The Boy's Book of Industrial Information

by Elisha Noyce

CONTENTS.

• Natural Products:
  • [Earths]
  • [Metals and Alloys]
  • [Iron]
  • [Copper]
  • [Lead]
  • [Tin]
  • [Zinc]
  • [Mercury]
  • [Gold]
  • [Silver]
  • [Platinum]
  • [Nickel]
  • [Coal]
  • [Sulphur]
  • [Plaster of Paris]
  • [Salt]
  • [Stone]
  • [Wood]
  • [Cotton]
  • [Flax]
  • [Silk]
  • [India-rubber]
  • [Gutta-percha]
  • [Wax]
  • [Nitre]
  • [Blacklead]
  • [Spermaceti]
• 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]
• 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]
• Arts and Trade Processes:
  • [Wood and Plate Engraving]
  • [Lithography]
  • [Printing]
  • [Photography]
  • [Bookbinding]
  • [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]
• 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]
  • [Stopcocks or Taps]
  • [Filters]
  • [Presses]
  • [Stills]
  • [Blowpipes]
  • [Thermometers]
  • [Barometers]
  • [Pendulums]
  • [Ploughs]
  • [Harrows]
  • [Rollers]
  • [Mowing Machines]
  • [Thrashing Machines]
  • [Reaping Machines]
  • [Drills]
• Engineering Works:
  • [Railways]
  • [Electric Telegraphs]
  • [Roads]
  • [Bridges]
  • [Tunnels]
  • [Drains]
  • [Artesian Wells]
  • [Mines]
  • [Ships]
  • [Canals and Locks]

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