J. B. (Joseph Bernard) Wagner

Joseph Bernard Wagner was an American technical author identified in library and archival records as having been born in 1870. He is credited with works including Cooperage; a Treatise on Modern Shop Practice and Methods (1910) and Seasoning of Wood (1917), both centered on the practical treatment and manufacture of wood products.

His books suggest a writer deeply interested in craft, materials, and industrial process. Rather than writing fiction or literary essays, he appears to have specialized in clear, applied instruction for readers working with lumber, barrels, and related trades.

Very little biographical detail beyond his name and birth year was confirmed in the sources reviewed, so a fuller personal profile is hard to reconstruct. What remains clear is that his work belongs to a period when technical handbooks played an important role in sharing trade knowledge.