Excerpt from Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature and Art, Vol. 41: Embellished With Mezzotint and Steel Engravings, Music, Etc.; June, 1852, to January, 1853 Here is also the pattern-room where, by dint of self-acting drills, saws, planes, and the like, wooden patterns are manufactured from the neat and accurate designs of the drafting-rooms, of every portion 0! The machinery und, in accordance to and close imitation of which the castings, forgings, and finishing of all the work is accomplished to perfection. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.