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A Bit About The Ford BIt Company

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The Ford Bit Company 19th Century Trade Catalog Typography Why trade catalog typography? Because I have a penchant for trade catalogs and even more for typography, Trade catalogs are nearly extinct now thanks to the world wide web. During the second half of the 19th century, the commercial printing business of designing trade catalogs was a speciality unto itself. This was mass marketing at it's finest. Trade catalogs had to grab the attention of both the wholesale and retail customers. What better way to do this than with eye catching typographic designs? Hardware and Tool Manufacturer Trade Catalogs If you hadn't already guessed, I have a thing for what I shall term, because I can, "Occupational Trade Catalogs". Herewith we begin with The Ford Bit Company, makers of patented Auger Bits of Holyoke, Massachusetts, circa 1896. Take a gander at the exuberance of this minimalist design: Now that you have reveled in the brief but rewarding visual experience of the Ford Bi...
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C. E. Jennings & Co. 1901 Trade Catalog

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C. E. Jennings & Co. 1901 Price List & Full Line Trade Catalog   Buy From Amazon Amazon Publishing Affiliate C. E. Jennings  Co. Price List. Manufacturers Of Mechanics Tools and Hardware Specialists Saws, Chisels, Augers, Bits, &c. General Office - 101 Reade St. New York, USA C. E. Jennings & Co. Trade Catalog, August 1, 1901.The Charles E. Jennings company operated from 1878 until 1923 with offices in New York, N.Y. and factories in: Yalesville, Connecticut; Hinsdale, New Hampshire and Port Jervis, New York.C. E. Jennings manufactured hand saws, auger bits, draw knives, tool chests and assorted goods for the woodworking trades, as well as offering at wholesale a variety of tools made by quality manufacturers . For more about C. E. Jennings, visit the excellent Davistown Museum .
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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 From Amazon 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 th...
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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 From Amazon 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
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E. L. Parker Co. Tinners' Tools Supplies Trade Catalog Baltimore 1868 ISBN: ‎9781087812373

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E. L. Parker & Co.: Importers And Dealers In Tin Plate, Block Tin, Hoop And Sheet Iron Zinc, Wire, Spelter, Solder, Rivets, &c. Tinners' Tools And Supplies Stamped, French And Japanned Ware, And House Furnishing Goods Of This Class Generally, &c.,  Baltimore  1868 ISBN: ‎9781087812373 Discounted! Buy Direct from Toolemera Press or Buy From Amazon Amazon Publishing Affiliate Link Founded in 1849 and in business through the turn of the century, E. L. Parker & Co. of Baltimore, Maryland was a major importer and wholesaler of tin plate, sheet iron and related metals, General Store hard goods and Tinners (Tinsmith) tools and machinery. “It’s reputation and sales are widespread and it has important connections in England, as well as with the best firms of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.”  Baltimore: It’s History And It’s People. Vol. II Biography, page 335 . Gary Roberts, Toolemera P...
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Album van Schaven en Gereedschappen -Jos. Harm Trade Catalog

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Album van Schaven en Gereedschappen Rabot et Outils - Planes And Different Tools Jos. Harm, Vijzelstraat 120, Amsterdam c1900 Trade Catalog ISBN: ‎  9780982532935 Buy From Amazon Amazon Publishing Affiliate Link Thanks to Jos. Harm of Amsterdam, we have this circa 1900 tri-lingual trade catalog of woodworking tools: planes, hand saws, drills, workbenches, etc. Featuring French, British and American hand tools, this reference is an essential part of any study of late 19th and early 20th century woodworking tools.
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Shoji & Kumiko - 85 Vintage Designs Trade Catalog c1930 ISBN: 9781087817187

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Shoji & Kumiko - 85 Vintage Designs c1930 - A Japanese Architectural Catalog ISBN: 9781087817187 Discounted! Buy Direct from Toolemera Press or Buy From Amazon Amazon Publishing Affiliate Link Shoji & Kumiko: 85 Vintage Designs   is a precision facsimile of an original c1930 Japanese architectural proposal catalog of Shoji and Kumiko designs.This one of a kind Japanese catalog of architectural designs is an essential period reference for anyone interested in the history of Shoji and Kumiko. SHOJI: A Japanese screen or sliding door used to partition living spaces. KUMIKO: A decorative and practical Japanese woodworking system consisting of lattice pieces held together through precision joinery lacking any nails or other metal supports. Gary Roberts, Toolemera Press publisher, returns to print classic books on early crafts, trades and industries. All titles are produced from the originals in his personal collection. More Furniture, Woodwork and Architectural Drawings Tit...
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The National Moulding Book Trade Catalog 1899 ISBN: 9798691705441

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The 1899 National Moulding Book: Containing The Latest Styles Of Mouldings. Interior House Finish, Stair And Porch Railings, As Well As Full Size Cuts Of Frames In Use In Different Localities. Adopted April, 15, 1896 By The Wholesale Sash, Door & Blind Manufacturers' Association And By The Eastern Sash, Door & Blind Manufacturers' Association ISBN: 9798691705441 Buy Direct At Discount From Toolemera Press - IngramSpark eCommerce or Buy from Amazon Amazon Publishing Affiliate Link “The Late Victorian era ended just as the industry was organizing the Wholesale Sash, Door And Blind Manufacturers’ Association of the Northwest (specifically, manufacturers of white pine lumber from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan) around 1887. A year or two later, the first standard molding catalog, called the Universal Molding Catalog, appeared. Transitional Period (1890-1920) The Transitional period witnessed the greatest amount of change in moldings. Commercial and residential design sh...
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Union Iron And Wood Planes Trade Catalog

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Union Iron And Wood Planes Pocket Catalog Undated pocket catalog for the famous Union planes, featuring the vertical post version. Union Iron And Wood Planes
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An Etymology Of Woodworking Draw Knives

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An Etymology Of Draw Knives aka Draw Shaves What's the difference between a Draw Knife and a Draw Shave? Nothing more than regional and trade preferences. At least in the United States. I won't go into the Other Side Of The Pond. During the later part of the 20th century and nearly entirely during the 21st century we have lost all sight of the plethora of special purpose tools, each specific to a trade or use. For this post, I'll stick with Draw Knife for simplicity.  Here are sample pages from the C. E. Jennings & Co. and L.& I. J. .White Co., each representative of turn of the 19th to 20th century edge tool manufacturers. Here in the 21st. century, everything is a Draw Knife, regardless of form or blade.  This post should clear up this woeful misattribution of titles for those of use pedantically inclined. Warning! These period correct examples will further confuse you. Manufacturers made and titles tools according to the many regional and trade preferences, not n...
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1858 Baldwin Planes Reference No.1

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Illustrated Catalogue And Invoice Price List Of The Baldwin Tool COs Premium Bench Planes And Moulding Tools. Middletown, Conn. 1858 Periodically I'll post pages from the 1858 Baldwin Tool Co. Plane Catalog as a wooden plane nomenclature reference.  No. 12 Miter Plane, Square No. 13 Miter Plane, Oval No. 14 Gutter Plane No. 17 Double Smooth Plane No. 18 Double Jack Plane No. 22 Double Fore Plane, 22 Inches No. 24 Double Jointer, 26 Inches No. 27 Solid Handle Smooth No. 31 Hand Rail Plane No. 32 Double Jack Plane, Recess Handle No. 33 Double Fore Plane, Recess Handle   No. 41 Levelling Plane No. 53 Pump Plane No. 56 Step Plane, 2 Irons No. 57 Boy's Smooth No. 58 Boy's Jack No. 63 Raising Jack No. 73 One Pair Cornice Planes
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Illustrated Catalogue And Price List Of The Baldwin Tool Co's Premium Bench Planes And Moulding Tools, Middletown, Conn. 1858

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Illustrated Catalogue And Price List Of The Baldwin Tool Co's Premium Bench Planes And Moulding Tools. Middletown, Conn. 1858   Download The FREE PDF This illustrated trade catalog of woodworkers wooden planes has an interesting history. I purchased a box of heavily damp, smoke and carbon damaged paper from a Savannah, Georgia ephemera dealer. Most of the material was not salvageable. This catalog, a few bill heads and a carriage makers broadside survived. The dates of the bill heads stopped at the beginning of the US Civil War and and began again just after the end of the war. According to the dealer, she found this box of paper along with other items in the attic of a Savannah hardware store that dated to before the war. We surmised that the hardware store closed during the war and reopened shortly after. Sadly for me, by the time I knew of her, she had sold most of the material from that attic.Note that the catalog title page mentions Bench Planes and Moulding Tools. Not Mouldin...
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Hills and Richards Wood Planes 1833

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c1833 Catalogue And Invoice Prices Of Carpenters' Bench, And Moulding Planes, Manufactured By S. Hills And F. Richards, Norwich, Mass. Amongst the most valuable of ephemeral records of 19th Century American Wooden Plane Making are the catalog and price lists published by the plane makers, both individual and partnerships. Rather than interpreting value and nomenclature based upon existing physical tools, we can refer to these records for true period data.  Today I'm adding this c1833 Catalogue and Price list of a rare Massachusetts plane making partnership, S. Hills and F. Richards. Following this catalog are links to other price lists held in this site. John J. Bowles Joiners Tools c1840 Arrowmammet Works 1858 Baldwin Tool Company 1858 Interested in the collecting, use and history of Wooden Planes? Take a look at my FB group Rhykenology The Study Of Wooden Planes
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E. A. Berg 1936 Trade Catalog

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 1936 E. A. Berg Mfg. Co. Ltd. Trade Catalog E. A. Bergs Fabriks A.-B. Erik Anton Berg Eskiltuna, Sweden Download The FREE PDF, 22 mb
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Wells Brothers & Co Little Giant Tools

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Wells Brothers & Little Giant Tools The Wells Brothers created a foundry and tool manufacturing dynasty that lasted for decades. Often renamed and frequently absorbed into other companies, eventually the Greenfield Mfg Co. of Greenfield, Massachusetts.  First, this pocket catalog of four select blacksmith and farriers tools & machinery, undated but late 19th century. Next up from the Museum Of Our Industrial Heritage in Greenfield, Mass is this company expansion diagram: Next, be sure to jump to the Museum Of Our Industrial History site for the complete history and the Wells Bros. 1889 trade catalog pdf. Have I wetted your appetite for more Massachusetts industrial machine and tool history? Jump to the Massachusetts American Histories page on John Grant and his invention of the adjustable threading tool. Lastly, at the Internet Archive is an interesting set of Wells trade catalogs . Two are drawn from both my old collection and from the Industrial Museum.
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John H. Graham Company 1920 Trade Catalog

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 John H. Graham & Co. Fiftieth Anniversary Trade Catalog - 1920 Download Trade Catalog PDF What you get in one trade catalog is the following tool manufacturers: Snell Manufacturing Company: Augers And Bits, Ship Augers, Boring Machines, Carpenters' Tools, etc. The Winsted Edge Tool Works: Chisels, Drawing Knives and Gouges Coes Wrench Co.: Genuine Coes Screw Wrenches Taintor Manufacturing Co.: Taintor Positive Saw Sets The Torrington Company: Nail Sets, Punches and Screw Drivers Seymour Smith & Son, Inc.: Pruning Shears, Spoke Shaves, Bench Hooks, Bull Rings, Cattle Leaders, etc. L. S. Watson Manufacturing Co.: Hand Cards Of Every Description G. W. Griffin Co.: Hack Saws and Blades (Coping Saws too) Rock Island Mfg. Co.: Vises, Anvils, Shaft Hangers, Etc., Sad Irons, Grinders, Cement Tools, Grist Mills, Corn Shellers, Air Compressors, Misc Hardware and Specialties American Grinder Mfg. Co.: High Grade Cut Gear Tool Grinders The Many-Use Oil Co.: Lubricants
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Witherby Trade Catalogs, 1890, 1920, 1950

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Three Trade Catalogs from the makers of T. H. Witherby Edge Tools Winsted Edge Tool Works, West Winsted, Conn. - 1890 Download The FREE PDF John H. Graham & Co. Fiftieth Anniversary Catalogue - 1920 Download The FREE PDF Witherby - Winsted, Conn. U.S.A: Chisels, Gouges, Drawing Knives - 1950 Download The FREE PDF
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William Marples & Sons Trade Catalog 1938

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William Marples & Sons Limited, Sheffield Shamrock Brand Tools - 1938 Edition, Price List FREE PDF DOWNLOAD 19.62 MB, 4.57" X 6.10" The 1938 William Marples & Sons full line trade catalog contains nearly every tool you know of and nearly ever tool you wondered about and some you never knew existed. PDF Created by Andrew Tuckwell, July 2013 For more about Marples, visit  https://williammarplesandsons.com/
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New York Mallet And Handle Works Trade Catalog, 1877

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Price List Of The New York Mallet And Handle Works Manufacturers Of Caulkers', Carpenters', Sone Cutters', Tin, Copper & Boiler Makers' Mallets: Hawsing Beetles, Hawsing & Caulking Irons, Sledge, Chisel & Hammer Handles: Also Cotton & Bale Hooks Patented February 13, 1877: A New Combination Of Hooks: 456 East Houston Street, Near Lewis, New York, April 1877 A small yet rare trade catalog of the mallets and handles made for a variety of trades. Interesting in that the company was located at 456 East Houston Street, New York. I was a leather craftsman at a small leather shop just off East Houston. PDF Download Link
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