For sale is a 1904 SCRIBNER’S LUMBER & POCKET LOG BOOK written by J.M. Scribner published by Geo. W. Fisher. This original hardcopy trade book for ship builders, lumber dealers, saw mill men, farmers, and mechanics. The book originally sold for 25 cents. The book is 190 pages and in excellent condition. Book is complete with no torn or damaged pages. Book includes great tips such as using a stick and shadow to measure the height of a tree. The book includes other practical content such as a multiplication table. Page 189 summarizes business law such as “a note drawn on Sunday is void.” Warning — the book’s business law content may no longer be current. Page 190 includes maxims such as “The more a man talks the less he thinks”. An awesome collectible.
The Scribner’s Lumber and Log Book is a historical reference guide for the lumber industry, filled with tables, formulas, and practical advice for calculating lumber volume and other trade-related tasks. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this book was a standard tool for professions to measure and value lumber from logs using various rules, such as Doyle’s rule.
