This edition had all images removed.
Title:
Hints for painters, decorators, and paper-hangers.
Being a selection of useful rules, data, memoranda, methods, and suggestions for house, ship and furniture painting, paper-hanging, gilding, color mixing, and other matters useful and instructive to painters and decorators. Prepared with special reference to the wants of amateurs
Original Publication: United States: The Industrial Publication Company,1882.
Note: Reading ease score: 68.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Summary: "Hints for Painters, Decorators, and Paper-Hangers" by An Old Hand is a practical guidebook written in the late 19th century. The book offers a comprehensive collection of tips, instructions, and methodologies tailored for painters and decorators, especially focusing on house, ship, and furniture painting. It serves as a resource for both professional tradesmen and amateurs who wish to enhance their skills in practical decoration and painting techniques. The opening of the book introduces its purpose as a practical manual designed to help everyday workers understand their profession with clarity and accessibility. It emphasizes the importance of materials, surface preparation, and the various processes involved in painting and paper-hanging. The author's approach is straightforward, avoiding technical jargon to cater to those who might not have formal training. Through detailed discussions on types of paints, preparation techniques, and the nuances of color mixing, the beginning passages lay the groundwork for a thorough exploration of the craft that awaits the reader. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: An Old Hand
EBook No.: 68866
Published: Aug 30, 2022
Downloads: 67
Language: English
Subject: Interior decoration
Subject: House painting
Subject: Paperhanging
LoCC: Technology: Handicrafts, Arts and crafts
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title:
Hints for painters, decorators, and paper-hangers.
Being a selection of useful rules, data, memoranda, methods, and suggestions for house, ship and furniture painting, paper-hanging, gilding, color mixing, and other matters useful and instructive to painters and decorators. Prepared with special reference to the wants of amateurs
Original Publication: United States: The Industrial Publication Company,1882.
Note: Reading ease score: 68.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Summary: "Hints for Painters, Decorators, and Paper-Hangers" by An Old Hand is a practical guidebook written in the late 19th century. The book offers a comprehensive collection of tips, instructions, and methodologies tailored for painters and decorators, especially focusing on house, ship, and furniture painting. It serves as a resource for both professional tradesmen and amateurs who wish to enhance their skills in practical decoration and painting techniques. The opening of the book introduces its purpose as a practical manual designed to help everyday workers understand their profession with clarity and accessibility. It emphasizes the importance of materials, surface preparation, and the various processes involved in painting and paper-hanging. The author's approach is straightforward, avoiding technical jargon to cater to those who might not have formal training. Through detailed discussions on types of paints, preparation techniques, and the nuances of color mixing, the beginning passages lay the groundwork for a thorough exploration of the craft that awaits the reader. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: An Old Hand
EBook No.: 68866
Published: Aug 30, 2022
Downloads: 67
Language: English
Subject: Interior decoration
Subject: House painting
Subject: Paperhanging
LoCC: Technology: Handicrafts, Arts and crafts
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.