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"Mechanical drawing" Quotes from Famous Books

... had been chief draughtsman of those works for years, but had lately died. She had a strong taste for mechanics, and her father, who believed in women learning trades, had taught her mechanical drawing, first at home and then in the shop. She had helped in busy times as an extra, but never went to work for regular wages until the death of her father made ...

— Danger Signals • John A. Hill and Jasper Ewing Brady

... if a boy elects to be a carpenter he spends forty hours a week as a carpenter's apprentice. Then for fourteen hours a week he goes to a school where he is taught mechanical drawing, designing, the testing of materials, and any other subjects which bear on carpentering. The time he spends in school is credited on the time sheets ...

— The New Education - A Review of Progressive Educational Movements of the Day (1915) • Scott Nearing

... or get them through a local stationer. I expect you to acquire some practice at printing, and ornamental writing, in the Bank. If you have a steady hand, you should exercise yourself at it as much as possible, and learn mechanical drawing at the same time. Draftsmen get well paid out here, and are greatly in demand. Being able to print neatly and evenly is the main point: all the rest is easily learned. My hand is very unsteady, as you may see by my writing; I ...

— Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia • William John Wills

Words linked to "Mechanical drawing" : vertical section, horizontal section, craft, drafting, trade, drawing