| Practical Mechanics for Boys Contributor(s): Zerbe, J. S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1406568082 ISBN-13: 9781406568080 Publisher: Dodo Press OUR PRICE: $14.44 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: "The American method of teaching the mechanical arts has some disadvantages, as compared with the apprentice system followed in England, and very largely on the continent. It is too often the case that here a boy or a young man begins work in a machine shop, not for the avowed purpose of learning the trade, but simply as a helper, with no other object in view than to get his weekly wages." |
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| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6" W x 9" (0.57 lbs) 172 pages |
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| Publisher Description: "The American method of teaching the mechanical arts has some disadvantages, as compared with the apprentice system followed in England, and very largely on the continent. It is too often the case that here a boy or a young man begins work in a machine shop, not for the avowed purpose of learning the trade, but simply as a helper, with no other object in view than to get his weekly wages. " |