Name/Title
"THE CLAY RESOURCES AND THE CERAMIC INDUSTRY OF CALIFORNIA"Entry/Object ID
99.40.1.7Description
"THE CLAY RESOURCES AND THE CERAMIC INDUSTRY OF CALIFORNIA"
Color: Black; Brown
"The Clay Resources and the Ceramic Industry of California" (San Francisco: California State Mining Bureau, 1928,) 383 pp. A hardcover book in brown cloth with black lettering on the cover. The front has pairs of thick black lines at the top and bottom within which is the title, author's name and publisher's name. Between the bottom pair of lines is the year of publication. The paired lines are also on the spine and the title is in between these lines. As bulletin 99 of the Division of Mines and Mining, the book provides a summary of the ceramic industry, including the types of clay, processes of manufacturing and production statistics; a description of clay deposits and ceramic plants by county; a section on clay testing, including firing and drying properties and analyses of texture, hardness and color; and a chapter on the results of laboratory tests on types of clay. There is an index of clay samples by numbers and counties, a general index, 31 tables, 12 plates and 70 photographs with the tables concerning production statistics and data from tests, the plates showing locations of clay deposits and the photographs showing clay deposit locations, buildings with clay materials, manufacturing plants of clay products and machinery for testing and production. Though the contents are very good, the cover has stains and wear and the book is in good condition overall.Lexicon
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Three-dimensional, Books, California State Mining Bureau, Ceramic industries--California, Clay industries--California