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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • General Remarks
  • The Materials
  • Leather
  • Directions for Making the Leaves
  • To Harden Them
  • To Stain Them
  • To Make Tendrils
  • Grapes
  • To Ornament a Frame
  • the Proper Kind of Frames to Procure
  • Watch Stands
  • The White Lily
  • Fuschia
  • Brackets
  • To Make the Convolvolus Flowers
  • The Convolvolus Another Way
  • Hops
  • Passion Flower
  • Camilla
  • Jessamine
  • Daisy
  • Roses
  • Oak and Ivy Brackett
  • Watch Stand Finished
  • Card Racks
  • The Round Open Work Frame
  • To Make Acorns
  • Cherries
  • Apples
  • To Make Size for Stiffening the Leather Work
  • To Make Stiffening Which Is Not Affected by Damp
  • To Make Mahogany Varnish Stain, Which Dries in a Few Minutes
  • Spirit Oak Varnish Stain
  • To Preserve Leaves and Keep Them in Form of Imitation
  • To Gild Leatherwork
  • To Burnish Gold
  • Bee Hives
  • To Paint Ornamental Leather Work
  • Quick Mode of Staining
  • To Stain Wooden Articles
  • Shaw's Liquid Glue

Title: Revell's Complete Guide to Ornamental Leatherwork
Author/Designer: James Revell
Format/Publication Date: HC:
Publisher: J. Revell, London, UK
Language: English
Page Count: 96
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 11" x 8 1/2"
ISBN: None

SUMMARY- This is an antique book, but I don't have a date for it. It's about making artificial flowers and fruit from basil leather and using them for decoration.

You can download a copy of this from: Project Gutenberg