This section is from the book "Modern Plumbing Illustrated", by R. M. Starbuck. Also available from Amazon: Modern Plumbing Illustrated.
Edited by GARDNER D. HISCOX, M.E.
Price $3.00 Cloth Binding $4.00 Half Morocco Binding 800 Large Octavo (6 x 9 1/2) Paget

Contains over 10,000 Selected Scientific, Chemical, Technological and
Practical Recipes and Processes, including hundreds of so-called
Trade Secrets for every business
To present here even a limited number of the subjects which find a place in this valuable work would be difficult. Suffice to say that in its pages will be found matter of intense interest and immeasurable practical value to the scientific amateur and to him who wishes to obtain a knowledge of the many processes used in the arts, trades and manufactures, a knowledge which will render his pursuits more instructive and remunerative. Serving as a reference book to the 6mall and large manufacturer and supplying intelligent seekers with the information necessary to conduct a process, the work will be found of inestimable worth to the Metallurgist, the Photographer, the Perfumer, the Painter, the Manufacturer of Glues, Pastes, Cements, and Mucilages, the Compounder of Alloys, the Cook, the Physician, the Druggist, the Electrician, the Brewer, the Engineer, the Foundryman, the Machinist, the Potter, the Tanner, the Confectioner, the Chiropodist, the Manicure, the Manufacturer of Chemical Novelties and Toilet Preparations, the Dyer, the Electroplater, the Enameler, the Engraver, the Provisioner, the Glass Worker, the Goldbeater, the Watchmaker and Jeweler, the Hat Maker, the Ink Manufacturer, the Optician, the Farmer, the Dairyman, the Paper Maker, the Wood and Metal Worker, the Chandler and Soap Maker, the Veterinary Surgeon, and the Technologist in general.
Among the Recipes given are:
Bleaching Recipes
Etching and Engraving Recipes
Recipes for Glass Making
Paper Making Recipes
Recipes for Ointments
Mirror-Making Formulas
Paint Making Formulas
Gilding Recipes
Galvanizing Recipes
Bronzing Recipes
Tinning Recipes
Silvering Recipes
Recipes for Adhesives
Recipes for Plating and Enameling
Cleaning Processes
Soap Making
Leather and its Preparation
Recipes for Alloys
Recipes for Solders
Photographic Formulas
Shoe Dressing Recipes
Stove Blacking Recipes
Rust Preventive Recipes
Recipes for Lubricants
Recipes for Oils
Recipes for Dyes, Colors, and Pigments
Recipes for Dryers
Ink Recipes
Recipes for Artificial Gem Making
Jewelers' and Watchmakers' Recipes
Household Formulas
Waterproofing Recipes
Fireproofing Recipes
Recipes for Cements, Glues, Mocflagan
Fireworks Recipes
Recipes for Eradicators
Alcohol and its Uses
Recipes for Essences and Extracts
Dentifrice Recipes
Cosmetic Recipes
Perfume Recipes
Tanning Recipes
Metallurgical Formulas
Hair Restorers
Depilatories
And many thousands more - Equally Important in the Arts and Manufactures
The Norman W. Henley Publishing Company,

 
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