American Wrench Makers:
1830-1930, 2nd Edition
by Kenneth L. Cope
In response to
popular demand, Ken Cope has fully and completely revised his original
groundbreaking book on the wrench, one of the most mechanically intriguing
of all tools. In this revision, the author covers an additional 20
years of wrench-making and adds almost 200 new entries to his identification
and description of wrench makers. In addition, he has made additions
to 60 of his existing entries. As before, each listing shows the maker's
location, history, period of operation and known products, with profuse
illustrations taken primarily from catalogs of the period. There is,
once again, a Wrench Identification section that cross-references
patent dates and trade names (frequently the only marking on a wrench)
to the actual maker. As with Cope's previous pioneering works on American
machinist's tool and their makers, this volume provides an extremely
comprehensive and valuable historical directory to this fascinating
tool and its underlying technology. It is a truly unique reference
source for collectors, dealers and researchers.
352 pages.
7 x 10. Profusely illustrated. Soft cover. Was $27.95, Now $24.95.
(2002)
ISBN 1931626065
