Technology

Practical Mechanics for Boys

James Slough Zerbe

Practical Mechanics for Boys is a hands‑on manual that sets out, in plain language, the fundamentals of…

Woodwork Joints: How They Are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.

William Fairham

The work is a practical handbook on wood‑working joints, written by William Fairham and aimed at carpenters…

Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught Comprising instructions in the selection and preparation of drawing instruments, elementary instruction in practical mechanical drawing; Together with Examples in Simple Geometry and Elementary Mechanism, Including Screw Threads, Gear Wheels, Mechanical Motions, Engines and Boilers

Joshua Rose

Mechanical Drawing Self‑Taught is a practical handbook that walks the reader through the selection and…

A Treatise on Domestic Economy; For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School

Catharine Esther Beecher

This work is a practical treatise on domestic economy aimed specifically at young women, presented as a…

Handwork in Wood

William Noyes

Handwork in Wood is a practical manual that opens with a meticulous description of the various planes a…

Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value

Harry Snyder

Harry Snyder’s Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value is a systematic survey of edible products, beginning…

Steam, Its Generation and Use

Babcock & Wilcox Company

Steam, Its Generation and Use is a technical history that traces the evolution of steam power from antiquity…

Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines

Henry Vizetelly

Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines is a detailed reference work by Henry Vizetelly, a…

Wood-Carving: Design and Workmanship

George Jack

This volume, authored by George Jack, is a practical textbook that sets out a comprehensive programme for…

Elements of Plumbing

Samuel Edward Dibble

Samuel Edward Dibble’s Elements of Plumbing is a practical handbook aimed at novices who lack formal training…

Textiles and Clothing

Kate Heintz Watson

The Art of Modern Lace Making

The book opens with a sweeping survey of lace’s history, tracing its roots from ancient scriptural references…

Steam Turbines A Book of Instruction for the Adjustment and Operation of the Principal Types of this Class of Prime Movers

Hubert E. Collins

This volume is a practical handbook for engineers who must install, adjust, and keep running steam turbines…

How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical Apparatus Containing Complete Directions for Making All Kinds of Simple Apparatus for the Study of Elementary Electricity

Thomas M. St. John

Thomas M. St. John’s How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical Apparatus is a practical handbook aimed at young…

The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics: A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student

Franklin Beech

The work is a technical handbook aimed at bleachers, textile colourists and manufacturers, opening with a…

The Story of Leather

Sara Ware Bassett

The work is a juvenile novel that follows the inner turmoil of Peter Coddington, a talented athlete whose…

The Story of Wool

Sara Ware Bassett

The opening of The Story of Wool places the reader squarely in a quiet Boston household where a father‑son…

Encyclopedia of Needlework

Thérèse de Dillmont

The Encyclopedia of Needlework is a practical manual that begins by confronting a common objection, why study…

Woodward's Graperies and Horticultural Buildings

Woodward, George E. (George Evertson); Woodward, F. W.

This work is a practical handbook on the design, construction, and management of grape‑growing and…

Mission Furniture: How to Make It, Part 1

H. H. Windsor

Mission Furniture: How to Make It, Part 1 is a practical manual for the amateur woodworker, focused on the…

The handbook of soap manufacture

Simmons, W. H. (William Herbert); Appleton, H. A.

The handbook of soap manufacture is a technical manual that opens with a detailed preface explaining its…

Fire prevention and fire extinction

James Braidwood

Electricity for Boys

James Slough Zerbe

Electricity for Boys is a hands‑on manual that treats the science of electricity as a series of concrete…

The Book of Household Management

Mrs. Beeton

Mrs. Isabella Beeton’s The Book of Household Management presents itself as a comprehensive guide to running a…