Foundry, Forge, and Factory: With a Chapter on the Centenary of the Rotary Press

THIS book is the outcome of a trip to the workshops of the North. It takes us from the Tyne to the Forth and Clyde, and back by way of Barrow, Liverpool and St. Helens, to Manchester and Birmingham. It deals with many phases of industry, some of which are new.

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Table of Contents:

COVER

PREFACE

CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

CHAPTER I - ' ARMSTRONG'S '

CHAPTER II - THE FORTH BRIDGE

CHAPTER III - AMONG THE SHIPWRIGHTS

CHAPTER IV - THE FOUNDRY BOYS

CHAPTER V - HAEMATITE

CHAPTER VI AMONG THE TIMBERMEN

CHAPTER VII - AMONG THE GLASSWORKERS

CHAPTER VIII - BUILDING A RAILWAY CARRIAGE

CHAPTER IX - A REEL OF COTTON

CHAPTER X - PRINTING A COTTON GOWN

CHAPTER XI - THE CENTENARY OF THE ROTARY PRESS