1897 HB DECORATIVE HOME PAINTING STENCIL PLUMBING GAS +

This is the vintage hardcover book titled: Plumbing and Gas-Fitting, Heating and Ventilation of Buildings; Painting and Decorating; Estimating and Calculating Quantities; International Library of Technology vol 32, published by the International Textbook Company, copyright dates for the separate sections range from 1897 to 1903; 597 pages, 6x9”. The book has half red leather over green cloth covers with gold accents and lettering on spine and green marble endpapers. The book is in good+ condition. The covers have light shelf wear, corner tips worn, 1" piece missing from spine head, back strip is getting dry and forming a crease that may eventually be a crack if not cared for, slight color loss on back cover along the gold stripe and light soil. Inside: Pages are clean and tight.

This highly illustrated vintage text contains 250+ line drawings, engravings, diagrams and tables. The author provides easy to understand detailed concise information on subjects such as: examples of stencil designs, painting implements such as brushes, graining tools, architectural details for plumbing and heating including plans and floor plans; gas fitted fireplaces, bathroom fixtures, under ground pipe construction, sewage disposal, irrigation, steam, air and water heating and more.

Featuring vintage artistic illustrations of: decorated bathrooms, sinks, toilets for residential and public buildings (such as urinals and trough closets), fireplaces, meters, fan systems, copper pipes, and more.

Please view the contents and scans below for examples of what this book has to offer.

Contents:

PLUMBING AND GAS-FITTINGS: Plumbing ** Plumbing Fixtures ** Materials ** House drainage ** Water Supply ** Systems of Plumbing and Drainage ** Gas and Gas-Fittings ** Varieties of Gas ** Gas Measurement ** Piping Buildings ** Gas Burners for Lighting Purposes ** Fixtures ** Illumination

HEATING AND VENTILATION OF BUILDINGS: Heat ** Nature of Heat: Temperature ** Heat Propagation ** Expansion by Heat ** Specific Heat ** Latent Heat ** Air and Gases ** Composition of the Atmosphere ** Heat Contained in Air ** Humidity ** Friction of Air in Pipes and Flues ** Mechanical Effects of Wind ** Combustion and Fuels ** Heating and Heating Apparatus ** Radiators ** House Heating ** steam Heating ** Steam Generators ** Fittings and Appliances Used in Steam Heating ** Piping Systems ** Types of Heating Systems ** Hot Water Heating ** Proportioning a Hot Water System ** Heating greenhouses ** Furnace Heating ** Air Supply and Distribution ** Ventilation ** Vitiation of Air ** Amount of Air Required ** Preparation of Air ** Diffusion and Distribution of Air ** Ventilation Systems ** Mixing Valves, Flues and Ducts ** Practical Ventilation ** Examples of Ventilation and Heating

PAINTING AND DECORATING: Introduction ** Classification of Paints ** Composition of Paints ** Pigments ** primary Colors ** Secondary Colors ** Semineutral Colors ** Vehicles ** Oils and Driers ** Driers ** varnishes ** Stains ** Methods Employed in House Painting ** Tools Used by Painters ** Laying the Color ** Graining ** Marbling ** Stencling ** Media ** Gilding ** Paper Hanging ** Glass ** Ornamented Glass

ESTIMATING AND CALCULATING QUANTITIES: Introduction ** Principles of Estimating ** Approximate Estimating ** Estimating Schedule ** Excavation ** Masonry ** brickwork ** Carpentry ** Roofing ** Plastering ** Joiner ** Hardware ** Heating and Ventilating System ** Plumbing and Papering ** Glazing ** example in Estimating

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