A detailed look at the details of the electro-deposition of metals.

Includes index.

Historical review of electro-metallurgy -- Magnetism and electricity -- Voltaic cells, thermo-piles, dynamo-electric machines, accumulators -- Arrangement of electro-plating establishment in general -- Preparation of the metallic objects -- Deposition of nickel and cobalt -- Deposition of copper, brass and bronze -- Deposition of silver -- Deposition of gold -- Deposition of tin, zinc, lead and iron -- Deposition of antimony, arsenic, aluminum -- Deposition by contact, by boiling and by friction -- Coloring and etching of metals -- Lacquering -- Hygienic rules for the workshop -- Galvanoplasty (Reproduction) -- Chemicals used in electro-plating and galvanoplasty.