manufactures

Explains how a variety of products--such as kaleidoscopes, baseballs, marbles, matches, toothpaste, light bulbs, and bridges--are made, highlighting the ways in which manufacturing techniques have changed over the years. A wall poster and a 24-page booklet of games and puzzles are included.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that explain the history and manufacturing processes involved in making over thirty everyday products, including air conditioners, cereal, gasoline, hair dye, mosquito repellent, and television.

Text and color photographs explain how eight things familiar to us all are made. Focuses on the machinery and the people who operate the machinery.

This facsimile of the entire 1897 Sears, Roebuck catalog, featuring illustrations of over 6,000 items from abdominal corsets to zulu guns, brings to life turn-of-the-century America.

Cut-away illustrations and explanatory captions explain how such diverse objects as chocolate bars and cathedrals, false teeth and tanks are made.

This facsimile of the entire 1897 Sears, Roebuck catalog, featuring illustrations of over 6,000 items from abdominal corsets to zulu guns, brings to life turn-of-the-century America.

Presents full-color illustrations that describe how over sixty everyday objects are made including chewing gum, pencils, plastic wrap, paper, ice cream, toothpaste, and many more.