Practical Gas-Fitting - Including Gas Manufacture - With Numerous Engravings and Diagrams (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781528703086)

First published in 1900, this volume provides instructions and expert tips on gas fittings, being a guide to fitting gas pipes for homes and workplaces. Written in clear, simple language and full of helpful diagrams, "Practical Gas-Fitting" is ideal for those with an interest in the subject. Paul Nooncree Hasluck (1854 - 1916) was an Australian writer and editor. He was a master of technical writing and father of the 'do-it-yourself' book, producing many works on subjects including engineering, handicrafts, woodwork, and more. Other notable works by this author include: "Treatise on the Tools Employed in the Art of Turning" (1881), "The Watch-Jobber's Handy Book" (1887), and "Screw-Threads and Methods of Producing Them" (1887). Contents include: "Manufacture of Coal Gas", "Coal Gas from Retort to Gas-holder", "Gas Supply from Gas-Holder to Domestic Meter", "Laying Gaspipe in the House", "Gas Meter", "Gas Burners", "Incandescent Gas Burners", "Gas-fitting in Workshops and Theatres", "Gas-fitting for Festive Illuminations", "Gas Fires and Stoves for Warming and Cooking", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.