Selections from the Chronicle: The Fascinating World of Early Tools and Trades

Woodworker Magazine
Hard to put down. A wonderful book for a glimpse of how things used to be done, as well as an invaluable reference work.

Washington Post
Just the book for a cold winterUs night.

Society for Industrial Archaeology]
A plentiful smorgasbord of tasty and even nourishing snacks

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For the past 58 years, some of the most informative writing on early tools, trades, and technology has appeared in the pages of The Chronicle, the quarterly journal of the Early American Industries Association. From this source, 55 articles have been chosen, some written by recognized experts, others the first-hand reminiscences of early craftsmen, pioneers and travelers. Illustrated. Published by The Astragal Press, 5 Cold Hill Road #12, PO Box 239, Mendham, NJ 07945-0239. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Book Description
Fifty-five fascinating and informative articles on early tools and trades, selected from several thousand published in the journal of the Early American Industries Association over the past 60 years. Some written by experts, others the first hand accounts of early craftsmen, pioneers, and travelers, they cover a wide variety of subjects including: lumber rafting down the Delaware in 1896; AmericaUs largest tool storeQHammacher Schlemmer in 1900; how tinsmiths used their tools; the bygone cobbler and clogmaker; cutting, hewing and squaring a beam; blacksmithsU hammer signals; traditional soapmaking on the frontier; making horsehair sieves; the many uses of horn; education of apprentices in New England; household irons, spinning wheels and the hay burner; nail making in early Virginia; making barrels by hand; harvesting iceQfrom nature to the consumer; old time fences, gathering sawdust, & the charcoal burner; building a New England home in 1831; another tool classification: early burglar tools; the wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris...and many more. 407 pages. Fully illustrated and indexed. 61/8" x 91/4". Hard cover.


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For the past 58 years, some of the most informative writing on early tools, trades, and technology has appeared in the pages of The Chronicle, the quarterly journal of the Early American Industries Association. From this source, 55 articles have been chosen, some written by recognized experts, others the first-hand reminiscences of early craftsmen, pioneers and travelers. Illustrated. Published by The Astragal Press, 5 Cold Hill Road #12, PO Box 239, Mendham, NJ 07945-0239. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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