Project Gutenberg 2020-04-08 Public domain in the USA. 266 Leland, Charles Godfrey 1824 1903 Leland, Charles G. Breitmann, Hans Breitman, Hans 04010576 A Manual of Mending and Repairing; With Diagrams 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. 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) "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.) Reading ease score: 65.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Repairing TT Text Category: How To ... 547454 2025-06-24T12:22:07.154849 text/html 518206 2024-10-17T17:25:10 text/html 792972 2025-06-24T12:22:15.608809 application/epub+zip 798654 2025-06-24T12:22:08.630848 application/epub+zip 259291 2025-06-24T12:22:07.875859 application/epub+zip 964833 2025-06-24T12:22:20.300818 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 912166 2025-06-24T12:22:14.712833 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374994 2022-09-27T22:28:23.724716 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 446580 2025-06-24T12:22:05.926883 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 426654 2024-10-17T17:25:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17857 2025-06-24T12:22:20.439773 application/rdf+xml 5504 2025-06-24T12:22:07.996825 image/jpeg 1209 2025-06-24T12:22:07.937810 image/jpeg 803279 2025-06-24T12:22:07.231822 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia