The steeple-jack's instructor

by Clarence James Murray

EN·~49 minutes·24 chapters

Chapters

24 total

THE STEEPLE-JACK’S INSTRUCTOR

0:57

How to Become a Steeple-Jack

6:03

THE SMOKESTACK

10:45

TO RIG A STACK WITHOUT A GIMBLET WIRE

5:47

HOW TO CHANGE THE RIGGINGS

0:33

STEEL STACKS WITH BRICK LINING

1:26

SMOKESTACKS WITH LADDERS

0:35

STEEL STACKS DECAY AT BAND

0:44

REGUYING

2:27

TRIPPING THE RIGGINGS

1:52

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Duration

~49 minutes (47K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United States: The S. J. Lee Publishing Co, 1921.

Credits

deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2022-11-15

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69360

Subjects

Steeple-jacks T

About the author

Clarence James Murray

Best known for a rare 1921 guide to the dangerous trade of steeple-jacking, this writer left behind a vivid snapshot of work done high above city streets. His book blends practical know-how with the grit and confidence of a highly specialized craft.

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