Anon Anon.
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This early works is a fascinating and comprehensive look at blacksmithing with much of the information still useful and practical today. It was originally published by the Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas to meet the needs of craftsmen, technical schools and apprentices' training centres. The lack of such a book was a handicap to the teaching of the subject and particularly to young men who were receiving instructions from the Council in...
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"Home-Made Gadgets" is a fantastic vintage guide to hand-making a variety of useful household items. From cheap and cheerful Christmas decorations to plant pots and decorative glassware, this volume will appeal to those with an interest in money-saving handicraft ideas. Contents include: "Tricks with a Watch", "An Easy Thought-Reading Trick", "Use This Conjurer's Bag for Amateur Conjuring", "Turn your Ash into Cash", "A Table-Top Railway", "Decorative...
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"Ploughs Up-To-Date" is a vintage catalogue of ploughs made by the Hornsby company in the late nineteenth century. With a wealth of interesting historical information and wonderful illustrations and photographs, this is a volume that is not to be missed by those with an interest in the history and development of farming equipment. Contents include: "Hornsby's Head-Quarters are at Grantham", "Ploughs in General, and Hornsby's Ploughs in Particular",...
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A collection of notes on the method of purchase, manufacture, and inspection of shoes and shoe lasts in the US army during World War I. This book was originally commissioned under the auspices of the quartermaster General of the United States Army for the benefit of officers and the quartermaster corps. This fascinating volume will appeal to those with an interest in historical shoe and boot production, and particularly its importance from a military...