Handbook of Shoe Factory Engineering

is a detailed guide to designing and equipping factories, especially those that produce leather boots and shoes. It covers all aspects that need to be considered in general factory construction and management, focusing on light, heat, power, equipment and interior organisation. This volume contains information that will of utility to anyone with a practical interest in factory management, but it will be of particular use to those interested in the development and evolution of shoe manufacturing techniques.

Contents include: “Introduction”, “An Ideal Shoe Factory”, “The Building”, “Height”, “Altitude”, “Tower”, “Windows”, “Building Material”, “Pond Constitutes Sash in Sawtooth Roof Construction”, “Storage of Material”, “Humidifying Room”, “Descriptive Details of the Tempering Room”, “Power and Light”, etc.

Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality addition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of shoemaking.