Tool Guide.
New Britain, CT: Stanley Tools, 1968. First printing. Wraps. oblong octavo (11 x 8.5). pp 39. includes instructions with b/w visual guides on how to use tools such as drills, hammers, and measuring rules, among others. More
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Small Tools Catalog No 31.
Providence, RI: Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co., 1929. First edition. Original Wraps. 12 mo (4 1/2 X 6 1/2), pp. 426, indexed, illustrated by photos & drawings. More
Marquette Pneumatic Die Cushions for Power Presses (Catalog No. 3).
Chicago: Marquette Tool & Mfg. Co., 1923. First printing. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 129, illustrated w/drawings. More
Small Tools Catalog No. 17.
West Hartford, CT: Pratt & Whitney, 1950. First edition. Original Decorated Cloth. 12 mo (5 X 7 1/2), pp. 462, illustrated in b/w, price sheet tucked into back pocket. More
Catalog of Cement Churns, Coating Machines, Doubling Machines and Cloth Measuring Devices for Use of Workers in Rubber Trade.
Boston, MA: American Tool & Machine Company, nd c. 1910. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 20 indexed, richly illustrated w/ detailed b/w drawings. This catalog was designed for those in the rubber working industry, offering cement churns, coating machines, doubling machines, and cloth measuring machines for standard uses, and..... More
Cutterwood and Sanderson Company, Catalogue A, Heavy Hardware, Mill, Contractors and Foundry Supplies, Tools and Machines.
Cambridge, MA: Cutterwood & Sanderson Co., 1929. Original edition. Red Cloth over Boards w/gilt lettering. Quarto, pp 378. b/w illustrations on every page. An extremely thorough and extensive catalog of tools, machines, and hardware - including cutters, flat stock, drills, grinders, brushes, saws, welding and cutting equipment, goggles, hoists, and..... More
American Wood & Metal Planes.
Quarto, pp. 342, indexed. Thoroughly illustrated with color photos. This volume partially documents the extensive collection of American wood and metal planes in the D'Elia Antique Tool Museum in Scotland, CT. The museum holds one of the largest collections of American patented planes, including several rare and unique examples. A...... More
17 David Stanley Auction Catalogs, 1991-1999.
Leicestershire, England: David Stanley Auctions, 1991-1999. Original editions. Original Wraps. 10 catalogs are quarto, and 7 catalogs are octavo. Each one is about 72 pages long and illustrated with b/w and color photographs. These catalogs documented international auctions of quality antique woodworking and allied trade tools. Some of the catalogs..... More
This Old House Essential Hand Tools: 26 Tools to Renovate and Repair Your Home.
New York: Time Publishing Ventures, 1998. First edition, as stated. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Small Quarto, pp. 104. Illustrated with color and b/w photos. A solid, visual guide to 26 of the most useful and important hand tools in the carpenter's toolbox, by the editors of "This Old House" magazine. More
The Home Hardware Handbook: An Illustrated User's Guide to Common Tools, Materials, and Supplies.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989. First edition. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp. 192. Indexed, illustrated with b/w and color drawings and photos. A very nice copy of this homeowner's guide to hardware and tools. From the Old House Journal Reference Library. More
Falcon-Wood Antique, Collector & User Tools Catalog No. 1, Summer 1990.
Sheffield, MA: Falcon-Wood, 1990. First edition. Pamphlet. Octavo, pp. 15. Illustrated with b/w photos. Color flyer for Rosini's furniture maintenence kits slipped in. A nice illustrated catalog of antique and collectible hand tools from Falcon-Wood, a small tool and antiques dealer. Scarce. More
Greenlee Tools for Mortising and Boring, Catalog No. 23.
Rockford, IL: Greenlee Bros. & Co., 1922. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small quarto, pp 40, illustrated with b/w drawings. This catalog shows all the essential items in the Greenlee line of mortising and boring tools for machine use, including chisels, chisel bits, routing bits, machine bits, countersinks, drills, boring machines..... More
Disston Saw, Tool and File Manual: How to Choose and Use Tools for Longer Tool Life.
Philadelphia: Henry Disston & Sons, Inc., 1955. First edition. Pictorial Wraps. Small Octavo, pp. 63. Indexed. richly illustrated with b/w photos and drawings. Wonderful mid-20th century tool catalog from a Philadelphia manufacturer. Catalog features short articles on The Saw in History, Steps in Making a Disston Hand Saw, How to..... More
The Carpenters' Steel Square, and Its Uses; being a description of the square, and its uses in obtaining the lengths and bevels of all kinds of rafters, hips, groins, braces, brackets, purlins, collar beams and jack-rafters: also its application in obtaining the bevels and cuts for hoppers, spring mouldings, octagons, stairs, diminished stiles, etc., etc., etc.
New York: Palliser, Palliser & Co., 1880/1883. Third edition, revised and greatly enlarged. Cloth over Boards. 12 mo, pp. viii, 98. Illustrated with nearly 100 woodcuts. 4 pages of trade advertisements at the back. A very early and scarce Hodgson title, one which shows the full functionality of the carpenter's..... More
The Carpenters' Steel Square, and Its Uses; being a description of the square, and its uses in obtaining the lengths and revels of all kinds of rafters, hips, groins, braces, brackets, purlins, collar-beams, and jack-rafters; also, its application in obtaining the bevels and cuts for hoppers, spring mouldings, octagons, stairs, diminished stiles, etc. etc. etc.
New York: Industrial Publication Company, 1883. Second edition, revised and greatly enlarged. Original Cloth, maroon w/gilded title. 12 mo, pp. viii, 95. Illustrated with over 70 woodcuts. 8 pages of trade advertisements at the back. A previous owner wrote many calculations in the front and rear endpapers in pencil. A..... More
Hyde Manufacturers Cutlery And Tools For Painters And Paperhangers - Industrial Knives, Catalog No. 52.
Southbridge, MA: nd (circa 1930). Decorated Wraps, brown. Small quarto, pp 36. b/w illustrations on each page. Photograph of executive office below introduction. Started in 1875, this Massachusetts company began with cutlery and then moved to creating tools for the building trades. Scrapers, roofing and linoleum knives, spatulas, hammers and..... More
Measuring Instruments; 5325, Edition 1
Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co., 1939. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps, light orange. 12mo, pp 76. b/w detailed drawings throughout. A helpful guide to measuring instruments for machinists, pattern makers, smiths, and other purposes. General principles, different types of instruments and measuring machines are described and explained with clear line..... More
ICS #180 - Planers and Planer Practice.
Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co., 1936. Later printing. Hard Cover. 12mo, pp. 116, illustrated with b/w drawings. Stamped by a previous owner on the title page. Chapters on planer details; planer motions; planer drives; variable-speed devices; planer adjustments; lubrication of planers; planer tools; roughing tools; finishing tools; grinding planer tools;..... More
ICS #182 - Milling Machines and Equipment.
Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co., 1944. First edition. Hard Cover. 12mo, pp. 96, illustrated with b/w drawings. Chapters on construction of milling machines; plain milling machines; free-wheeling clutch; machine controls; planetary miller; lubrication; milling machine cutters and accessories; milling cutters; side milling cutters; face milling cutters; angular milling cutters; special..... More
Millers Falls Tools Catalog 49; Hand Tools, Portable Electric Tools, Hack Saws
Greenfield, MA: Millers Falls Tools, 1949. Original edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. 12mo, trade catalog, pp 172. b/w illustrations throughout. Beautifully detailed renderings of electric drills, hand tools, bench grinders, and other equipment are included in this scarce trade catalog. Extensive listings of masons tools, including levels and scrapers. More
A Captain of Industry: the Story of David Maydole, Inventor of The Adz-Eye Hammer: To Which is Added A Catalog of the Principle Variety of Hammers...Together With Useful Information for Mechanics.
Norwich, NY: The David Maydoyle Hammer Co., 1923. First edition. Decorated Stock Covers. 24mo (3"x6") pp 72. b/w drawings on each page. A pocket sized catalog and trades piece with a short biography of the founder of this hammer company, a catalog, charts for measure planks and boards, geometric rules..... More
Industrial Pittsburgh Brushes: Catalog 55-W.
Baltimore, MD: Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., nd circa 1955. Second edition. Decorated Wraps, cardboard, white. Quarto, pp 46. b/w photographs and detailed illustrations on each page. Back free end paper has an aerial photograph of this Baltimore plant. Pittsburgh Plate Glass built their brush division on Frederick Avenue in Baltimore..... More
Wooden Planes in 19th Century America - signed by the author.
Fitzwilliam, NH: Ken Roberts Publishing Co., 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto, pp. 218, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Signed by the author on the title page in 1978. This is the first definitive study of American planes of the 19th century, covering all known US and Canadian makers..... More
The Russell Jennings Mfg. Co. Price List, Patent Augers and Extension Lip Auger Bits.
Fitzwilliam, NH: Ken Roberts Publishing Co., 1981/c.a. 1899. Reprint. Original Wraps. Oblong Octavo, pp. 32. With numerous b/w illustrations, 2 leaflets enclosed. Reprint edition of a very scarce auger manufacturer's catalog from the late 19th century, with additional background information by the publisher. More
Simonds Guide for Carpenters.
Fitchburg, MA: Simonds Saw and Steel Co., 1923. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. 24mo (2.5" x 5"), pp. 64, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. A handy reference book of rules and other information around carpentry jobs such as cutting rafters; hand saw setting and filing; measuring and cutting for stairs; recipes..... More