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Museum • Miter Boxes : The Langdon Mitre (Miter) Box Company

The Langdon Mitre (Miter) Box Company Langdon Mitre Box Co. 1 Langdon Mitre Box Co. 2 Langdon Mitre Box Co. 3 Langdon Mitre Box Co. 4 Langdon Mitre Box Co. 5 Langdon Mitre Box Co. 6 Langdon Mitre Box Co. 7 Langdon Mitre Box Co. 8 Langdon Mitre Box Co.... Read more →

Museum: Billheads • Ohio Tool Company Billheads

Ohio Tool Company Billheads Ohio Tool Company Billhead 1911 Ohio Tool Company Billhead 1904 Ohio Tool Company Billhead 1913 Read more →

Museum Trade Catalogs • Joseph Clark Plane Maker Newcastle 1816

Price List Of Planes. Made And Sold For Home Consumption & Exportation By Joseph Clark Plane-Maker Near The Nun-Gate Newcastle Regulated By The Trade, Aug. 1816 The original of this single sheet price list of wooden planes is held by the Tyne & Weare Archives. PDF of original images and... Read more →

Museum • Book Labels • Edmund Cullis

Book Label of Edumund Cullis of Gloucester, England, from Peter Nicholson's Instructor, 1815 edition. Cullis may very well have been a later owner of this important Nicholson text. Book Label Edmund Cullis This Book Belongs To Edmund Cullis, Gloucester. If thou are borrowed by a friend, Right Welcome shall he... Read more →

Museum • Early Breast Drill

I'm not sure who made this breast drill, but it certainly was manufactured. Pardon the slightly blurry images. I sold this a few years ago and these are the only images on file: early breast drill 1 early breast drill 2 early breast drill 3 early breast drill 4 early... Read more →

Instructor Jointed Toys For Coloring, Cut Out And Construction Work, by Bess Bruce Cleaveland: Books 1 & 2. • 1920

Instructor Jointed Toys For Coloring, Cut Out And Construction Work, by Bess Bruce Cleaveland • 1920 Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU (Affiliate Link) ISBN: 9781522942894 Instructor Jointed Toys For Coloring, Cut Out And Construction Work, by Bess Bruce Cleaveland, 1920: Books 1 & 2. Bess Bruce Cleaveland was... Read more →

C. E. Jennings & Co.: Manufacturers Of Mechanics Tools And Hardware Specialists • 1901

C. E. Jennings & Co. Manufacturers Of Mechanics Tools And Hardware Specialists • 1901 Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU (Affiliate Link) ISBN: 9781535133142 C. E. Jennings & Co. Trade Catalog, August 1, 1901. The Charles E. Jennings company operated from 1878 until 1923 with offices in New York,... Read more →

C. Hammond & Son Trade Catalogue: Manufacturers of Edge Tools and Hammers • 1910

C. Hammond & Son Trade Catalogue: Manufacturers Of Edge Tools And Hammers • 1910 Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU (Affiliate Link) ISBN: 9781530148684 C. Hammond & Son, Manufacturers Of Edge Tools And Hammers, Ogontz, PA., U. S. A., 1910. Trade Catalog Charles Hammond manufactured edge tools and hammers... Read more →

A Treatise On Files And Rasps, The Nicholson File Company • 1878

A Treatise On Files And Rasps • Nicholson File Co. • 1878 Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU (Affiliate Link) ISBN: 9781534685697 A Treatise On Files And Rasps, Descriptive And Illustrated: For The Use of Master Mechanics, Dealers, &c.; In Which The Kinds Of Files In Most Common Use,... Read more →

Shop Toolemera Press Reprints

I recommend Amazon.com for US, UK, CA, EU, AU orders Bookshop.org for US orders : Support Indie Bookstores National Moulding Book: Containing The Latest Styles Of Mouldings • 1899 E. L. Parker & Co. Tinners' Tools & Supplies • 1868 Shoji & Kumiko: 85 Vintage Designs • c1930 Introduction To... Read more →

The Student's Instructor In Drawing And Working The Five Order's Of Architecture by Peter Nicholson • 1815

The Student's Instructor In Drawing And Working The Five Orders Of Architecture 1815 Peter Nicholson Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU Bookshop.org • US • Support Indie Bookstores (Affiliate Links) ISBN: 9780989747721 The Student's Instructor In Drawing And Working The Five Order's Of Architecture, by Peter Nicholson, 1815 Peter... Read more →

The New England Farrier: A Compendium Of Farriery, In Four Parts; By Paul Jewett of Rowley, MA • 1826

The New England Farrier • 1826 Paul Jewett of Rowley, Ma Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU Bookshop.org • US • Support Indie Bookstores (Affiliate Links) ISBN: 9780989747769 The New England Farrier: A Compendium Of Farriery, In Four Parts; By Paul Jewett of Rowley, MA. 1826. First published in... Read more →

The Painter, Gilder, and Varnisher's Companion, published by Henry Carey Baird • 1850

The Painter, Gilder, And Varnisher's Companion • 1850 Henry Carey Baird, Philadephia Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU Bookshop.org • US • Support Indie Bookstores (Affiliate Links) ISBN: 9780982532942 The Painter, Gilder, and Varnisher's Companion: Containing Rules and Regulations in Everything Relating to the Arts of Painting, Gilding, Varnishing,... Read more →

Furniture Making: Advanced Projects In Woodwork by Ira S. Griffith • 1912

Furniture Making: Advanced Projects In Woodwork • 1912 Ira S. Griffith Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU ISBN: 9781523275014 (Amazon Publishing) Bookshop.org • US • Support Indie Bookstores ISBN: 9780983150015 (IngramSpark) (Affiliate Links) FURNITURE MAKING: ADVANCED PROJECTS IN WOODWORK by Ira S. Griffith 1912 features the furniture and accessories... Read more →

Working Drawings Of Colonial Furniture by Frederick J. Bryant • 1922

Working Drawings Of Colonial Furniture • 1922 Frederick J. Bryant Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU Bookshop.org • US • Support Indie Bookstores (Affiliate Links) ISBN: 9780982532959 Working Drawings Of Colonial Furniture by Frederick J. Bryant 1922 "Because of the increasing demand for woodworking projects embracing the designs of... Read more →

Wood Carving by Joseph Phillips • 1896

Wood Carving: A Carefully Graduated Course • 1896 Joseph Phillips Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU Bookshop.org • US • Support Indie Bookstores (Affiliate Links) ISBN: 9780983150084 WOOD CARVING by John Phillips 1896 was published "...to fill a long-felt want for a graduated course of exercises, these being suggested... Read more →

A Manual of Wood Carving, by Charles G. Leland, revised by John J. Holtzapffel • 1891

A Manual Of Wood-Carving • 1891 Charles G. Leland, Revised By John J. Holtzapffel Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU Bookshop.org • US • Support Indie Bookstores (Affiliate Links) ISBN: 9780983150053 A Manual of Wood Carving, by Charles G. Leland, revised by John J. Holtzapffel, 1891, was a highly... Read more →

How To Join Mouldings: Or, The Arts Of Mitring & Coping by Owen Maginnis • 1892

How To Join Mouldings: Or, The Art Of Mitring & Coping • 1892 Owen B. Maginnis Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU Bookshop.org • US • Support Indie Bookstores ISBN: 9780982532966 (Amazon Publishing & Bookshop/Ingram) (Affiliate Links) How To Join Mouldings: Or, The Arts Of Mitring And Coping by... Read more →

Our Workshop & The Lathe And How To Use It by Temple Thorold • 1866, 1867

Our Workshop & The Lathe And How To Use It • 1866-1867 Temple Thorold Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU Bookshop.org • US • Support Indie Bookstores (Affiliate Links) ISBN: 9781087819426 "It is our intention to notice many things, however trivial, that may in any way serve to enlighten... Read more →

Cabinet Construction by J. C. S. Brough • 1936

Cabinet Construction • 1936 J. C. S. Brough Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU ISBN: 9781522984689 (Amazon Publishing) Bookshop.org • US • Support Indie Bookstores ISBN: 9780983150022 (Bookshop/ Ingram) (Affiliate Links) "This book deals exhaustively and in a thoroughly practical way with all methods of cabinet construction. Each detail... Read more →

Woodwork Joints: How They Are Set Out And Where Used by William Fairham • 1926

Woodwork Joints: How They Are Set Out And Where Used • 1926 William Fairham Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU ISBN: 9781519715173 (Amazon Publishing) Bookshop.org • US • Support Indie Bookstores ISBN: 9780982532973 (Bookshop/Ingram) (Affiliate Links) "To be successful in woodwork construction the possession of two secrets is essential... Read more →

Woodwork Tools And How To Use Them by William Fairham • c1920

Woodwork Tools And How To Use Them • 1922 William Fairham Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU Bookshop.org • US • Support Indie Bookstores (Affiliate Links) ISBN: 9780982532997 "...to know just how to handle and manipulate the saw or the plane or the chisel to effect the desired result... Read more →

The Complete Cabinet Maker And Upholsterer's Guide by J. Stokes • 1829

The Complete Cabinet Maker And Upholsterer's Guide • 1829 J. Stokes Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU Bookshop.org • US • Support Indie Bookstores (Affiliate Links) ISBN: 9780983150046 The Complete Cabinet Maker And Upholsterer's Guide, by J. Stokes, was in continuous publication from the first London edition of 1829... Read more →

Carpentry Made Easy: Or, The Science And Art Of Framing by William E. Bell • 1858

Carpentry Made Easy; Or, The Science And Art of Framing • 1858 William E. Bell Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU Bookshop.org • US • Support Indie Bookstores (Affiliate Links) ISBN: 9780989747783 CARPENTRY MADE EASY; OR, THE SCIENCE AND ART OF FRAMING, was written by William E. Bell of... Read more →

Fret Sawing For Pleasure And Profit • 1877

Fret Sawing For Pleasure And Profit • 1877 Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU Bookshop.org • US • Support Indie Bookstores (Affiliate Links) ISBN: 9781087809496 Fret Sawing For Pleasure And Profit, first published in 1877 by Henry T. Williams, New York, NY. Introductory essay by Gary Roberts on the... Read more →

The Art And Craft of Cabinet-Making by David Denning • 1891

The Art And Craft Of Cabinet-Making • 1891 David Denning Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU Bookshop.org • US • Support Indie Bookstores (Affiliate Links) ISBN: 9780982532980 The Art And Craft Of Cabinet-Making: A Practical Handbook To The Construction Of Cabinet Furniture; The Use Of Tools, Formation Of Joints,... Read more →

The Mechanic's Companion by Peter Nicholson • 1850

The Mechanic's Companion • 1850 Peter Nicholson Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU Bookshop.org • US • Support Indie Bookstores (Affiliate Links) ISBN: 9780983150008 THE MECHANIC'S COMPANION, by Peter Nicholson, describes in detail the skilled building trades of the 19th Century: Carpentry; Joinery; Bricklaying; Masonry; Slating; Plastering; Painting; Smithing... Read more →

Mechanick Exercises: Or, The Doctrine Of Handy-Works by Joseph Moxon • 1703

Mechanick Exercises; Or, The Doctrine Of Handy-Works • 1703 Joseph Moxon Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU ISBN: 9781522984757 (Amazon Publishing) Bookshop.org • US • Support Indie Bookstores ISBN: 9780982532904 (Bookshop / Ingram) (Affiliate Links) Mechanick Exercises: Or The Doctrine Of Handy-Works, was written, printed and published by Joseph... Read more →

Text Book Of Swedish Home Sloyd by Anna Petersson Berg • 1922

Text Book Of Swedish Home Sloyd • 1922 Anna Petersson Berg Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU Bookshop.org • US • Support Indie Bookstores (Affiliate Links) ISBN: 9780989747714 Anna Petersson Berg, instructor of Slöjd classes in Sweden during the early years of the 20th century, left her native country... Read more →

Slojd In Great Britain And America: 1890 - 1906

Sloyd In Great Britain And America • 1896 & 1902 Larsson & Sutcliffe Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU ISBN: 9780989747776 Bookshop.org • US • Support Indie Bookstores ISBN: 9781087806259 (Affiliate Links) Whether a teacher, a student or a craftsperson who wishes to learn the skills and theories of... Read more →

The Sloyd System Of Wood Working by Benjamin B. Hoffman • 1892

The Sloyd System Of Wood Working • 1892 Benjamin B. Hoffman Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU Bookshop.org • US • Support Indie Bookstores (Affiliate Links) ISBN: 9781087863580 The Sloyd System Of Wood Working , by B. B. Hoffman, 1892, is a classic 19th century introduction to the Swedish... Read more →

Introduction To Woodworking 1920

Introduction To Woodworking • 1920 William Fairham Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU Bookshop.org • US • Support Indie Bookstores (Affiliate Links) ISBN: 9780989747752 “The Author of this volume is a man not only of wide experience in practical woodwork, but who has for many years been an Instructor... Read more →

E. L. Parker & Co. Tinners' Tools & Supplies • 1868

E. L. Parker & Co. Tinners' Tools & Supplies • 1868 Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU ISBN: 9781533167873 (Amazon Publishing) Bookshop.org • US • Support Indie Bookstores ISBN: 9781087812373 (Bookshop / Ingram) (Affiliate Links) Founded in 1849 and in business through the turn of the century, E. L.... Read more →

The Teacher's Hand-Book Of Slöjd, by Otto Salomon 1891

The Teacher's Hand-Book Of Slöjd • 1891 Otto Salomon Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU Bookshop.org • US • Support Indie Bookstores (Affiliate Links) ISBN: 9780983150091 The Teacher's Hand-Book Of Slöjd, 1891, by Otto Salomon, was the primary teacher training text for the instructor of Slöjd based education at... Read more →

Shoji & Kumiko: 85 Vintage Designs • c1930

Shoji & Kumiko: 85 Vintage Designs • c1930 Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU Kindle • US, UK, CA, EU, AU Bookshop.org • US • Support Indie Bookstores (Affiliate Links) ISBN: 9781087817187 Shoji & Kumiko: 85 Vintage Designs features an original c1930 Japanese architectural proposal book of designs SHOJI:... Read more →

National Moulding Book: Containing The Latest Styles Of Mouldings • 1899

National Moulding Book: Containing The Latest Styles Of Mouldings • 1899 Amazon.com • US, UK, CA, EU, AU Bookshop.org • US • Support Indie Bookstores (Affiliate Links) ISBN: 9781087864433 he National Moulding Book Containing The Latest Styles Of Mouldings: Interior House Finish, Stair and Porch Railings, As Well As Full... Read more →

Free PDF: c1899 Price List Of W. L. Roseboom & Co. Broom Corn Broom Manufacturers' Supplies

> Download Roseboom_Broom_Supplies_Catalog_1899 Free PDF: c1899 Price List Of W. L. Roseboom & Co. Broom Corn Broom Manufacturers' Supplies. ( 3.6 MB) A rare and unusual trade catalog of broom maker's tools, machinery and supplies. When was the last time you saw such a catalog or even a broom maker... Read more →

Luther's Tool Grinders Trade Catalog c1910 • Free PDF

One of the most graphic covers on an early 20th century trade catalog, Luther Tool Grinders. Luther Manufacturing Company made what was and continues to be amongst the best hand and foot operated grinders. I've owned various models and, despite their age, all performed flawlessly. Bronze bearings, machined gears, made... Read more →

The Walls We Build, by Jules Hayes

The Walls We Build, by Jules Hayes Bookshop.org : Supporting Independent Bookstores (affiliate link) Aerio : An Ingram Brand : International Shipping (affiliate link) Book Depository : FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE (affiliate link) (affiliate link) Paperback: 462 pages Publisher: Jukebox Publishing (March 18, 2020) Language: English ISBN-13: 9781916338005 Product Dimensions: 5... Read more →

Educational Sloyd: The Early Roots Of Manual Training; Doug Stowe, Woodwork 2004: August Issue 66

Educational Sloyd: The Early Roots Of Manual Training; Doug Stowe, Woodwork 2004: August Issue 66 An interesting article by Doug Stowe relating his experiences in discovering Slojd. In pdf and images. Download W88sloyd (1) Read more →

Hartford Clamp Co. Trade Catalog c1930 - Free PDF

Free PDF Download - The Hartford Clamp Co. Trade Catalog c1930 Download Hartford_Clamp_Company_Trade_Catalog Read more →

Museum Marples 1938 Shamrock Brand Tools Trade Catalog Free PDF

For your edification, as a free download PDF: 1938 Edition Price List William Marples & Sons, Limited, Sheffield: Shamrock Brand Tools Download MarplesCat1938 Read more →

Free PDF: 1905 Union Iron And Wood Planes Trade Catalog courtesy The (new) Union Manufacturing Company

Courtesy of the newly formed Union Manufacturing Company comes this pdf of the original 1905 Iron And Wood Planes trade catalog. Produced by yours truly from the rare and all original trade catalog over which I sweated the details to provide for you, and you only, this PDF for the... Read more →

More Christiansen Workbench Company Stuff

There exists one Christiansen Workbench Co trade catalog: at the Smithsonian Library. Which is a bit far from me. I've emailed the reference desk to find out if a copy can be made and emailed or mailed to me. If you have a copy of a Christiansen Co trade catalog,... Read more →

There exists one Christiansen Workbench Co trade catalog: at the Smithsonian Library. Which is a bit far from me. I've emailed the reference desk to find out if a copy can be made and emailed or mailed to me. In the meantime, here are a few more Christiansen items I've... Read more →

J. Taylor 1815 Catalog Of Architectural Books - Free PDF

While updating my reprint of the Peter Nicholson's The Student Instructor, soon to be live and in print, I reread the J. Taylor book catalog that had been inserted in the original book. There are books listed by Taylor that I would love to own, to read, or to reprint.... Read more →

Bernard Jones on the Tool Chest c1920

Herewith you will find the chapter on the making of the typical 19th and early 20th century tool chest from the inimitable Bernard Jones' The Practical Woodworker: Read more →

Henry Disston Hand Saws from the John H. Graham Hardware Catalog 1891

I don't know where or when I found this PDF file of the 1891 Disston saw line as offered by John H. Graham Hardware Co. My guess is that whosoever created it will chime in and I can provide attribution. It's a helpful guide to what was available from that... Read more →

James E. Price: English Bitstock Tools - PDF download

A Museum Curator's & Collector's Guide To English Bitstock Tools by James E. Price. Courtesy of James E. Price is this public domain study of British Bitstocks and Bits. Of note is that early American bitstocks and bits were either based on British designs or were imported from Great Britain.... Read more →

Joseph Moxon: A Re-Fashioned Appraisal. An Essay By Jocelyn Hargrave.

Joseph Moxon, he of Mechanick Exercises: The Doctrine Of Handy-Works fame, was not what the woodworking community thinks he was: a Joyner Of Note. Far from it. Moxon was a polymath, aka; Noun, A person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning. He was a map maker, globe maker, scientific instrument maker,... Read more →