and should be in the hands of every baker and confectioner. The illustrative designs are alone worth treble the amount charged for the whole work.”—Bakers’ Times.
THE MODERN FLOUR CONFECTIONER, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Containing a large Collection of Recipes for Cheap Cakes, Biscuits, &c. With remarks on the Ingredients Used in their Manufacture. By Robert Wells, Author of “The Bread and Biscuit Baker,” &c. Crown 8vo, cloth
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“The work is of a decidedly practical character, and in every recipe regard is had to economical working.”—North British Daily Mail.
RUBBER HAND STAMPS
And the Manipulation of Rubber. A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Indiarubber Hand Stamps, Small Articles of Indiarubber, The Hektograph, Special Inks, Cements, and Allied Subjects. By T. O’Conor Sloane, A.M., Ph.D. With numerous Illustrations. Square 8vo, cloth
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