American Cooperage Machinery and Tools
By Kenneth L. Cope

Through the
second half of the 19th century and into the 20th, barrel makers
followed the same path taken by many other woodworkers . . . they
moved from hand tools to the large, efficient new machines that
were the products of the Industrial Revolution. They built factories
to house the machines and turned out thousands of barrels, kegs,
and similar containers a day. Kenneth Cope’s book, in the pattern
of his previous books on the American machine tool industry, provides
more than 530 illustrations of these cooperage tools, taken from
original catalogs and contemporary periodicals. Along with the illustrations
is a brief hisory of the individual maker, chronicling the various
machines that each made. Included, as well, are reproductions of
four catalogs: E. & B. Holmes 1891 catalog and ca. 1910 or 1915
Q catalog, L. & I.J. White 1912 catalog, and the D.R. Barton 1905
catalog. An illustrated glossary of terms used and an appendix giving
a brief look at the English and French cooperage industries in the
corresponding period are also provided.
213 pages.
8-1/2 x 11. Profusely illustrated. Soft cover. Was $26.00, Now
$22.95. (2003) ISBN 193162609X