Skip to contentA treatise on handrailing : comprising three original systems of applying the trammel or string in drawing the face moulds of geometrical, elliptical, and spiral handrails ; also, an original system of applying the tips of the moulds to the edge of the plank ; an original system of cylindrical sections ; and an original theory of resting points ; attended with an introductory course of geometry, ratios and proportions ; exemplified by full and complete demonstrations ; and illustrated by twenty plates | Collections | The Huntington
A treatise on handrailing : comprising three original systems of applying the trammel or string in drawing the face moulds of geometrical, elliptical, and spiral handrails ; also, an original system of applying the tips of the moulds to the edge of the plank ; an original system of cylindrical sections ; and an original theory of resting points ; attended with an introductory course of geometry, ratios and proportions ; exemplified by full and complete demonstrations ; and illustrated by twenty plates
Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005 This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, which was donated to The Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress.