The cabinet-maker and upholsterer's companion : comprising the rudiments and principles of cabinet-making and upholstery ... a number of receipts, particularly useful to workmen generally, with explanatory and illustrative engravings
A trade manual by J. Stokes on cabinet-making, upholstery and workshop recipes, published by H.C. Baird in Philadelphia in 1875 for working joiners and apprentices. Outline engravings drill classical ornament step by step: anthemion and palmette sprays, rosettes in circles, lidded urns, scrolled volutes and guilloche and fret bands, all thin-line and ready to trace or vectorize.
