Adding on to my last blog post, I can't help but post photos of more of my favorite pages. I find this book endlessly fascinating as it explores the evolution of useful machines, apparel and objects. Of course, the book was published in 1886, so the technology is a bit dated.
If you have any areas of special interest- there may be one of these just for you. Some other examples include- knitting, felting, millinery, agriculture, cigar-making, pipes, steam engines, fishing……