The Boy's Book of Industrial Information

A practical, illustrated survey offers clear, concise descriptions of natural materials, manufactured products, individual articles, industrial processes, common machinery, and large engineering works. Organized into sections on raw earths and metals, fabrics and rubber, chemical products, finished articles, production processes, and general apparatus, it explains how ingredients are extracted, transformed, and assembled, and shows representative machines and techniques such as steam power, rolling and forging, textile manufacture, chemical production, telegraphy, and electro-deposition. Written for curious readers, it aims to make industrial operations intelligible and interesting through plain exposition and detailed engravings.