A Museum of Early American Tools (Americana)
This absorbing and profusely illustrated book describes in detail scores of early American tools and the wooden and metal artifacts made with them. Informally and expressively written, the text covers bulding tools and methods; farm and kitchen implements; and the tools of curriers, wheelwrights, coopers, blacksmiths, coachmakers, loggers, tanners, and many other craftsmen of the pre-industrial age. Scores of pen-and-ink sketches by the author accurately depict "special tools for every...
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Fascinating look by noted historian at devices used by wheelwrights, coopers, blacksmiths, and other craftsmen of the pre-industrial age. Deluxe hardcover edition features 184 accurate, engaging illustrations by the author.Library JournalSloane's 1964 volume is essentially a catalog of hardware; it is divided by types of tools and the professions that would employ certain instruments. The book mostly comprises illustrations with very little text. Craftsmen and historians particularly will find this of interest. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
