A Manual of Mending and Repairing; With Diagrams

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leland, Charles Godfrey, 1824-1903

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"A Manual of Mending and Repairing; With Diagrams" by Charles Godfrey Leland is a practical guide on the art of repairing various household items, written in the late 19th century. The book emphasizes that mending is not merely an adjunct to other crafts but is itself an art grounded in scientific principles and chemistry. It tackles a broad range of topics related to mending, from broken china and glass to woodwork and leather, highlighting the importance of skilled repair in everyday life. The opening of the manual establishes the author's assertion that mending should be recognized as a significant craft, detailing how previous literature has inadequately addressed the subject. Leland introduces the foundational materials and methods necessary for effective mending, underscoring the importance of understanding various adhesives and cements. He also discusses the everyday breakages that occur in households and suggests that anyone willing to learn can become skilled in mending and restoring various objects, ultimately proposing that this knowledge can lead to making a practical living. Overall, the manual positions itself as a valuable resource for those interested in sustainable practices and the lost art of mending. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Introduction

Materials used in mending

Mending broken china, porcelain, crockery, majolica, terra-cotta, brick and tile work

Mending glass, together with several allied processes: approved cements; silicate of soda

Wood-shavings in mending and making many objects; ornamental work of shavings; marquetry; repairing panel pictures with shavings

Repairing woodwork

On repairing and restoring books, manuscripts, and papers, with directions for easy binding and paper-mending; book-worms; the ravages of book-worms

Papier-mâché: repairing toys; making grounds for pictures and walls; carton-cuir and carton-pierre

Mending stone-work: mosaics; ceresa-work; porcelain or crockery mosaic

Repairing ivory

Repairing amber: how to perfectly re-join broken amber, and to imitate it; how to melt amber in fragments to a single body

Indiarubber and gutta-percha: mending indiarubber shoes and making garments waterproof, with other applications

Mending metal-work or repairing by means of it: fireproof cements, with iron binders

Repairing leather-work: trunks, shoes, or in any other forms; joining straps; making cheap shoes

To mend hats, blankets, and similar fabrics by felting

Invisible mending of garments, laces, or embroideries

Mending mother-of-pearl and coral

Restoring and repairing pictures

General recipes.

Credits:

Produced by Chris Curnow, Wayne Hammond and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 65.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2020-04-08