Stencil work in America, 1850–1900

An overview of stencil work in American in the second half of the nineteenth century, which shows and discusses stencil plates, stencil-making equipment, catalogues and other ephemera, and patents. The article additionally identifies some of the prominent individuals and companies who produced the work, and locates references to stencils in contemporary literature, including in the writing of Mark Twain.

Paper-hanger's companion: comprising tools, pastes, preparatory work; selection and hanging of wall-papers; distemper painting and cornice-tinting; stencil work; replacing sash-cord and broken window-panes; and useful wrinkles and receipts.

Mode of access: Internet.

House decoration : comprising whitewashing, paperhanging, painting, etc. ; with numerous engravings and diagrams /

First edition ... 1894. Reprinted ... 1908.

Painting patterns for home decorators.

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Early American wall stencils, their origin, history & use. A republication of Early American stencils on walls and furniture, part one; including the complete text, seven color plates, and over one hundred photographs of old stencilled walls.

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Artistic and decorative stencilling : a practical manual on the art of stencilling on paper, wood, and textile fabrics, for home adornment and articles of dress /

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A non-Newtonian computational fluid dynamics study of the stencil printing process

This paper describes the application of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to simulate the macroscopic bulk motion of solder paste ahead of a moving squeegee blade in the stencil printing process during the manufacture of electronic components. The successful outcome of the stencil printing process is dependent on the interaction of numerous process parameters. A better understanding of these parameters is required to determine their relation to print quality and improve guidelines for process optimization. Various modelling techniques have arisen to analyse the flow behaviour of solder paste, including macroscopic studies of the whole mass of paste as well as microstructural analyses of the motion of individual solder particles suspended in the carrier fluid. This work builds on the knowledge gained to date from earlier analytical models and CFD investigations by considering the important non-Newtonian rheological properties of solder pastes which have been neglected in previous macroscopic studies. Pressure and velocity distributions are obtained from both Newtonian and non-Newtonian CFD simulations and evaluated against each other as well as existing established analytical models. Significant differences between the results are observed, which demonstrate the importance of modelling non-Newtonian properties for realistic representation of the flow behaviour of solder paste.

Stencil dies: new tools for an old trade

Traces the invention and development of stencil dies in the USA in the middle decades of the nineteenth century, focussing on the work of M. J. Metcalf, A. J. Fullam, and S. M. Spencer.

Work/Family Balance: HRM Policy and Practice in Australia

An employee's inability to balance work and family responsibilities has resulted in an increase in stress related illnesses. Historically, research into the nexus between work and family has primarily focused on the work/family conflict relationship, predominately investigating the impact of this conflict on parents, usually mothers. To date research has not sufficiently examined the human resource management practices that enable all parents to achieve a balance between their work and family lives. This paper explores the relationship between contemporary family friendly HRM policies and employed parents perceptions of work/family enhancement, work/family satisfaction, propensity to turnover, and work/family conflict. Self-report questionnaire data from 326 men and women is analysed and discussed to enable organisations to consider the use of family friendly policies and thus create a convergence between the well-being of employees and the effectiveness of the organisation.