Spons' mechanics' own book : a manual for handicraftsmen and amateurs

Object detail

Accession number

70/994

Description

Covers mechanical drawing ; casting and founding ; forging and finishing ; soldering ; sheet-metal working ; carpentry ; cabinet-making ; carving and fretwork ; upholstery ; painting, graining and marbling ; staining ; gilding ; polishing ; varnishing ; mechanical movements ; turning ; masonry ; plastering and whitewashing ; roofing ; glazing ; bell-hanging ; gas-fitting ; paper hanging ; lighting ; ventilating ; warming ; foundations ; roads and bridges ; banks, hedges, ditches and drains ; water supply and sanitation ; house construction.

Signature/Marks and Type

J. E. Fulton Ink Stamp
M/59/64 Pencil

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper

Physical description

xii, 702 p. : ill., diagrs. ; 22 cm.

Edition

4th ed.

Other title

Mechanics own book

Credit line

1893. Spons' mechanics' own book : a manual for handicraftsmen and amateurs, 70/994. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Book Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Other Documents

Production place

London Greater London England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Subject: all levels

Mechanical drawing Founding Forging Solder and soldering Sheet-metal work Carpentry Cabinetwork Woodwork Upholstery Graining Marbling Stains and staining Polishes Varnish and varnishing Mechanical movements Turning (Lathe work) Masonry Plastering Roofing Glazing Bells Gas-fitting Wall-paper Lighting Ventilation Heating Roads Bridges Drainage Earth construction Water supply Municipal engineering Sanitation House construction

Collection type

Published Titles Walsh Memorial Library

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