Hmts for Cabinet Makers, Upholsterers, and Furniture Men. 



Hints and Practical Information for Cabinet-Makers, Upholsterers, and Fur- 

 niture Men generally. Together with a descripl ion of all kinds of Finishing, 

 with full directions therefor, Varnishes, Polishes, Stains for Wood, Dyes for 

 Wood, Gilding and Silvering, Receipts for the Factory, Lacquers, Metals, 

 Marbles, etc.; Pictures, Engravings, etc.; Miscellaneous. This work con- 

 tains an immense amount of the most useful information for those who are 

 engaged In Manufacture, Superintendence, or Construction of Furniture or 

 Wood Work of any kind. It is one of the Cheapest and Best Books ever 

 published, and contains over 1,000 Hints, Suggestions, Methods, and De- 

 scriptions of Tools, Appliances and Materials. All the Recipes, Rules, and 

 Directions have been carefully Revised and Corrected by Practical Men ot 

 great experience, so that they will be found thoroughly trustworthy Cloth, 

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Mechanical Draughting. 



The Student's Illustrated Guide to Practical Draughting. A series of Prac- 

 tical Instructions for Machinists, Mechanics, Apprentices, and Students at 

 Engineering Establishments and Technical Institutes. By T. P. PEMBKRTOX, 

 Draughtsman and Mechanical Engineer. Illustrated with numerous en- 

 gravings. Cloth, Gilt, - $1.00 



This ts a simple but thorough book, by a draughtsman of twenty-five years' 

 experience. It Is intended for beginners and self-taught students, as well as for 

 those who pursue the study under the direction of a teacher. 



Lectures in a Workshop. 



ByT. P. PKMKKRTOX, formerly Associate Editor of the "Technologist;'' 

 Author of " The Student's Illustrated Guide to Practical Draughting." With 

 an appendix containing the famous papers by Whitworth "On Plane Me- 

 tallic Surfaces or True Planes; " " On an Uniform System of Screw Threads; ' 

 "Address to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Glasgow;" "On 

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We have here a sprightly, fascinating book, full of valuable hints, interesting 

 anecdotes and sharp sayings. It is not a compilation of dull sermons or dry 

 mathematics, but a live, readable book. The papers by Whitworth, now first, 

 made accessible to the American reader, form the basis of our modern systems 

 of accurate work. 



How to Use The Microscope. 



By JOHN PHIX. Fifth Edition. Greatly enlarged, with over eighty Illustra- 

 tions in the Text, and six full page Engravings, printed on heavy tint, 

 paper. Cloth, (Jilt, - 



This is not a book describing what may be seen by the microscope, but a simple 

 and practical work, telling how to use the instrument in its application to the 

 arts It has been prepared for the use of those who, having no knowledge of 

 the use of the microscope, or, indeed, of any scientific apparatus, desire rim pie 

 and practical instruction in the best methods of managing the instrument and 

 preparing objects. 



