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Jointed Toys, Bess Bruce Cleaveland 1920

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Instructor Jointed Toys For Coloring, Cut Out And Construction Work, by Bess Bruce Cleaveland, 1920: Books 1 & 2. ISBN:  978-1522942894 Buy Now - Amazon Publishing Affiliate Instructor Jointed Toys For Coloring, Cut Out And Construction Work, by Bess Bruce Cleaveland, 1920: Books 1 & 2.  Bess Bruce Cleaveland was a Manual Arts Education teacher and theorist during the early 20th Century.Instructor Jointed Toys was originally published in two volumes, here re-published inclusive in one volume.Written for use in early childhood education, Instructor Jointed Toys is today a useful book of vintage jointed toy plans for use by the Scroll Saw community.Please feel free to use these plans in the making of Scroll Saw or similar jointed toy projects for both personal and commercial use. Gary Roberts, Publisher of THE TOOLEMERA PRESS, re-publishes classic books on early crafts, trades and industries, from his personal collection.

Nicholson File Co. Trade Catalog 1878

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A Treatise On Files And Rasps, Descriptive And Illustrated: For The Use of Master Mechanics, Dealers, &c. Nicholson File Company, Providence, R. I., U.S.A. 1878 ISBN: 978-1534685697 Buy a print copy - Amazon Publishing Affiliate 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, And The Newest And Most Approved Special Tools Connected Therewith Are Described - Giving Some Of Their Principle Uses. With A Description Of The Process Of Manufacture, And A Few Hints On The Use And Care of The File. The Nicholson File Company, Providence, Rhode, Island U.S.A. 1878 "The Nicholson File Company has now been in existence for upwards of fourteen years, during which time they have permanently introduced their goods into every section of this, and to some extent into other countries, against the strongest possible prejudice in favor of hand made files; their product being now double ...

C. Hammond & Sons Trade Catalog 1910

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C.Hammond & Sons Manufacturers Of Edge Tools And Hammers Ogontz, P.A. U.S.A. 1901 ISBN:  9781530148684 Buy Now - Amazon Publishing Affiliate Trade Catalog of C. Hammond & Son, Manufacturers Of Edge Tools And Hammers, Ogontz, PA., U. S. A., 1910 . Charles Hammond manufactured edge tools and hammers in Ogontz and Philadelphia, PA from 1869 through the first quarter of the 19th Century.Marks seen on C. Hammond tools include: C. Hammond Phila Cast Steel, Ogontz Tool Co. Ogontz, PA and Tacony Solid Steel.Highly collectible today for both study and use, Charles Hammond produced a high quality product throughout the life of his business. The Toolemera Press re-publishes classic books, trade catalogs and photographs on early crafts, trades and industries, from the originals in our personal collection