Chapter V: 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. 80pp.; 100
review questions; glossary.
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 Stereotyping=
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.
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