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Paperback. Condizione: New. The John S. Fray and Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut built an early reputation and brace building success upon the initial patent of Nelson Spofford who s first patent was for a type of split chuck, often termed a clamshell chuck. John Fray apparently began manufacturing Spofford braces in partnership with a gentleman named Horace Pigg. Early braces are marked, Fray and Pigg Manrs / Bridgeport, Conn and Spofford s Pat / Nov 1, 1859. Stanley continued to produce braces using this design until at least 1942. Subsequent braces are marked only John S. Fray and Co / Bridgeport, Conn. USA. This fully illustrated catalog includes braces, hand drills, breast drills, extension bit holders, hollow handle tool sets, pin vises, chucks, and more.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Established in 1834, Wm. T. Wood and Co. manufactured the finest quality ice toolsof every description in their Arlington, MA factory; they had office and warehousespace on North Market Street in Boston, MA. This facsimile of their 1888 catalogincludes illustrations, descriptions, and prices of the various goods they manufactured.One unique selling feature they used was "we use the best cast steel; Norwayiron in all parts requiring strong and solid work, and double-refined iron in all otherparts." This catalog was loaned for reproduction by the Museum of American IceHarvests and Woodworking Crafts, Mequon, WI. …

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New. One of the most important parts of a serious tool collector s collection is the written material used to research and learn about the artifacts they accumulate. In 2003, for the Annual Meeting of the Early American Industries Association, 14 articles by Paul Kebabian on a variety of tools, toolmakers and early trades were published as this collection. Kebabian, a librarian by vocation, has had many of his writings on tools and toolmakers appear in newsletters and journals such as ACTIVE, Scrapbooks, and The Chronicle.…

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Bridgeport Hardware Manufacturing Corporation was founded in 1895 by Willis F. Hobbs in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The tools were frequently marked with the company's initials BHM, sometimes in a stylized BHM-Logo. They also used a number of unregistered brands for its products, including Matchless, Hy-bar, Sure Grip , Radio-Lectric. In the early 1960's Bridgeport Hardware was acquired by Crescent Niagara. This fully illustrated catalog includes awls, box chisels, box openers, box scrapers, can openers, hammers, hatchets, ice picks, nail pullers, pliers, putty knives, saws, screwdrivers, tire tools, trowels, and more.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. The Illinois Iron and Bolt Company was established as an iron foundry and blacksmithshop in 1864 by Angelo Carpenter in the town he platted, Carpentersville, Illinois.This reprint of the Illinois Iron and Bolt Company 1889 catalog includes cast and steelwagon skeins, hydraulic presses, blacksmith tools, vises, anvils, jack screws, sad irons,clothes reels and lawn ornaments. High quality illustrations, detailed descriptions,and price lists make this a highly desirable historical catalog. …

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Fourth Edition. A price guide is only as helpful as its prices are current. With this in mind, we offer a new fourth edition of Herbert Kean's A Price Guide to Antique Tools, its prices taken from the latest live and internet auctions as well as from private sales. As before, there are over 12,000 prices (individual and chart combinations) that represent extraordinary tools, as well as those found in flea markets. There is an explanation for each tool group that allows the reader to judge the condition of a tool, the most critical of all factors when determining price. The chapter on American wooden planes covers over 400 makers, each graded with a single value number, a system that is at the same time simple and comprehensive. To help even more, almost every tool is illustrated with a photograph or line drawing. The section on internet prices explains the mechanisms of electronic auctions and gives tips for successful bidding. If you have ever wished that you could consult with an expert before investing in a tool, this is the book for you. It puts at your fingertips the knowledge and expertise of noted tool collector and dealer Herb Kean, both in determining current prices and in evaluating condition. Altogether, an invaluable book.…

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Joseph Breck and Sons was a seed and agricultural implements wholesaler and retailer in Boston, Massachusetts, established in 1822. Its founder was Joseph Breck (1794 1873), a noted early horticulturist and botanist. His early fame stemmed from a book he wrote in 1833, The Young Florist, only the second book on flowers published in America. Breck published his company s first catalogue in 1840, the New England Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Store Catalogue, to promote his company s products. This is a reproduction of the April 1, 1880, Joseph Breck and Sons Illustrated Spring Catalogue and Retail Price List of Agricultural Implements and Machines. High quality illustrations and well written (often entertaining) descriptions make this a highly desirable reproduction. tems include: plows, harrows, planters, cultivators, hoes, mowers, rakes, horse hay forks, rollers, scrapers, wheel barrows, store trucks, churns, butter workers, potato diggers, post hole diggers, graters, grindstones, lawn mowers, cistern and well pumps, lawn fountains, garden engines, hydraulic rams, brass syringes, wringers, ice cream freezers, carriage jacks, copper weather vanes, and many other related items. …

Paperback. Condizione: New. Illustrated. This catalog, a reprint of the two most important Thomas Norris catalogs, represents almost the full line of Norris planes up through the end of the 1920's. The 1914 catalog introduced the patented adjuster feature. Illustrations in the later catalog, from around the mid-1920 s, were redone to show off the adjuster feature. The Norris section from the 1938 catalog of the famous London tool merchant Buck and Ryan is also included here. As a bonus, four pages of new color photographs of a number of these highly sought-after planes from the collection of the Museum of Woodworking Tools have been added. This is an essential catalog for anyone interested in acquiring a Norris, or just interested in the company's style of tools and place in hand tool history.…

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Once more, Astragal Press has rescued an old and rare book from obscurity, allowing for the broad circulation of information previously limited to the select few who could afford access. This book, first published in 1881, was written about the use of the first standard slide rule made in the United States: a Mannheim-type slide rule made by Stephens Co., a mjor rule manufacturer. Included in Riddell's book, aimed primarily at carpenters and joiners, is a wealth of fascinating instruction on the use of the slide rule in everything from making the calculations necessary for constructing circular porches and spiral stairways, to calculating wages owed or the cost of hauling lumber. Included, as well, are lovely plates illustrating various geometric and trigonometric calculations used in construction. As a source book, it should be of great interest and value to tool collectors, slide rule enthusiasts, and woodworkers.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Fourth Edition. A price guide is only as helpful as its prices are current. With this in mind, we offer a new fourth edition of Herbert Kean's A Price Guide to Antique Tools, its prices taken from the latest live and internet auctions as well as from private sales. As before, there are over 12,000 prices (individual and chart combinations) that represent extraordinary tools, as well as those found in flea markets. There is an explanation for each tool group that allows the reader to judge the condition of a tool, the most critical of all factors when determining price. The chapter on American wooden planes covers over 400 makers, each graded with a single value number, a system that is at the same time simple and comprehensive. To help even more, almost every tool is illustrated with a photograph or line drawing. The section on internet prices explains the mechanisms of electronic auctions and gives tips for successful bidding. If you have ever wished that you could consult with an expert before investing in a tool, this is the book for you. It puts at your fingertips the knowledge and expertise of noted tool collector and dealer Herb Kean, both in determining current prices and in evaluating condition. Altogether, an invaluable book.…

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 21st Edition.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.