The chest was found in Mastrmyr on the the island of Gotland, Sweden in 1936. More than 200 objec...

Here is the first book to identify American builders of planers, shapers and slotters, who operat...

This book about Christopher Gabriel, planemaker and tool seller in London from 1770 until 1809, h...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledg...

This book describes, illustrates, and classifies all types of wooden planes from the common to th...

Through the second half of the 19th century and into the 20th, barrel makers followed the same pa...

A valuable directory that illustrates and lists over 1000 fully-indexed patents, covering all Ame...

This is the classic work on coach building in all its branches, reprinted from the 1875 second ed...

This is one of the very few manuals written by a recognized professional smith; in this case, one...

With its initial publication in 1983, A Guide to the Makers of American Wooden Planes profoundly ...

Covering a span of almost two centuries, Railroad History on American Postage Stamps tells the st...

The John S. Fray & Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut built an early reputation and brace buildin...

The first edition of Horse Drawn Sleighs proved so helpful to those who wished to build sleighs, ...

For 75 years Millers Falls was a leading tool manufacturer, particularly noted for its hand and b...

Clearly written and richly illustrated, with over 190 detailed line drawings and 19 plates, this ...

This is a vastly expanded successor to Dr. Pearson s earlier Guide to American Brace Patents 1829...

John Whelan unlocks the fascinating secrets of an almost lost art: wooden planemaking. For those ...

Here is the book that finally unlocks the secrets that professional restorers have been using for...

This is a reprint of the complete 1938 Catalogue No 15 of Record Tools together with an introduct...

The aim in preparing this little manual has been to make it a guide for the apprentice, journeyma...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recog...

One of the most important parts of a serious tool collector's collection is the written material ...

A complete reprint of perhaps the finest catalog this prestigious firm ever issued. Founded in 18...

One of the most important of the 19th century wooden plane manufacturers. This catalog includes t...

Kitchen gadgets, tools, and appliances, like those found in your grandmother's kitchen, have beco...

This book is about one of the most attractive and tactile forms of slide rules, the pocket-watch ...

Here, for the first time, is a guide to four of the major woodworking machinery manufacturers: Fa...

The age of steam engines brought with it the ever-present possibilities of horrendous explosions....

'The object of this work,' says its author, 'is to investigate certain problems connected with th...

This is the fascinating story of how these important early products were made and used, ranging f...

Here again is one of Ken Cope's major reference works on the history of technological innovation....

A price guide is only as helpful as its prices are current. With this in mind, we offer a new fou...

Lang:- English, Pages 142. Reprinted in 2015 with the help of original edition published long bac...

This is a complete reprint of Volume I, which was originally published in 1843. It covers in deta...

With its initial publication in 1983, A Guide to the Makers of American Wooden Planes profoundly ...

Joshua Rose explains the various types of patterns, how they are constructed, and the tools that ...

This second edition of the Rees’ book provides descriptions, illustrations and interestinginforma...

A most valuable resource for tinsmiths and other metal workers, as well as collectors and dealers.

In the hopes of 'preserving these delightful devices for future generations,' this collector of s...

In Colonial America, silversmiths produced objects of great merit, crafting everyday articles wit...

This catalog, a reprint of the two most important Thomas Norris catalogs, represents almost the f...

Continuing the pattern set by American Lathe Builders and American Planer, Shaper and Slotter Bui...

Once again, Ken Cope has produced a major new reference work that broadens our range of understan...

A collection of the best tools, techniques, recipes and general common sense gleaned from the his...

Buck, founded by immigrants from Sheffield, England, became world-renowned for its chisels: turni...

Once more, Astragal Press has rescued an old and rare book from obscurity, allowing for the broad...

A unique reference that lists and details over 2,000 transactions occurring at public auctions an...

This second collection of 19th century Stanley catalogs supplements the earlier Stanley Catalog C...