The Works Of Messrs. Schneider And Co.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. XV General Plan of Creusot Gun Shops, PL XCVII. ,, ,, Creusot Works, PI. IV. ,, ,, Electric Construction Department, 116 ,, ,, Havre Gun Shops, 171 „ ,, New Plate-Mill, PL XLVIII. „ „ Rolling Mill Department, PL XXXVII. „ „ Steel Works, PL XVIII. ,, View of Armoar-Plate Mill, 86 ,, ,, Blast-Furnace Plant, PI. X. ,, ,, Creusot Works, PI. II. ,, ,, Havre Gun Shops, 172 ,, ,, Perreuil Brick Works, 19 „ „ Tyre Shops, PI. XXVIII. Girls’ School, Decize, PI. II. Group of Boilers at Châtellerault Gun Factory, PI. LXX. ,, ,, Cie. Parisienne de l’Air Comprimé, PI. LXXII. Groups of 2000 Horse-Power, Low Pressure Engines and Air Com pressors, Constructed for the Cie. Parisienne de l’Air Comprimé, PI. LXXI. and LXXIV. Gun, Boat, 65-nim. Quick-Firing, on Landing Carriage with Com- pressible Trail, 304 ,, Coast-Defence, 12-cm., 26 calibre, Quick-Firing, and Mounting, PI. CL. ,, Coast-Defence, 6-in., 50 calibre, Quick-Firing, and Mounting, PL CL. ,, Coast-Defence, 24-cm. and Mounting, 261 ,, ,, 27-cm. 28 calibre, and Mounting, 258 ,, ,, 27-cm. 30 calibre, and Mounting, PI. CXLVII,, CXLVIII. „ „ 12-in. and Mounting, 260, PI. CXLIX. ,, ,, 32-cm. and Mounting, 263 ,, 90-mm., on Disappearing Carriage for Mobile or Fixed Service, PI. CLI. ,, 155-mm. on Central Pivoted Disappearing Carriage, PI. CLI. ,, 15-cm., on Disappearing Carriage, 273 ,, 24-cm., on Disappearing Carriage, 275 ,, 27-cm. and Disappearing Carriage, 276, PI. CLI II. „ Field, de Reffye System, 1870, 162 ,, „ 75 and 80-mtn., on Rigid Carriage and Automatic Brake, 280, 281, 282 ,, ,, 75-mm., on Carriage with Gas Recoil Check, 283 ,, ,, 75-mm., on Carriage with Independent Axle, 283, PI. CLIV ,, „ 75-mm., on Carriage with Anchor Plate in Front of Axle, 284, PI. OLIV. ,, ,, 75-mm., on Carriage with Anchor Plate Beneath Axle, PI. CLIV. ,, ,, 75-mm., with Elastic Trail and Independent Axle, PI. CLIV. ,, ,, 75-mm., and Carriage with Independent Axle and Anchor Plate, PI. CLIV. ,, „ 75-mm., with Elastic Trail and Gas Brake, PI. CLIV. ,, ,, 75-mm., with Hydro-Pneumatic Trail Brake, PI. CLIV., CLV. ,, ,, 75-mm., with Elastic Trail, for Uruguay, 288, PI. CLV. ,, ,, 75-mm., on Carriage with Trail Spade and Hydraulic Recoil Brake, PI. CLVI, ,, ,, 75-mm., Carriage and Limber, PI. CLVIL, 291 ,, ,, 75-mm., on Rigid Carriage, with Trail Spade, 291 ,, ,, 75-mm,, with Hydraulic Brake, 294 ,, ,, 75-mm., with Hydraulic Brake and Trail Spade, PI. CLVIII. ,, ,, 75-mm. (1898 Pattern), Quick-Firing, 296 ,, ,, 3-in., with Telescopic Recoil Brake, 289, 290 „ and Ingot Lathe, PI. XXXII. ,, Landing, 65-mm., Quick-Firing, on Carriage with Compressible Trail, 304 ,, Mountain, 75-mm., of Medium Power, PI. CLIX. ,, ,, 75-mm., of Medium Power, Method of Transport, PL CLX. ,, ,, 75-mm., of Medium Power, Quick-Firing, PI. CLXI. ,, ,, 75-mm., High Power, Quick-Firing, with Hydraulic Recoil, 301, PI. CLXII. Gun, Mountain, 75-mm., Quick-Firing, with Rigid Trail, PL OLXITI., CLXIV. ,, 75-mm., Naval, and Boat Carriage, 179 ,, 10-cm., Naval, Mounting and Shield, Model 1892, 180 ,, 12-cm., Naval, and Mounting, Model 1885, 181 ,, 12-cm., Naval, and Mounting, 26 Calibre, Model 1890, 182 ,, 12-cm., Naval, and Mounting, 43 Calibre, Model 1890, 183 ,, 12-cm., 45 calibre, Naval, Quick-Firing Gun, 227 ,, 12-cm., 50 calibre, Naval, Quick-Firing, PI. CXXX. ,, 138.6-mm., Naval, and Muzzle Pivoting Mounting, 183 ,, 14-cm., Naval, and Central Pivoting Mounting, 184 ,, 14-cm., Naval, and Circular Slide, 185, 186 ,, 15-ctn., Naval, and Mounting, PI. CX. ,, 15-cm., 50 calibre, Naval, Quick-Firing, PI. CXXX. ,, 5f-in. Naval, and Mounting, 187 ,, 27-cm. Naval, and Mounting, 188 ,, 32-cm. Naval, and Mounting, 189 ,, 34-om. Naval, and Mounting, 190 ,, 24-cm. Quick-Firing, Paris Exhibition, 335 ,, Shops, Creusot, Plan of, PI. XCVII, „ „ Views of, PI. XCVIII. ,, Siege, 12-cm,, 305, 306 ,, Tube Tempering Plant, 67 ,, and Turret Erecting Shop, Creusot, PI. CIV. Guns, 15-cm., on Double Mounting, Paris Exhibition, 334 ,, Field, Made at Creusot, 1792, PI XOVI. ,, Fortification, made at Creusot in 1792, PI. XCVI. ,, Naval, manufactured at Creusot, 1792, PI. XCVI. ,, Schneider-Canet, Section of, 192 „ Siege, Made at Creusot in 1792, PI. XCVI. Hammer, the 1840 Steam, 58 „ „ 100-ton Steam, 57, 58 Harfleur Long Range Proving Ground, PI. C'IX. Havre Gun Shops, General Plan of, 171 ,, „ View of, 172 ,, Improvement Works, Caisson for, Paris Exhibition, 341 Head Works and Air Compressing Plant, La Chapelle pit, Decize, PI. VII. Head Works of Chaptal pit, PI. V. ,, ,, of St. Pierre and St. Paul pits, PI. V. ,, ,, of Zagots Shaft, Decize, PI. VII. Hoisting Torpedo-Boat, 157 Horizontal and Vertical Planing Machine for Armour-Plates, 70 Hospital, Plans of, Creusot, 10 ,, Views of, Creusot, PI. III. Hot Ingot Wagon, 12-ton, 85 Houses of Workmen, Decize, 8 ,, „ Montchanin, 8 Housings for Rolls, Details of, PI. XLV. Howitzer, Mountain 90-min., 310 ,, 10-cm., 307 „ 12-cm., 308 ,, 15-cm., 309 ,, ,, on Hydro-Pneumatic Carriage, 312 ,, ,, and Mounting, 231 ,, ,, at Paris Exhibition, PI. CLXXI. ,, 15-cm., on Central Pivoted Disappearing Carriage, with Circular Brake, 271 ,, 155mm., on Disappearing Carriage, PI. CLII. ,, 24-ctn., at Paris Exhibition, PI. CLXXI. Hydraulic Forging Press, the 2000-ton, 63 „ „ ,, the 3000-ton, PI. XXXI., 64, 65 ,, Plate-Shaping Press, the 6000-ton, 60, 61 Ingot, Compressée! Steel, Boring Machine, PI. XXXII. „ and Gun Lathe, PI. XXXII. „ 120-ton Steel, Cast in 1878, 34 ,, 150-ton Steel, at Paris Exhibition, 340 Ingots, hot, 12-ton Wagon for, 85 Interior of Armour-Plate Finishing Shop, 68 ,, of Boring Shop, 99