Elementary Laundry Work by Fanny Calder E E Mann (5 results)
Language: English
Published by Longmans, Green, and Co., London etc. 1899
- Hardcover
Seller: Douglas Books, Tunbridge Wells, United KingdomDouglas Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: VG. 5th ed (2nd-1892). f/piece (photo of girls watching ironing instructor)+vii+82, 3 further full page photoplates ex-pagination; clean tight & unmarked in clean unworn illustrated red cloth covers with image of woman ironing centre fr. An intersting document for women's history, history of domestic servic…e and domestic technology covering all aspects of washing and ironing with reference to a variety of materials, types of clothing and cleaning materials. Learn how to use flat, box, gas, polishing and goffering irons, 'Whatever day is to be Washing Day, let an hour or two be devoted to making preparation.' This includes 5 piles of white linen for starters: Table, Body and bed, Handkerchiefs, Bedroom towels, Muslins and Laces, Kitchen and pantry towels, dusters etc. On drying 'Hang everything wrong side out.' Also recipes for e.g. cold-water starch, bran water and gum water. An ideal, but surely risky, present for someone.
Published by LONGMAN GREEN AND CO, NEW YORK BOMBAY 1899
- Hardcover
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop / Ruffolo Enterprises, Atlantic City, U.S.A.Princeton Antiques Bookshop / Ruffolo Enterprises
Contact seller5-star sellerHARD BACK RED. Condition: GOOD. 5TH EDITION. red cloth ahrd back with dark letter to front cover and illustration of woman ironing; previous owner markings to front end paper; bookplate; 5th edition DATE PUBLISHED: 1899 EDITION: 5TH EDITION 82.
Published by Longmans Green & Co, London 1894
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Seller: J. and S. Daft, Lichfield, United KingdomJ. and S. Daft
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: VG. No Dustwrapper. 3rd. 83 pages. Brown pictorial cloth showing woman ironing. Neat inscription to front pastedown in contemporary hand.
More imagesPublished by Longmans Green and Co, London: United Kingdom 1905
- Hardcover
Seller: Hungry Traveller Bookstore, Singapore, SingaporeHungry Traveller Bookstore
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Add to basketHard. 4th Edition. A Teacher's Manual of Elementary Laundry Work, authored by Fanny L. Calder and E.E. Mann and first published in 1891, represents a landmark in the Victorian movement to transform domestic duties into a disciplined, scientific pursuit. This foundational text was crafted during a pivotal era of social reform, ai…ming to professionalize home management and provide a rigorous curriculum for the burgeoning field of domestic economy. As a primary resource for educators across the British Empire, the manual reflects the nineteenth-century drive to elevate the status of women's work through structured instruction and the application of chemical and mechanical principles to the household.The manual provides a meticulous, step-by-step guide to the complex "washing day" rituals of the late 1800s. It moves systematically through the treatment of various textiles-from sturdy linens and cottons to delicate woolens and silks-emphasizing the importance of water temperature, the specific properties of hard and soft water, and the judicious use of soaps, starches, and "blues." Beyond mere manual labor, the authors delve into the technical operation of contemporary apparatus, offering authoritative guidance on the use of heavy irons, mangles, and wringers.Calder and Mann's prose is characterized by its directness and pedagogical clarity, designed to equip teachers with a standardized method for instilling habits of cleanliness, economy, and efficiency in their students. By codifying traditional household wisdom into a formal academic subject, this work serves as a significant historical record of the professionalization of domesticity. It stands as a fascinating artifact of an age that sought to improve society by bringing the precision of the laboratory into the heart of the family home.The front and back endpapers are toned. Small amount of wear around the corners of the boards and spine. Miscellaneous.
Published by London: Longmans Green and Co 1905
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Seller: CHILTON BOOKS, SUDBURY, United KingdomCHILTON BOOKS
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Add to basketNew impression, with illustrations. "However deficient in utensils, every woman can produce well-washed, fresh-looking garments, if energy, care and time are given. .We commend this branch of education to all who care to promote thrift and comfort in home life." 17cms x 11cms. Pp.viii/82, black & white photo frontispiece + 3 fur…ther plates, endpapers tanned, a few faint correction marks, owner's details to inside front board. Red/brown illustrated cloth (showing a woman ironing) has minor wear to top and tail of spine. Scarce. G+.** "Fanny Louisa Calder (1838-1923) was a pioneer of domestic science and was responsible for the Fanny Calder School of Domestic Science.She began running classes in 1874, which led to her eventually establishing her school based in St. Georges Hall in Liverpool. Her aim was to improve the diets and lifestyles of the people of Liverpool by teaching them how to cook and clean and look after themselves. With her progress in Liverpool, Fanny L. Calder wanted to promote women's education throughout the UK and so worked with similar institutions in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Yorkshire, resulting in the 1876 formation of the Northern Union of Training Schools of Cookery. The women's education movement founded its first national organisation in 1897, in which F.L. Calder played a fundamental role, the Association of Teachers of Domestic Science. Throughout her life F.L. Calder wrote numerous articles and letters about her mission of bringing domestic science into the education system whilst also promoting the distribution of affordable cookery books produced at the school. She also co-authored with the head teacher at the cookery school, E.E. Mann, the first laundry work teaching manual, 'A Teachers' Manual of Elementary Laundry Work' published in 1891. Fanny L. Calder also wrote a number of recipes herself, the most well-known being her War Cake recipe her original hand written copy of which is currently held in the Liverpool John Moores Universities Archives." (historyofljmu).
