The Painter Gilder and Varnisher's Companion

The Painter Gilder and Varnishers Companion: Containing Rules and Regulations in Everything Relating to the Arts of Painting Gilding Varnishing and Glass-Staining: Numerous Useful and Valuable Receipts; Tests for the Detection of Adulterations in Oils Colours &c. And a Statement of the Diseases and Accidents to Which Painters Gilders and Varnishers are Peculiarly Liable; With the Simplest and Best Methods of Prevention and Remedy. Philadelphia: Henry C. Baird Successor to E. L. Carey. 1850. Henry Carey Baird (1825-1912) was an author publisher and proponent of the 19th Century industrialization of the United States of America. His publishing house specialized in both scientific and practical books (for mechanics and tradesmen). His was the first American publishing house to focus on technical and industrial titles.