Excerpt:
APPLETONS is in the preliminary stages the original index is in place which you can use for reference. Individual articles are being added monthly. Netscape displays the articles best as it allows text to wrap around graphics. However it is viewable with any browser. We are looking for a sponsor to help us speed up the availability of new articles. We are also redesigning the index and front matter of this online book for Netscape 2.0's Frame feature
Annotation:
This incomplete work contains many of the pages found in "Appleton's Cyclopaedia of Applied Mechanics" (1885), an encyclopedia of the technologies of 1885. Most of the goods contained in the pages, from lawn mowers to milking machines were intended for agricultural uses or for general consumption. Many of the entries include sketches and each page is individually searchable (though the site is not). Additionally, only about 10% of the items listed in the original Cyclopaedia have been digitized, leaving out interesting items such as the telephone and gas-engine.