The Boy’s Book of Industrial Information

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Author

Noyce, Elisha

Title

The Boy's Book of Industrial Information

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow, Richard Hulse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

T: Technology

Subject

Industrial arts -- Juvenile literature

Category

Text

eBook-No.

49489

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49489

Release Date

July 19, 2015

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE BOY’S BOOK OF INDUSTRIAL INFORMATION.
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.INTRODUCTION.
4. 4.CONTENTS.
5. 5.NATURAL PRODUCTS. — EARTHS. — METALS AND ALLOYS. — IRON. — COPPER — LEAD. — TIN. — ZINC. — MERCURY. — GOLD. — SILVER. — PLATINUM. — NICKEL. — COAL. — SULPHUR. — PLASTER OF PARIS, OR GYPSUM. — SALT. — STONE. — WOOD. — COTTON. — FLAX. — SILK. — INDIA-RUBBER. — GUTTA-PERCHA. — WAX. — NITRE. — BLACKLEAD. — SPERMACETI.
6. 6.MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS. — SUGAR. — ALCOHOL, OR SPIRIT. — STARCH. — SOAP. — STEARINE. — SODA. — WINES. — VINEGAR. — COAL GAS. — TAR. — ACETIC ACID, OR WOOD VINEGAR. — VARNISHES. — OILS. — INKS. — CHARCOAL. — CEMENTS. — COKE. — GUNPOWDER. — GUN COTTON. — PHOSPHORUS. — WHITE LEAD. — PRUSSIAN BLUE. — PRUSSIATE OF POTASH. — SULPHATE OF IRON. — SULPHATE OF COPPER. — CHLORIDE OF LIME. — SULPHURIC ACID. — LEATHER. — GLUE AND SIZE. — PARCHMENT. — CATGUT. — PAPER. — MALT. — CHOCOLATE AND COCOA. — STEEL. — TIN-PLATE, AND GALVANISED IRON. — GLASS. — SODA-WATER. — COAL-TAR NAPTHA. — WOOD NAPTHA, OR PYROXYLIC SPIRIT.
7. 7.PRODUCTS OF SKILLED LABOUR. — POTTERY. — BRICKS AND TILES. — TOBACCO-PIPES. — GOLD-LEAF. — SHOT. — FILES. — TYPE. — LUCIFER-MATCHES. — CANDLES. — ROPE. — WIRE. — CUTLERY. — NAILS. — SCREWS. — PINS. — NEEDLES. — TUBING. — STEEL PENS.
8. 8.ARTS AND TRADE PROCESSES. — WOOD AND PLATE ENGRAVING. — LITHOGRAPHY. — PRINTING. — PHOTOGRAPHY. — BOOK-BINDING. — PAPER-STAINING. — FLAX MANUFACTURE. — GLASS-PAINTING. — COTTON MANUFACTURE. — WOOLLEN MANUFACTURE. — WEAVING. — BLEACHING. — CALICO-PRINTING. — DYEING. — CALENDERING. — BREAD MAKING. — SUGAR REFINING. — BREWING. — DISTILLATION. — GILDING. — SILVERING LOOKING-GLASSES. — SILVER PLATING. — ELECTRO-PLATING AND DEPOSITION OF METALS. — SOLDERING AND BRAZING. — THE SMELTING OF METALS. — FOUNDING. — GLASS BLOWING AND CASTING. — GLASS-CUTTING. — BRICKLAYING. — STONE CUTTING.
9. 9.APPARATUS AND MACHINERY. — STEAM-ENGINES. — BOILERS. — FURNACES. — BELLOWS AND BLOWING MACHINES. — SCREW PROPELLERS. — ANCHORS. — CHAINS. — CRANES. — CRANKS. — FIRE-ARMS AND PROJECTILES. — PERCUSSION CAPS. — PUMPS AND FIRE ENGINES. — VALVES. — WHEELS. — WATERMILLS. — WINDMILLS. — SYPHONS. — STOP-COCKS OR TAPS. — FILTERS. — PRESSES. — STILLS. — BLOWPIPES. — THERMOMETERS. — BAROMETERS. — PENDULUMS. — PLOUGHS. — HARROWS. — ROLLERS. — MOWING MACHINES. — THRASHING-MACHINES. — REAPING MACHINES. — DRILLS.
10. 10.ENGINEERING WORKS. — RAILWAYS. — ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS. — ROADS. — BRIDGES. — TUNNELS. — DRAINS. — ARTESIAN WELLS. — MINES. — SHIPS. — CANALS AND LOCKS.
11. 11.Transcriber’s Notes

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