Hints for painters, decorators, and paper-hangers. / Being a selection of useful rules, data, memoranda, methods, and suggestions for house, ship and furniture painting, paper-hanging, gilding, color mixing, and other matters useful and instructive to painters and decorators. Prepared with special reference to the wants of amateurs

by An Old Hand

—Rules for describing Octagons and Polygons of every description and how to find their angles and areas.

—Rules for finding the lengths of Rafters and Hips of Irregular Roofs, Cuts for Equal and Unequal Mitres, Trusses and Bevel Timber Work.

—The Development of Hip and Curved Roofs; Veranda Rafters, Straight and Curved; Hopper Cuts of all kinds, Angle Corner-pieces, Splayed Work for Gothic Heads, etc., etc., and many other things useful to the Operative Mechanic.

Handsomely Bound in Cloth with Gilt Title.
Price ONE DOLLAR.

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INDUSTRIAL PUBLICATION COMPANY.

New York.

HINTS FOR PAINTERS,
DECORATORS,
AND PAPER-HANGERS.

BEING

A SELECTION OF USEFUL RULES, DATA, MEMORANDA, METHODS, AND SUGGESTIONS FOR HOUSE, SHIP AND FURNITURE PAINTING, PAPER-HANGING, GILDING, COLOR MIXING, AND OTHER MATTERS USEFUL AND INSTRUCTIVE TO PAINTERS AND DECORATORS.