A Manual of Mending & Repairing Antiques
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A Manual of Mending & Repairing Antiques

  1. 284 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

A Manual of Mending & Repairing Antiques

About this book

Originally published in London 1896. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. A thorough knowledge of the art of repairing, mending, or restoring various objects and antiques is of very great value, since there is no antique business or household in which it is not often called for.Contents Include: Materials used in mending. Mending broken China, Porcelain, Crockery, Majolica, Terra Cotta, Brick and Tile Work. Mending Glass. Wood Shavings in mending and making many objects. Repairing Woodwork. Repairing and restoring Books, Manuscripts, and Papers. Papier-Mache. Repairing Toys. Mending Stone-Work, Mosaics, Ceresa Work, Porcelain or Crockery Mosaic. Repairing Ivory. Repairing Amber. Mending India Rubber Shoes and Making Garments waterproof. Mending Metal-Work. Repairing Leather Work. Mending Hats etc by Felting. Invisible Mending of Garments, Lace and Embroideries. Mending Mother of Pearl and Coral. Restoring and Repairing Pictures. General Recipes.

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Information

Publisher
Home Farm Books
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9781846641299, 9781443738781
eBook ISBN
9781528769594

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. Materials used in Mending
  6. Mending Broken China, Porcelain, Crockery, Majolica, Terra-Cotta, Brick and Tile Work
  7. Mending Glass, together with several Allied Processes: Approved Cements—Silicate of Soda
  8. Wood-Shavings in Mending and Making many Objects—Ornamental Work of Shavings—Marquetry—Repairing Panel Pictures with Shavings
  9. Repairing Woodwork
  10. On Repairing and Restoring Books, Manuscripts, and Papers, with Directions for Easy Binding and Paper-Mending—The Ravages of Book-Worms
  11. Papier-Mâché: Repairing Toys—Making Grounds for Pictures and Walls—Carton-Cuir and Carton-Pierre
  12. Mending Stone-Work: Mosaics—Ceresa-Work—Porcelain or Crockery Mosaic
  13. Repairing Ivory
  14. Repairing Amber: How to perfectly Re-join Broken Amber, and to imitate it—How to Melt Amber in Fragments to a Single Body
  15. Indiarubber and Gutta-Percha: Mending Indiarubber Shoes and making Garments Waterproof, with other Applications
  16. Mending Metal-Work or Repairing by means of it: Fireproof Cements, with Iron Binders
  17. Repairing Leather-Work: Trunks, Shoes, or in any other Forms—Joining Straps—Making Cheap Shoes
  18. To Mend Hats, Blankets, and similar Fabrics by Felting
  19. Invisible Mending of Garments, Laces, or Embroideries
  20. Mending Mother-of Pearl and Coral
  21. Restoring and Repairing Pictures
  22. General Recipes
  23. Index