A Series of Practical Manuals. Edited by PAUL N. HASLUCK, Editor of "WORK.' Price 50 cts. each, post paid.

Photographic Studiosand Dark Rooms. Contents. - Planning Studios, Building Studios, Portable and Studios, Improvised Studios, Lighting of Studios, Backgrounds, Scenic Accessories, Dark-roots, Dark-room Fittings, Index. 180 Illustrations

Window Blinds. Contents. - Roller Blinds. Venetian Blinds. Outside.

Window Blinds. Spanish Blinds. Florentine Blinds. Oriental Blinds. Festoon Blinds. Shop Front Blinds. Wire Blinds. Glass Blinds. Index.

Motor Bicycle Building. Contents. - Frame for Motor Bicycle.

Pattern for Frame Castings. Making 3 1/2h-p. Petrol Motor. Spray Carburettor for 3 1/2 h.-p. Petrol Motor. Ignition Coils for Motor Cycles. Light Weight Petrol Motor for Attachment to Roadster Bicycle. Spray Carburettor, etc. Index. Photographic Chemistry. Contents.-Relation of Chemistry to Photography Meaning of Symbols and Equations. Oxygen and Hydrogen Photographically Considered. Chemistry of Development, Toning, Intensification, etc. Photography. Benzene and the Organic Developers. Index.

Glass Writing, Embossing, and Fascia Work. Contents.-

Plain Lettering and Simple Tablets, Gold Lettering, Blocked Letters, Stencil Cutting, Gold Etching, Embossing, Incised Fascias, Arrangement of Words and Colours, Wood Letters, Illuminated Signs, Temporary Signs, etc. 129 Illustrations.

Violins and Other Stringed Instruments. Contents. - Materials and Tools for Violin Making. Violin Moulds. Violin Making. Varnishing and Finishing Violins. Double Bass and a Violoncello. Japanese One-string Violin. Mandoline Making. Guitar Making. Banjo Making, etc. etc. 177 Illustrations.

Pianos: Their Construction, Tuning, and Repair. Contents.-

The Action : Completion of Piano. The Choice of a Piano. Care, Maintenance, and Cleaning. Tuning Pianos. Piano-repairers' Tools. Repairing Piano Actions. Repairs. Polishing and Renovating Piano Cases, etc. etc. 74 Illustrations.

Terra-cotta Work: Modelling, Moulding, and Firing. Contents.

-History and Manufacture of Terra-cotta. Models and Moulds for Terra-cotta Work. Modelling and Moulding Finials and Chimney Pots. Panels, Medallions and Friezes. Garden Vase and a Flower pot Stand. Keystones. Measuring and Pricing Terra-cotta Work. Ornamental Fountains. Umbrella Stand, etc. 245 Illustrations.

Sewing Machines : Their Construction, Adjustment, and Repair. Contents. - The Development of the Sewing Machine Type of Sewing

Machines. Working and Adjusting Machines. Adjustment Needles,

Broken Thread, and Mi ng Sewing Mac , J is.

Clay Modelling a; sting. Ci i. - for

Modellers. Tools and I lelling. Clay I. the

Human Figure. Waste . Piece-moulding 2a. :>.„.«<.- lu-Uiiing.

Taking Plaster Casts from Nature. Clay Moulding, etc. etc. 153 Illustrations.

Telescope Making. Contents. - Introduction: Materials for Telescope Making ; Making the Mounting; Making the Clasp and Clamp ; Vertical and Horizontal Slow Motions ; Completing the Mounting : Telescope Body ; Lenses for the Telescope ; Object End of Telescope ; Eyepieces, etc. etc. 218 Illustrations.

Microscopes and Accessories. Contents. - Construction of a Stand Microscope ; Making and Fixing Mechanical Stages ; Finishing and Lacquering Microscope Brasswork; Improved Mounts ; Microscopists' Lamps and Bull's-eye Condensers; Micrometers and Measurement. Turntables for Ringing Slides, etc. 140 Illustrations.

Knotting and Splicing Ropes and Cordage. Contents. - Introduction: Rope Formation. Simple and Useful Knots. Eye Knots, Hitches, and Bends. Ring Knots and Rope Shortenings. Ties and Lashings. 208 Illustrations.

Beehives and Bee Keepers' Appliances. Contents. - Introduction :

Bar-frame Beehive. Beehive for Temporary Use. Tiering Bar-frame Beehive. The "W.B.C." Beehive. Furnishing and Stocking Beehives. Observatory Beehive for Per-manent Use. Observatory Beehive for Temporary Use, etc. etc. 155 Illustrations.

Electro-plating. Contents. - Introduction: Tanks, Vats, and other Apparatus ; Batteries, Dynamos, and Electrical Accessories ; Appliances for Preparing and Finishing Work; Silver-plating; Copper-plating; Gold-plating: Nickel-plating and Cycle-plating; Finishing Electro-plated Goods, etc. etc. 77 Illustrations.

Cycle Building and Repairing. Contents. - The Components of a Cycle. Building the Wheels. Building the Cycle Frame. Finishing the Cycle. Building a Tandem Cycle. Building a Carrier Tricycle, etc. etc. 190 Illustrations.

Saddlery. Contents. - Gentleman's Riding Saddle. Panel for Gentleman's Saddle. Ladies' Side Saddles. Children's Saddles or Filches. Saddle Cruppers. Breast Plates and Other Accessories. Riding Bridles. Breaking-down Tackle. Head Collars. Horse Clothing. Knee-caps and Miscellaneous Articles, etc. etc. 177 Illus.

Upholstery. Contents. - Upholsterers' Materials. Upholsterers' Tools. Webbing, Springing, Stuffing, and Tufting. Making Seat Cushions and Squabs. Upholstering an Easy Chair. Upholstering Couches and Sofas. Upholstering Footstools, Fenderettes, etc. Miscellaneous Upholstery, etc. etc. 162 Illustrations.

Leather Working. Contents. - Qualities and Varieties of Leather. Strap Cutting and Making Letter Cases and Writing Pads. Hair Brush and Collar Cases. Hat Cases. Banjo and Mandoline Cases. Bags, Portmanteaux, etc. etc. 152 Illustrations.

Harness Making. Contents. - Harness Makers' Tools. Harness Makers' Materials. Simple Exercises in Stitching. Looping. Cart Harness. Cart Saddles. Fore Gear and Leader Harness. Plough Harness, Bits, Spurs, Stirrups, etc. etc. I97 Illus.

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House Decoration, Contents. - Colour and Paints. Pigments, Oils Driers, Varnishes, etc. Tools used by Painters. How to Mix Oil Paints. Distemper of Tempera Painting. Whitewashing and Decorating a Ceiling. Painting a Room, etc. etc. 79 Illustrations.

Boot Making and Mending. Contents. - Repairing Heels and Half-Soling. Patching Boots and Shoes. Re-Welting and Re-Soling. Boot Making. Lasting the Upper. Sewing and Stitching. Making the Heel. Knifing and Finishing, etc. 179 Illus

How to Write Signs, Tickets, and Posters. Contents. - The

Formation of Letters, Stops and Numerals. The Sign-writer's Outfit. Making Signboards and Laying Ground Colours. The Simpler Forms of Lettering. Shaded and Fancy Lettering. Painting a Sienboard. Ticket-Writing. Poster-Painting, etc., etc. 170 lllus.

Wood Finishing, Comprising Staining, Varnishing and

Polishing. Contents - Processes of finishing Wood, Processes of Staining Wood. French Polishing. Fillers for Wood and filling In. Bodying In and Spiriting Off. Glazing and Wax Finishing. Oil Polishing and Dry Shining. Repolishing and Reviving. Hard Stopping or Beaumontage Treatment of Floors, etc., etc. 12 Illustrations. Dynamos and Electric Motors. Contents. - Introduction. Siemens Dynamo. Gramme Dynamo. Manchester Dynamo. Simplex Dynamo. Calculating the Size and Amount of Wire for Small Dynamos. Ailments of Small Dynamo Electric Machines : their Causes and Cures. Small Electro-Motors without Castings, etc. 147 Illus.

Decorative Designs of All Ages for All Purposes. Contents.

-bavage Ornament. Egyptian Ornament. Greek Ornament. Roman Ornament. Arabic Ornament. Mediaeval Ornament. Renascence and Modern Ornaments. Chinese, Persian, Indian, and Japanese Ornament, etc. etc. 277 Illustrations.

Mounting and Framing Pictures. Contents. - Making Picture Frames. Notes on Art Frames. Picture Frame Cramps. Making Oxford Frames. Gilding Picture Frames. Methods of Mounting Pictures. Making Photograph Frames. Frames covered with Plush and Cork. Hanging and Packing Pictures. 240 Illustrations. Smiths' Work. Contents. - Forges and Appliances. Hand Tools. Drawing Down and Upsetting. Welding and Punching. Conditions of Work : Principles of Formation. Bending and Ring Making. Examples of Forged Work, etc., etc. 211 Illus.

Glass Working by Heat and Abrasion. Contents.- Appliances

Blowing Bulbs and Flasks. Blowing and Etching Glass: Embossing and Gilding. Utilising Broken Glass Apparatus: Boring and Riveting, etc. 300 Illus. Building Model Boats. Contents. - Building Model Yachts. Rigging and Sailing Model Yachts. Making and Fitting Simple Model Boats. Building a Model Atlantic Liner. Vertical Engine for a Model Launch, etc., etc, 168 Illustrations.

Electric Bells: How to Make and Fit Them. Contents. - The Electric Current and the Laws that Govern it Current Conductors used in Electric Bell Work. Wiring for Electric Bells. Elaborated Systems of Wiring; Burglar Alarms. Batteries for Electric Bells. The Construction of Electric Bells, Pushes, etc., etc. 152 Illustrations.

Bamboo Work. Contents. - Bamboo: Its Sources and Uses. How to Work Bamboo. Bamboo Tables. Bamboo Chairs and Seats. Bamboo Bedroom Furniture. Bamboo Hall Racks and Stands. Bamboo Music Racks, etc., etc. 177 Illus.

Taxidermy : Skinning, Mounting and Stuffing Birds,

Mammals, and Fish. Contents. - Skinning, Stuffing and Mounting Birds. Mounting Animais Horned Heads : Polishing and Mounting Horns. Skinning, Stuffing, and Casting Fish. Presenring, Cleaning, and Dyeing Skins, etc., etc. jo8 Illustrations.

Tailoring : How to Make and Mend Trousers, Vests, and

Coats. Contents. - Tailors' Requisites and Methods of Stitching. Simple Repairs and Pressing. Re-lining, Re-pocketing, and Re-collaring. How to Cut and Make Trousers. How to Cut and Make Vests, etc., etc. 180 Illustrations.

Photographic Cameras and Accessories. Contents. - Photographic Lenses and how to Test them. Modern Half-plate Cameras. Hand and Pocket Cameras. Ferrotype Cameras. Stereoscopic Cameras. Enlarging Cameras, Dark Slides. Exposure Shutters. Camera Stands. 240 Illustrations.

Optical Lanterns and Accessories. Contents. - Single Lanterns.

Dissolving View Lanterns. Illuminants for Optical Lanterns. Optical Lantern Accessories. Experiments with Optical Lanterns, etc., etc 160 Illus.

Engraving Metals. Contents. - Introduction and Terms Used. Engravers' Tools and their Uses. Elementary Exercises in Engraving. Engraving Plate and Precious Metals. Engraving Monograms. Transfer Processes of Engraving Metals. Engraving Name Plates. Engraving Coffin Plates. Engraving Steel Plates, etc. 117 Illus.

Basket Work Of all Kinds. Contents. - Tools and Materials. Simple Baskets. Grocers' Square Baskets. Round Baskets. Oval Baskets. Flat Fruit Baskets. Wicker Elbow Chairs. Basket Bottle-casings. Doctors' and Chemists' Baskets, etc. etc. 189 Illustrations.

Bookbinding. Contents. - Bookbinders' Appliances. Folding Printed Book Sheets. Beating and Sewing. Rounding, Backing, and Cover Cutting. Cutting Book Edges. Covering Books. Cloth-bound Books, Pamphlets, etc. Account Books, Ledgers, etc. Colouring and Marbling Book Edges. Gilding Book Edges, etc., 125 Illus.

Bent Ironwork. Contents. - Tools and Materials. Bending and Working Strip Iron. Simple Exercises in Bent Iron. Floral Ornaments for Bent Ironwork-Candlesticks, Hall Lanterns, Screens, Grilles, etc., etc. 269 Illustrations.

Photography. Contents. - The Camera and its Accessories. The Studio and Dark Room. Plates. Exposure. Developing and Fixing Negatives. Intensification and Reduction of Negatives. Portraiture and Picture Composition. Flashlight Photography. Retouching Negatives. Process of Printing from Negatives, etc., etc. 70 Illus.