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INDUSTRIAL CURIOSITIES : Glances here and 



there in the World of Labour. 

 Written and Edited by ALEXANDER HAY JAPP, LL.D. 



F.R.S.L., F.R.S.E., F.R.G.S., F.S.A. 



Double Crown, Extra 43. 6d. 



CONTENTS. 



Leather. 



Uses of Leather. 



Wool. 



Wool-Sorters' Disease. 



Beds. 



A Piece of Porcelain. 



Needles. 



The Sewing Machine. 



At Chatham. 



In a Hop Garden. 



India Rubber. 



Perfumes. 

 Gold and Silver. 

 Seals and Sealskins. 

 Photographs. 

 Clocks and Watches. 

 Locks and Safes. 

 The Post Office. 

 Through Traffic. 

 Appendix 



I. Postal Reforms. 



II. Chromate Leather. 



