First published in 1900, this volume provides instructions and expert tips on gas fittings, being a guide to fitting gas pipes for homes and workplaces. Written in clear, simple language and full of helpful diagrams, Practical Gas-Fitting is ideal for those with an interest in the subject. Paul Nooncree Hasluck (1854 - 1916) was an Australian writer and editor. He was a master of technical writing and father of the ‘do-it-yourself’ book, producing many works on subjects including engineering, handicrafts, woodwork, and more. Other notable works by this author include: Treatise on the Tools Employed in the Art of Turning (1881), The Watch-Jobber’s Handy Book (1887), and Screw-Threads and Methods of Producing Them (1887). Contents include: Manufacture of Coal Gas , Coal Gas from Retort to Gas-holder , Gas Supply from Gas-Holder to Domestic Meter , Laying Gaspipe in the House , Gas Meter , Gas Burners , Incandescent Gas Burners , Gas-fitting in Workshops and Theatres , Gas-fitting for Festive Illuminations , Gas Fires and Stoves for Warming and Cooking , etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.