Romance of Modern Manufacture
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118
1910
English
- The Starting-Point
- How We Came to Spin by Machinery
- Weaving by Machinery
- A Wonderful Automaton
- Making Lace Curtains by the Mile
- Embroidery Done by Steam-Power
- Knitting by Machinery
- Washing Clothes by Machinery
- How We Came to Have Sewing-Machines
- Sewing-Machines Made by Machinery
- Automatic Needle-Makers
- The Romance of Thread-Making
- The Automatic Shoe Maker
- Manufacture of Pottery
- Paper-Making
- The Manufacture of Books
- Making Artificial Light
- Making Sweets by the Ton
- The Mechanical Baker
- Clocks and Watches
- The Manufacture of Iron
- Making Steel Rails
- The Railway and the Locomotive
- Building a Ship
- Conclusion
Those of us who have grown up with the results of Modern Manufacture around us are apt to miss the romance of the subject. Indeed, it is difficult for us to realize how very different were the conditions in which our great-grandfathers, and even our grandfathers, lived and worked. In the present volume the author has endeavored to trace the evolution of the different industries, and to describe in everyday language the methods of manufacture in our principle industries. In order to keep the book as readable as possible, he has omitted many names and dates, but sufficient detail is given to enable the general reader to form a clear conception of the different subjects. (Summary adapted from the Preface)
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