Pieh Tool

Sloane

This was one of the most influential books on tools and had an impact on the current interest in tool collecting. There are over 180 pen and ink drawings by the author. Originally published in 1964, Sloane illustrates the uses of many of the tools and covers such diverse crafts as logging, carpentry, wheelmaking, tanning, splitting, tools with legs and much more.
 This absorbing book describes, in detail, farm tools and kitchen implements and how they were made. Includes devices used by curriers, wheelwrights, coopers, blacksmiths, loggers, tanners, coachmakers, and other craftsmen of the pre-industrial age. An informal, expressively written book for cultural historians, woodcrafters, and Americana enthusiasts. 

Unabridged republication of the edition originally published by Funk & Wagnalls, Inc., New York, 1964.

The antique ironware field is covered by this extensive selection of items. Included are architectural hardware, lighting devices, andirons and fireplace equipment, tools, toys, weathervanes, firemarks, kitchen utensils, fences and gates. Many items are in private collections, never before seen publicly, while others are from foremost museums. Concise descriptions of each item identify regional products from the United States and England, and they amplify or provide background for the groups.

A great reference and research book for people wishing to know more about anvils around the world. You will understand more about the anvil then your own hot iron.  It is an extensive and impressive research piece covering how they were made, who made them and where. There are dozens of old anvil advertisements and hundreds of pictures of anvils with explanatory text.

Richard defines the 17 distinct parts to an anvil.  He discusses weights of anvils and how they were marked.  He also discusses how to date an anvil and the reasons for so many anvil patterns and types.  Discussion on material and manufacturing process are well covered.  This book is a must for the blacksmith and the collector.

Schuler and Hull

Contains everything you need to know about choosing coal as an alternative heat source.  A practical guide that goes over the types of coal and availability, maintenance and more.  53 illustrations.

192 pages, 6 x 9 (Paperback)

Valuable information on coopering by a master cooper.  This is a great find with historical data on the making of barrels, tools and techniques from the earliest times up to today.  56 plates and 87 drawings.

Sellens

Here is the greatest assembly of hand tools ever assembled. It is a fascinating chronicle of nearly every tool ever used in North America, including ancient tools used by Native Americans; Trade tools used to create coaches, pianos, ships, and saddles; tools for harvesting farm goods, turpentine, and ice; and tools for fine bookbinding and watch repair. The tools are organized according to profession, from Beekeeper to Wheelwright, and will fascinate today's practitioners of these trades and hobbies.

Hasteners, idlebacks, washing bats and goffering machines all had a place in the Victorian household but few people now recognize them or appreciate their usefulness to our great grandparents.  The author has assembled photographs of many such bygones, with a commentary on their place in the domestic economy.  This title has sold over 65,000 copies.

214 pages
6 x 9 inches
Soft cover
Fully illustrated

Tinware, Tin, Toys, Tin Kitchen, Household, Toilet and Britannia Ware, Tinners Tools, Supplies & Machines. Founded in 1833, the Dover Stamping Co. was, by 1869, one of the leading American manufacturers and distributors of houseware goods and tinner's tools and machines.

Chronicle

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. 

Dunham

Simply defined, lampwork is the craft of shaping glass in a torch flame. In these pages feast your eyes upon creations by nearly a hundred of today's best lampwork artists, from the United States and around the globe. A historical introduction, demonstration sequences by featured artists, and a glossary of lampwork terminology round out this indispensable guide to lampworked glass.

This is a lavishly illustrated showcase edited by Bandhu Dunham, one of the founding members of the modern movement of artistic lampworkers. In ancient times, the glass was melted over the flame of an oil or paraffin lamp, hence the traditional name. In the last 20 years, lampworking has evolved into a thriving branch of the Studio Glass movement. Everything from tiny beads and marbles, to paperweights to huge architectural installations can be and is made using lampwork methods. This "coffee table" book showcases the work of established and emerging artists in the lampwork field, from the United States and around the globe.

Spencer

Inside are hundreds of examples showing trash transformed into fascinating sculpture, collages, furniture, jewelry, and clothing - some items functional, some not. Meet the artists who count themselves among an exclusive club of dumpster divers and garbage pickers from all over the United States. And watch as other people's junk finds new life as treasure. This book and the innovative artisans inside, will profoundly influence the way you view life and its everyday detritus.

Skinner

From once-cast_aside items, these artists have carefully crafted fine jewelry to experiential gallery installations. This book takes you on an exciting tour through their imaginations. Experience the found object movement touted by artists and groups. 83 artists from across the United States and Europe are represented in 487 original artworks. Many of them make thier work a poignant environemental message, some uncover treasure and transcendant beauty, and still others set out simply to evoke a smile. This is a delightful treasury of one-of-a-kind artworks that you'll want to study and be inspired by time and again. A listing of galleries that represent the artists shown is included.

Mathot

A practical and thorough treatise that delves into every detail with thorough explanations and countless diagrams and illustrations.  Among the topics covered are the principles of gas-engines and producer design, selection and installation of an engine, care and maintenance, and many more, including a chapter on volatile hydrocarbon and oil engines. 

A Voyage through the Labyrinth of Steel and Toolmaking Strategies and Techniques 2000 BC to 1950
(Volume 11)

Defines hundreds of items of interest to blacksmiths, historians, and anyone seeking knowledge of steel- and toolmaking and its history. Topics range from ancient metallurgical techniques to later developments in iron and steel production in America and modern machines and the biomass-derived consumer products and toxic waste that they produce. While it stands alone as an important resource, the Glossary is also an invaluable component of the Davistown Museum Tools in History series, which surveys the history of steel and toolmaking and relates it to New England shipsmiths and edge toolmakers.

Spivey

This is a great reference to identify pieces and parts or wagon hardware and tools.  (The cover is black with gold lettering).  Thousands of really neat illustrations of wagon and hardware and supplies.

Helmreich

Folk art subjects used in American weathervanes are shown, including domesticated and wild animals, birds, occupations, patriotic themes, and transportation. Create your own design or use the complete set of plans included to produce a traditional rooster weathervane. Using basic tools (tin snips and hammers), ageless techniques, and sheet copper available at your local sheet metal shop, this book will teach you how to make a weathervane that will serve your roof for years. Whether you are an experienced metal worker, or a woodworker who is looking for a challenge, this is the book for you.

Using over 290 crisp color images, 25 detailed line drawings, and concise text, Bruce Helmreich guides readers through the steps necessary to build a hand-hammered copper weathervane. This step-by-step guide transforms a sheet of copper into a fully functioning weathervane.