Rubber Hand Stamps and the Manipulation of Rubber: Practical Industrial Chemistry for Stamp Making, Vulcanized Molds, Inks, and Workshop Craft - Couverture souple

Sloane, T. O'Conor

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 8028330223 ISBN 13 : 9788028330224

Editeur : Sharp Ink, 2023

Synopsis

Rubber Hand Stamps and the Manipulation of Rubber is a compact technical manual devoted to the practical chemistry and workshop craft of rubber as it enters everyday commercial use. Centering on the manufacture of hand stamps, molds, inks, vulcanized compounds, and related apparatus, the book exemplifies late nineteenth-century applied science writing: procedural, exacting, and confident in the democratization of industrial knowledge. Its style is plain yet authoritative, translating laboratory principles into reproducible shop practice. T. O'Conor Sloane was a scientifically trained writer, inventor, and editor associated with the popularization of practical science in America. His career linked chemistry, electricity, mechanics, and publishing, and this background explains the book's blend of theoretical explanation and utilitarian instruction. Writing for artisans, small manufacturers, and technically curious readers, Sloane approached rubber not as a novelty but as a material whose manipulation required disciplined knowledge of heat, pressure, solvents, and composition. This volume is recommended to readers interested in the history of industrial crafts, printing technologies, and material culture. It will especially reward historians of science, conservators, makers, and collectors seeking insight into the methods by which a once-exotic substance became an indispensable tool of commerce and communication.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sharp Ink
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 8028330223
• ISBN 13: 9788028330224
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 80
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