The Building Trades Pocket Boook, published in 1899. This little book provides a handy reference to the building construction trade, including structural design, masonary, bricklaying, carpentry, joinery, roofing, plastering, painting, plumbing, lighting, heating and ventilitaion.

Before the calculater, pecil and paper were the tools used to preform complex mathimatical calculations related to the building trade. This simple book makes light work of this lost art of basic mathematics WITHOUT the calculator.

Provides valuable tables and data for problem solving involving strength and stability which occur in building practice. Even those with basic math skills will have no problem following the calculations presented in this handy guide.