A MANUAL OF Mending and Repairing WITH DIAGRAMS BY Charles Godfrey Leland —— NEW YORK DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY 1896

INTRODUCTION

A MANUAL OF MENDING AND REPAIRING

MATERIALS USED IN MENDING

MENDING BROKEN CHINA, PORCELAIN, CROCKERY, MAJOLICA, TERRA-COTTA, BRICK AND TILE WORK.

MENDING GLASS WITH SEVERAL ALLIED PROCESSES APPROVED CEMENTS—SILICATE OF SODA

WOOD-SHAVINGS IN MENDING AND MAKING MANY OBJECTS

REPAIRING WOODWORK

ON REPAIRING AND RESTORING BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, AND PAPERS WITH DIRECTIONS FOR EASY BINDING AND PAPER-MENDING—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

INDEX

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