This auction is for a 32 book collection of chemical recipe books, containing nearly 50,000 old time formulas
Includes making of:
Ink, Lubricants, Metal Polish, Paint, Perfumes and Colognes, Soap, Sealing Wax, Stain for Wood, Tonics and Potions, Shampoo, Toothpaste, varnish, Adhesives, Beer, Beverages, Candy, Ciders, Cleaning Solvents, Colas, Craft Necessities, First Aid salves, Face Creams, Furniture polish, Chewing Gum, Vinegar, Wine ... and just about anything you can imagine, a very useful collection even today.
A list of the books are as follows:
Recipes for the colour, paint, varnish, oil, soap and drysaltery trades - 1902
Secrets of Wise Men, chemists - 1889
Six Hundred Receipts, Worth Gold - 1867
Standard Cyclopedia of Recipes - 1901
The Amateur's Handbook Information - 1879
The Druggist's General Receipt Book - 1878
The English and American Mechanic - 1874
The General Receipt Book - 1853
The Guide to Wealth - 1890s
The Houeshold Cyclopedia - 1873
The Laboratory - Vol. 1 - 1799
The Laboratory - Vol. 2 - 1799
The Manual of Receipts - 1899
The New Family Receipt Book - 1819
The Techno-chemical Receipt Book - 1886
The Techno-Chemical Receipt Book - 1919
The Workshop Companion - 1879
Trade Secrets and Private Recipes - 1887
Captive Secrets - 1895
Chemical Recipes - 1896
Dr. Chases Recipes - 1869
Encyclopedia of Practical Recipes - 1872
English and American Mechanic ~ a collection of over 3000 receipts, rules and tables, designed for the use of every mechanic and manufacturer - 1874
Equipping your Chem. Lab
Handy Mans Workshop and Laboratory - 1910
Henley's Twentieth Century Formulas - Containing ten thousand selected household & workshop formulas - 1914
How to Set Up your Lab
Industrial Recipes - 1913
Machinerys Shop Receipts and Formulas - 1911
Mackenzies Five Thousand Receipts - 1854
Mackenzies Ten Thousand Receipts - 1865
One Thousand Secrets - 1898