Report on the Manufactures of the United States at the Tenth Census (June 1, 1880)
1883, 12 pages, no ill
These two short reports (8 and 2 pages respectively) form part of the massive, 1200-page Volume II on manufactures, produced in 1883 after the 1880 census.
This volume has a long section of 85 pages on "The Manufactures of Interchangeable Mechanism" all of which was written by Charles Fitch and covers fire-arms, ammunition, sewing machines, locomotives, watches, clocks, and agricultural implements.
Although the sections on watches and clocks are short, and it is apparent that Fitch knew very little about the subject, nevertheless they provide an interesting and useful summary of methods and machinery at that time.
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