Scott Greenwood and Co. Catalogue of Special Technical Works, 1903 For Manufacturers, Students, and Technical Schools, by Expert Writers — Inside the Classic

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This 1903 trade catalogue from Scott, Greenwood & Co. lists hundreds of technical books for manufacturers and students, organized by subject index and detailed entries. The structure moves from broad categories (e.g., Paint Manufacture, Pottery) to specific titles with prices, contents, and author credentials, revealing the era's industrial knowledge economy.
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_Special Technical Works_

FOR Manufacturers, Students, and Technical Schools

PAGE Agricultural Chemistry 10 Air, Industrial Use of 11 Alum and its Sulphates 9 Ammonia 9 Aniline Colours 3 Animal Fats 6 Anti-corrosive Paints 4 Architecture, Terms in 30 Architectural Pottery 16 Artificial Perfumes 7 Balsams 10 Bleaching 23 Bone Products 8 Bookbinding 31 Brick-making 15, 16 Burnishing Brass 27 Carpet Yarn Printing 21 Ceramic Books 14, 15 Charcoal 8 Chemical Essays 9 Chemistry of Pottery 17 Chemistry of Dye-stuffs 23 Clay Analysis 16 Coal-dust Firing 26 Colliery Recovery Work 25 Colour Matching 21 Colour-mixing for Dyers 21 Colouring Pottery 15 Colour Theory 22 Combing Machines 24 Compounding Oils 6 Condensing Apparatus 26 Cosmetics 7 Cotton Dyeing 22 Cotton Spinning 24 Damask Weaving 20 Dampness in Buildings 29 Decorators' Books 28 Decorative Textiles 20 Dental Metallurgy 27 Dictionary of Paint Materials 3 Drying Oils 5 Drying with Air 11 Dyeing Marble 30 Dyeing Woollen Fabrics 22 Dyers' Materials 23 Dye-stuffs 23 Enamelling Metal 19, 20 Enamels 18 Engraving 31 Essential Oils 7 Evaporating Apparatus 26 External Plumbing 27 Fats 5, 6 Faults in Woollen Goods 21 Gas Firing 26 Glass-making Recipes 17 Glass Painting 18 Glue Making and Testing 8 Greases 5 History of Staffs Potteries 17 Hops 28 Hot-water Supply 28 India-rubber 13 Inks 3, 11 Iron-corrosion 4 Iron, Science of 26 Japanning 28 Lacquering 27 Lake Pigments 3 Lead and its Compounds 11 Leather Industry 13 Leather-working Materials 14 Lithography 31 Lubricants 5, 6 Manures 8, 10 Mineral Pigments 2 Mine Ventilation 25 Mine Haulage 25 Oil and Colour Recipes 3 Oil Boiling 4 Oils 5 Ozone, Industrial Use of 12 Paint Manufacture 2 Paint Materials 3 Paint-material Testing 4 Paper-pulp Dyeing 18 Petroleum 6 Pigments, Chemistry of 2 Plumbers' Work 27 Porcelain Painting 18 Pottery Clays 16 Pottery Manufacture 14 Power-loom Weaving 20 Preserved Foods 30 Printing Inks 3 Recipes for Oilmen, etc. 3 Resins 10 Risks of Occupations 12 Rivetting China, etc. 16 Scheele's Essays 9 Sealing Waxes 11 Silk Dyeing 23 Silk Throwing 19 Smoke Prevention 25 Soaps 7 Spinning 20 Staining Marble, and Bone 30 Steam Drying 11 Sugar Refining 31 Steel Hardening 26 Sweetmeats 30 Terra-cotta 16 Testing Paint Materials 4 Testing Yarns 20 Textile Fabrics 20 Textile Materials 19, 20 Timber 29 Varnishes 4 Vegetable Fats 7 Waste Utilisation 10 Water, Industrial Use 12 Water-proofing Fabrics 32 Weaving Calculations 32 Wood Waste Utilisation 29 Wood Dyeing 30 Wool Dyeing 22 Writing Inks 11 X-Ray Work 13 Yarn Testing 20

SCOTT, GREENWOOD & CO., 19 LUDGATE HILL, LONDON, E.C. Tel. Address: "PRINTERIES, LONDON". Tel. No. 5403, Bank

Paints, Colours and Printing Inks.

=THE CHEMISTRY OF PIGMENTS.= By ERNEST J. PARRY, B.Sc. (Lond.), F.I.C., F.C.S., and J. H. COSTE, F.I.C., F.C.S. Demy 8vo. Five Illustrations. 285 pp. 1902. Price 10s. 6d.; India and Colonies, 11s.; Other Countries, 12s.; strictly net.

=Introductory.= Light--White Light--The Spectrum--The Invisible Spectrum--Normal Spectrum--Simple Nature of Pure Spectral Colour--The Recomposition of White Light--Primary and Complementary Colours-- Coloured Bodies--Absorption Spectra--=The Application of Pigments.= Uses of Pigments: Artistic, Decorative, Protective--Methods of Application of Pigments: Pastels and Crayons, Water Colour, Tempera Painting, Fresco, Encaustic Painting, Oil-colour Painting, Keramic Art, Enamel, Stained and Painted Glass, Mosaic--=Inorganic Pigments.= White Lead--Zinc White--Enamel White--Whitening--Red Lead--Litharge-- Vermilion--Royal Scarlet--The Chromium Greens--Chromates of Lead, Zinc, Silver and Mercury--Brunswick Green--The Ochres--Indian Red--Venetian Red--Siennas and Umbers--Light Red--Cappagh Brown--Red Oxides--Mars Colours--Terre Verte--Prussian Brown--Cobalt Colours--Coeruleum--Smalt --Copper Pigments--Malachite--Bremen Green--Scheele's Green--Emerald Green--Verdigris--Brunswick Green--Non-arsenical Greens--Copper Blues --Ultramarine--Carbon Pigments--Ivory Black--Lamp Black--Bistre--Naples Yellow--Arsenic Sulphides: Orpiment, Realgar--Cadmium Yellow--Vandyck Brown--=Organic Pigments.= Prussian Blue--Natural Lakes--Cochineal-- Carmine--Crimson--Lac Dye--Scarlet--Madder--Alizarin--Campeachy-- Quercitron--Rhamnus--Brazil Wood--Alkanet--Santal Wood--Archil--Coal-tar Lakes--Red Lakes--Alizarin Compounds--Orange and Yellow Lakes--Green and Blue Lakes--Indigo--Dragon's Blood--Gamboge--Sepia--Indian Yellow, Puree--Bitumen, Asphaltum, Mummy--=Index.=

=THE MANUFACTURE OF PAINT.= A Practical Handbook for Paint Manufacturers, Merchants and Painters. By J. CRUICKSHANK SMITH, B.Sc. Demy 8vo. 1901. 200 pp. Sixty Illustrations and One Large Diagram. Price 7s. 6d.; India and Colonies, 8s.; Other Countries, 8s. 6d.; strictly net.

Preparation of Raw Material--Storing of Raw Material--Testing and Valuation of Raw Material--Paint Plant and Machinery--The Grinding of White Lead--Grinding of White Zinc--Grinding of other White Pigments --Grinding of Oxide Paints--Grinding of Staining Colours--Grinding of Black Paints--Grinding of Chemical Colours--Yellows--Grinding of Chemical Colours--Blues--Grinding Greens--Grinding Reds--Grinding Lakes--Grinding Colours in Water--Grinding Colours in Turpentine--The Uses of Paint--Testing and Matching Paints--Economic Considerations --Index.

=THE MANUFACTURE OF MINERAL AND LAKE PIGMENTS.= Containing Directions for the Manufacture of all Artificial, Artists and Painters' Colours, Enamel, Soot and Metallic Pigments. A Text-book for Manufacturers, Merchants, Artists and Painters. By Dr. JOSEF BERSCH. Translated by A. C. WRIGHT, M.A. (Oxon.), B.Sc. (Lond.). Forty-three Illustrations. 476 pp., demy 8vo. 1901. Price 12s. 6d.; India and Colonies 13s. 6d.; Other Countries, 15s.; strictly net.

Introduction--Physico-chemical Behaviour of Pigments--Raw Materials Employed in the Manufacture of Pigments--Assistant Materials--Metallic Compounds--The Manufacture of Mineral Pigments--The Manufacture of White Lead--Enamel White--Washing Apparatus--Zinc White--Yellow Mineral Pigments--Chrome Yellow--Lead Oxide Pigments--Other Yellow Pigments-- Mosaic Gold--Red Mineral Pigments--The Manufacture of Vermilion-- Antimony Vermilion--Ferric Oxide Pigments--Other Red Mineral Pigments --Purple of Cassius--Blue Mineral Pigments--Ultramarine--Manufacture of Ultramarine--Blue Copper Pigments--Blue Cobalt Pigments--Smalts-- Green Mineral Pigments--Emerald Green--Verdigris--Chromium Oxide--Other Green Chromium Pigments--Green Cobalt Pigments--Green Manganese Pigments--Compounded Green Pigments--Violet Mineral Pigments--Brown Mineral Pigments--Brown Decomposition Products--Black Pigments-- Manufacture of Soot Pigments--Manufacture of Lamp Black--The Manufacture of Soot Black without Chambers--Indian Ink--Enamel Colours--Metallic Pigments--Bronze Pigments--Vegetable Bronze Pigments.

The catalogue opens with a dense subject index spanning agricultural chemistry to water-proofing fabrics, immediately establishing its scope as a reference for manufacturers and technical schools. Each entry follows a consistent pattern: title, author credentials, page count, price tiers for UK, colonies, and other countries, and a list of chapter headings. For instance, Felix Hermann's Painting on Glass and Porcelain specifies its origin as a translation from the German second edition, indicating the international flow of technical knowledge. The recurring phrase 'strictly net' after prices underscores the commercial nature of this publication.

Subject Index as Knowledge Map

The two-page index at the front groups over 80 topics alphabetically, from 'Agricultural Chemistry' to 'X-Ray Work.' This structure does more than list contents—it reveals the industrial priorities of 1903. Categories like 'Coal-dust Firing' and 'Colliery Recovery Work' sit alongside 'Cosmetics' and 'Sweetmeats,' showing a range from heavy industry to consumer goods. The index uses cross-references sparingly; each subject points to a single page number, implying that the catalogue expects readers to browse rather than search. Notably, 'Dye-stuffs' and 'Dyeing' occupy multiple entries, reflecting the textile industry's prominence. The absence of electrical engineering topics (beyond 'X-Ray Work') suggests a focus on chemical and mechanical processes.

Pricing and Geographic Tiers

Every book entry includes three or four price categories: United Kingdom, India and Colonies, Other Countries, and occasionally United States. For example, The Dyeing of Paper Pulp is priced at 15s. for the UK, 16s. for India and Colonies, and 20s. elsewhere, with the note 'strictly net.' This tiered system reflects the British Empire's trade networks and the higher costs of shipping and distribution abroad. Some titles, like Enamels and Enamelling, list only UK and abroad prices, omitting the colonial tier. The catalogue also marks 'Limited edition' for certain works, suggesting scarcity. These pricing details transform the catalogue from a simple list into a document of global commerce and industrial education.

Recurring Structural Elements

Each book entry follows a rigid template: title in italics, author name with credentials (e.g., 'Felix Hermann, Technical Chemist'), number of illustrations, page count, publication year, and price. Then comes a list of chapter headings, often introduced by 'Contents.' For instance, A Treatise on the Art of Glass Painting lists chapters from 'A Short History of Stained Glass' to 'Index.' This uniformity allows quick comparison across subjects. Some entries include translator or editor names, like Julius Hübner for the paper pulp book, highlighting collaborative authorship. The catalogue also uses abbreviations like 'Demy 8vo' for book size, a convention familiar to contemporary buyers. These repeated patterns create a rhythm that makes the catalogue easy to scan.

Movement Between Craft and Industry

The catalogue oscillates between artisanal crafts and large-scale manufacturing. Entries on 'Glass Painting' and 'Porcelain Painting' sit alongside 'The Dyeing of Paper Pulp' and 'Enamels and Enamelling.' The glass-painting book by Ernest R. Suffling includes a 'Review of Ancient Glass' and instructions for 'Fret Lead Glazing,' while Hermann's volume covers 'Metallic Ornamentation' and 'Firing the Colours.' This juxtaposition suggests that the publisher catered to both studio artists and factory managers. The chapter headings often mix practical steps ('Preparation of the Colours') with theoretical sections ('Behaviour of the Paper Fibres'). The catalogue thus bridges the gap between hands-on technique and scientific principle, reflecting the era's industrial education ideals.

Readers approaching this catalogue should note that its value lies not in the completeness of any single entry but in the aggregate picture of technical publishing at the turn of the century. The consistent structure and pricing tiers allow for comparisons across trades. The catalogue rewards browsing: a reader interested in ceramics might also discover books on glass, enamels, and pigments. The absence of any editorial commentary or reviews means the entries speak for themselves, offering a direct window into the knowledge deemed essential for manufacturers and students in 1903.

I found myself flipping through that old catalogue the other night, and it felt oddly like paging through someone’s quiet ambitions. There’s a strange tenderness in all those neat listings of knowledge. It reminded me of that other volume, Steam Shovels and Steam Shovel Work — Text and Context, which stayed with me afterward, just lingering like a soft ache for a simpler kind of purpose.

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