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The Boy’s Book of Industrial Information

by Elisha Noyce

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Introduction
  3. 3Contents
  4. 4Earths
  5. 5Metals and Alloys
  6. 6Iron
  7. 7Copper
  8. 8Lead
  9. 9Tin
  10. 10Zinc
  11. 11Mercury
  12. 12Gold
  13. 13Silver
  14. 14Platinum
  15. 15Nickel
  16. 16Coal
  17. 17Sulphur
  18. 18Plaster of Paris, or Gypsum
  19. 19Salt
  20. 20Stone
  21. 21Wood
  22. 22Cotton
  23. 23Flax
  24. 24Silk
  25. 25India-Rubber
  26. 26Gutta-Percha
  27. 27Wax
  28. 28Nitre
  29. 29Blacklead
  30. 30Spermaceti
  31. 31Sugar
  32. 32Alcohol, or Spirit
  33. 33Starch
  34. 34Soap
  35. 35Stearine
  36. 36Soda
  37. 37Wines
  38. 38Vinegar
  39. 39Coal Gas
  40. 40Tar
  41. 41Acetic Acid, or Wood Vinegar
  42. 42Varnishes
  43. 43Oils
  44. 44Inks
  45. 45Charcoal
  46. 46Cements
  47. 47Coke
  48. 48Gunpowder
  49. 49Gun Cotton
  50. 50Phosphorus
  51. 51White Lead
  52. 52Prussian Blue
  53. 53Prussiate of Potash
  54. 54Sulphate of Iron
  55. 55Sulphate of Copper
  56. 56Chloride of Lime
  57. 57Sulphuric Acid
  58. 58Leather
  59. 59Glue and Size
  60. 60Parchment
  61. 61Catgut
  62. 62Paper
  63. 63Malt
  64. 64Chocolate and Cocoa
  65. 65Steel
  66. 66Tin-Plate, and Galvanised Iron
  67. 67Glass
  68. 68Soda-Water
  69. 69Coal-Tar Naptha
  70. 70Wood Naptha, or Pyroxylic Spirit
  71. 71Pottery
  72. 72Bricks and Tiles
  73. 73Tobacco-Pipes
  74. 74Gold-Leaf
  75. 75Shot
  76. 76Files
  77. 77Type
  78. 78Lucifer-Matches
  79. 79Candles
  80. 80Rope
  81. 81Wire
  82. 82Cutlery
  83. 83Nails
  84. 84Screws
  85. 85Pins
  86. 86Needles
  87. 87Tubing
  88. 88Steel Pens
  89. 89Wood and Plate Engraving
  90. 90Lithography
  91. 91Printing
  92. 92Photography
  93. 93Book-Binding
  94. 94Paper-Staining
  95. 95Flax Manufacture
  96. 96Glass-Painting
  97. 97Cotton Manufacture
  98. 98Woollen Manufacture
  99. 99Weaving
  100. 100Bleaching
  101. 101Calico-Printing
  102. 102Dyeing
  103. 103Calendering
  104. 104Bread Making
  105. 105Sugar Refining
  106. 106Brewing
  107. 107Distillation
  108. 108Gilding
  109. 109Silvering Looking-Glasses
  110. 110Silver Plating
  111. 111Electro-Plating and Deposition of Metals
  112. 112Soldering and Brazing
  113. 113The Smelting of Metals
  114. 114Founding
  115. 115Glass Blowing and Casting
  116. 116Glass-Cutting
  117. 117Bricklaying
  118. 118Stone Cutting
  119. 119Steam-Engines
  120. 120Boilers
  121. 121Furnaces
  122. 122Bellows and Blowing Machines
  123. 123Screw Propellers
  124. 124Anchors
  125. 125Chains
  126. 126Cranes
  127. 127Cranks
  128. 128Fire-Arms and Projectiles
  129. 129Percussion Caps
  130. 130Pumps and Fire Engines
  131. 131Valves
  132. 132Wheels
  133. 133Watermills
  134. 134Windmills
  135. 135Syphons
  136. 136Stop-Cocks or Taps
  137. 137Filters
  138. 138Presses
  139. 139Stills
  140. 140Blowpipes
  141. 141Thermometers
  142. 142Barometers
  143. 143Pendulums
  144. 144Ploughs
  145. 145Harrows
  146. 146Rollers
  147. 147Mowing Machines
  148. 148Thrashing-Machines
  149. 149Reaping Machines
  150. 150Drills
  151. 151Railways
  152. 152Electric Telegraphs
  153. 153Roads
  154. 154Bridges
  155. 155Tunnels
  156. 156Drains
  157. 157Artesian Wells
  158. 158Mines
  159. 159Ships
  160. 160Canals and Locks

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