The Normal Union System of Industrial Drawing, Primary Course Number 8
The Normal Union System of Industrial Drawing, Primary Course Number 8
The Normal Union System of Industrial Drawing, Primary Course Number 8
The Normal Union System of Industrial Drawing, Primary Course Number 8
The Normal Union System of Industrial Drawing, Primary Course Number 8
The Normal Union System of Industrial Drawing, Primary Course Number 8
The Normal Union System of Industrial Drawing, Primary Course Number 8
The Normal Union System of Industrial Drawing, Primary Course Number 8
The Normal Union System of Industrial Drawing, Primary Course Number 8
Montgomery, J. V. [student drawing workbook]

The Normal Union System of Industrial Drawing, Primary Course Number 8


First Edition. Philadelphia: Sower, Potts & Co., 1878.

Printed wraps, oblong 8vo bound at the upper edge. 12 unnumbered pages with 8 compartments on each page with most examples given on the upper half and space for the student's work on the bottom. This copy has all but the first and last pages completed by grammar school student Eva Butz. Very Good condition, wraps started to split along the spine and thus a bit fragile to handle. Montgomery's series is one of many that entered the competitive (and lucrative) market for standardized drawing instruction, which became a growing priority in common schools as the demand for skilled draftsmen ballooned during the Second Industrial Revolution. Montgomery prefaces his series: "For centuries Writing and Drawing were regarded as mere accomplishments for the few. The practical necessity of Writing has long been acknowledged, but the immense value of Drawing in all kinds of Mechanical, Manufacturing, and Art Industries, has only begun to be generally realized, and Drawing itself, as the true basis of technical education to be systematically taught in all grades and kinds of schools."


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