THE 



COST OF MANUFACTURES 



AND THE 



ADMINISTRATION OF WORKSHOPS, 



PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, 



B Y 



CAPTAIN HENRY METCALFE, 



Ordnance Department, 

 U. S. A. (Retired) 



THIRD EDITION. 







FIRST THOUSAND. 



WITH APPENDIX SPECIALLY ILLUSTRATING AN APPLICATION OF THE METHOD 

 TO PRIVATE MANUFACTURES. 



NEW YORK 



JOHN WILEY & SONS 



LONDON : CHAPMAN & HALL, LIMITED 



1907 



