Chapter I: Introduction: vii-xxiii

MATERIALS USED IN MENDING 1-11

MENDING BROKEN CHINA, PORCELAIN, CROCKERY, MAJOLICA,
TERRA-COTTA, BRICK AND TILE WORK 12-32

MENDING GLASS, TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL ALLIED PROCESSES:
APPROVED CEMENTS--SILICATE OF SODA 33-49

WOOD-SHAVINGS IN MENDING AND MAKING MANY OBJECTS--ORNAMENTAL
WORK OF SHAVINGS--MARQUETRY--REPAIRING
PANEL PICTURES WITH SHAVINGS 50-57

REPAIRING WOODWORK 58-85

ON REPAIRING AND RESTORING BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, AND
PAPERS, WITH DIRECTIONS FOR EASY BINDING AND
PAPER-MENDING--BOOK-WORMS--THE RAVAGES OF
BOOK-WORMS 86-120

PAPIER-MÂCHÉ: REPAIRING TOYS--MAKING GROUNDS FOR
PICTURES AND WALLS--CARTON-CUIR AND CARTON-PIERRE 121-133

MENDING STONE-WORK: MOSAICS--CERESA-WORK--PORCELAIN
OR CROCKERY MOSAIC 134-142

REPAIRING IVORY 143-155

REPAIRING AMBER: HOW TO PERFECTLY RE-JOIN BROKEN
AMBER, AND TO IMITATE IT--HOW TO MELT AMBER IN
FRAGMENTS TO A SINGLE BODY 156-158

INDIARUBBER AND GUTTA-PERCHA: MENDING INDIARUBBER
SHOES AND MAKING GARMENTS WATERPROOF, WITH
OTHER APPLICATIONS 159-168

MENDING METAL-WORK OR REPAIRING BY MEANS OF IT:
FIREPROOF CEMENTS, WITH IRON BINDERS 169-182

REPAIRING LEATHER-WORK: TRUNKS, SHOES, OR IN ANY
OTHER FORMS--JOINING STRAPS--MAKING CHEAP
SHOES 183-198

TO MEND HATS, BLANKETS, AND SIMILAR FABRICS BY
FELTING 199-201

INVISIBLE MENDING OF GARMENTS, LACES, OR EMBROIDERIES 202-205

MENDING MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND CORAL 206-209

RESTORING AND REPAIRING PICTURES 210-230

GENERAL RECIPES 231-253

INDEX 255-264