The world in its workshops
Subtitle: a practical examination of British and foreign processes of manufacture, with a critical comparison of the fabrics, machinery, and works of art contained in the Great Exhibition
By: by James Ward
Contributors: Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England)
Publisher: Williams S. Orr and Co. ...
Published: 1851
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
Subjects: Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England); Great Exhibition. fast (OCoLC)fst01405143
Notes: Date of issue from BM 256:892.

Frontispiece and engraved t.p. conjugate.

Includes bibliographical references.

Binding: blind tooled publisher's binding; gilt title on spine.

Inscription on front free endpaper.
Table of contents: title: Introduction.; title: I. Steel.; title: II. Swords, guns, and pistols.; title: III. Percussion caps.; title: IV. Copper, brass, and mixed metals.; title: V. Steel pens.; title: VI. Pin-making and wire-drawing.; title: VII. Needles.; title: VIII. Buttons.; title: IX. Plate, Sheffield plate, and electro-plate.; title: X. Typography, lithography, stereotype.; title: XI. Machinery, etc.; title: XII. Agricultural implements.; title: XIII. Glass.; title: XIV. Sculpture.; title: XV. Wood-carving.; title: XVI. Designs and decorations.; title: XVII. Painting on glass.; title: XVIII. Paper-staining and paper-hangings.; title: XIX. Cabinet-work.; title: XX. Pianofortes.; title: XXI. Papier-mache.; title: XXII. Pottery and porcelain.; title: XXIII. Silks.; title: XXIV. Printed fabrics.; title: XXV. Carpets.; title: XXVI. The etceteras of the Exhibition.; title: Patents; title: patent laws.