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Manuscripts
The science of soap: notebook
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- Description
- Florilegium dated April 17, 1899-April 4, 1903 pertaining to the science of soapmaking, composed of both hand-inscribed material and clippings from various periodicals. In addition to such articles as "The Specific Heat of Glycerin Waste Lyes and Crude Glycerin," the volume contains an advertisement for a patented soap frame, chemical analysis of various soap-related commercial products, information on running a boiler room efficiently, and statistics regarding the fat yield of a steer; also present are occasional motivational pieces entirely unrelated to soap. The unknown author lived in the Northeast US, and was probably a student.
- Production date
- 1899-1903.
- Call number
- mssHM 79895
- Provenance
- Purchased from The Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts Company, July 2013.
