Chapter III: Part I: Types, Tools, Machines, and Materials

1. TYPE: A PRIMER OF INFORMATION By A. A. Stewart

Relating to the mechanical features of printing types; their sizes,
font schemes, etc., with a brief description of their manufacture. 44
pp.; illustrated; 74 review questions; glossary.

2. COMPOSITORS' TOOLS AND MATERIALS By A. A. Stewart

A primer of information about composing sticks, galleys, leads, brass
rules, cutting and mitering machines, etc. 47 pp.; illustrated; 50
review questions; glossary.

3. TYPE CASES, COMPOSING ROOM FURNITURE By A. A. Stewart

A primer of information about type cases, work stands, cabinets, case
racks, galley racks, standing galleys, etc. 43 pp.; illustrated; 33
review questions; glossary.

4. IMPOSING TABLES AND LOCK-UP APPLIANCES By A. A. Stewart

Describing the tools and materials used in locking up forms for the
press, including some modern utilities for special purposes. 59 pp.;
illustrated; 70 review questions; glossary.

5. PROOF PRESSES By A. A. Stewart

A primer of information about the customary methods and machines for
taking printers' proofs. 40 pp.; illustrated; 41 review questions;
glossary.

6. PLATEN PRINTING PRESSES By Daniel Baker

A primer of information regarding the history and mechanical
construction of platen printing presses, from the original hand press
to the modern job press, to which is added a chapter on automatic
presses of small size. 51 pp.; illustrated; 49 review questions;
glossary.

7. CYLINDER PRINTING PRESSES By Herbert L. Baker

Being a study of the mechanism and operation of the principal types of
cylinder printing machines. 64 pp.; illustrated; 47 review questions;
glossary.

8. MECHANICAL FEEDERS AND FOLDERS By William E. Spurrier

The history and operation of modern feeding and folding machines; with
hints on their care and adjustments. Illustrated; review questions;
glossary.

9. POWER FOR MACHINERY IN PRINTING HOUSES By Carl F. Scott

A treatise on the methods of applying power to printing presses and
allied machinery with particular reference to electric drive. 53 pp.;
illustrated; 69 review questions; glossary.

10. PAPER CUTTING MACHINES By Niel Gray, Jr.

A primer of information about paper and card trimmers, hand-lever
cutters, power cutters, and other automatic machines for cutting paper.
70 pp.; illustrated; 115 review questions; glossary.

11. PRINTERS' ROLLERS By A. A. Stewart

A primer of information about the composition, manufacture, and care of
inking rollers. 46 pp.; illustrated; 61 review questions; glossary.

12. PRINTING INKS By Philip Ruxton

Their composition, properties and manufacture (reprinted by permission
from Circular No. 53, United States Bureau of Standards); together with
some helpful suggestions about the everyday use of printing inks by
Philip Ruxton. 80 pp.; 100 review questions; glossary.

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13. HOW PAPER IS MADE By William Bond Wheelwright

A primer of information about the materials and processes of
manufacturing paper for printing and writing. 68 pp.; illustrated; 62
review questions; glossary.

14. RELIEF ENGRAVINGS By Joseph P. Donovan

Brief history and non-technical description of modern methods of
engraving; woodcut, zinc plate, halftone; kind of copy for
reproduction; things to remember when ordering engravings. Illustrated;
review questions; glossary.

15. ELECTROTYPING AND STEROTYPING By Harris B. Hatch and A. A. Stewart

A primer of information about the processes of electrotyping and
stereotyping. 94 pp.; illustrated; 129 review questions; glossaries.