Name/Title
a Museum of Early American ToolsEntry/Object ID
621.900973 S563m Copy 4Description
This fascinating, extremely important, and profusely illustrated book was largely responsible for the first great surge of interest in collecting old tools, and the research it inspired continues today. The classic text describes in detail scores of early American tools, and the wooden and metal artifacts made with them. Informally and charmingly written, the book covers building tools and methods; farm and kitchen implements; the tools of curriers, wheelwrights, coopers, blacksmiths, coachmakers, loggers, tanners, and many other craftsmen of the preindustrial age.
Over 180 pen-and-ink sketches by the author accurately depict "special tools for every job," among them a hollowing gouge, twibil (double-bladed axe), hay fork, cornering chisel, apple butter paddle, chisel bit, boring auger, mortising chisel, a holding dog, printing mallet, rope twister, hauling sledge, winnowing tray, reaping hooks, splitting wedge, felling axe, propping saw horse, and other traditional implements.
Prized by cultural historians and craftspeople who work with wood, metal, and other materials, this volume will also delight collectors and Americana enthusiasts.
Unabridged Dover (2002) republication of the edition originally published by Funk & Wagnalls, Inc., New York, 1964: 184 black-and-white illustrations. xii+ 114pp. 6½ x 9¼. Paperbound.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Book Details
Author
Sloane, EricDate Published
Jan 1, 2002 - Dec 31, 2002Call No.
621.900973 S563m Copy 4ISBN
0486425606Notes
This Dover edition, first published in 2002, is an unabridged republication of the work originally published in 1964 by Funk & Wagnalls, New York.
Copy No. 4