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Excerpt from The Mechanic's Friend: A Collection of Receipts and Practical Suggestions
The present differs in some important particulars from the many "receipt-books" which have preceded it. It is the result, not so much of individual judgment as of the action of a number of "friends in council," whose varied practical experiences have inspired the instructions and hints it contains. The articles of which the volume consists have already appeared in the English Mechanic, a well-known periodical, in whose pages lovers of science, practical mechanics, chemists, photographers, c.c., have for years past been in the habit of affording mutual help to each other. Hence almost every item of information in the present volume is a statement of a difficulty experienced by one person, and responded to by another, who has already met and overcome it. This fact will stamp the book with a practical value in the eyes of those who know how much more important such individual experience is than any mere theory or tradition.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Synopsis
Excerpt from The Mechanic's Friend: A Collection of Receipts and Practical Suggestions
In preparing for/the press the contributions of so many individuals, a considerable amount of revision and condensation has been necessary, and every possible care has been taken to exclude matter already easily accessible.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.