A Treatise on the Construction and Use of Universal and Plain Grinding Machines
The companion how-to to the 1891 catalogue: construction and use of Brown & Sharpe cylindrical grinders, for cylindrical and conical surfaces.
| Author | Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Co. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Co., Providence, RI |
| Published | 1891 |
| Pages | 155 |
| Hosted file | brown-sharpe-treatise-universal-plain-grinding-machines-1891.pdf · 3.3 MB |
| Category | Grinding machines & practice |
| Source | Internet Archive item atreatiseoncons00progoog |
| Rights | Published 1891 — public domain by age in the United States. The scan’s front matter confirms the copyright has expired. |
What’s in it
- Construction of universal and plain grinding machines
- Working cylindrical and conical surfaces
Edition & version notes
1891, issued alongside the company’s 1891 grinding-machine catalogue (also in this archive).
Source & provenance
This copy is an unaltered scan held by the Internet Archive (item atreatiseoncons00progoog), retrieved 2026-10-22. The hosted file is byte-for-byte that scan: brown-sharpe-treatise-universal-plain-grinding-machines-1891.pdf, 3,343,396 bytes, 155 pages. If the Archive’s copy ever changes, this page’s record — item, file name, size, and page count — is how the difference is caught.
Rights
Published 1891 — public domain by age in the United States. The scan’s front matter confirms the copyright has expired. Grinding Advisor hosts public-domain works only; copyrighted manuals are linked to their publishers, never re-hosted.
Cite this document
Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Co.. A Treatise on the Construction and Use of Universal and Plain Grinding Machines. Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Co., Providence, RI, 1891. Public domain. Scan: Internet Archive (atreatiseoncons00progoog). Hosted by Grinding Advisor, https://grindingadvisor.com/manual-archive/brown-sharpe-treatise-grinding-machines-1891