Here again
is one of Ken Cope's major reference works on the history of technological
innovation. The use of machinery to replace hand tools began earlier
in carriage and wagon building than in other 19th century trades,
and lasted longer. It was primarily concerned with wheelmaking,
one of the most intricate and time-consuming tasks of the carriage
builder. Mr. Cope continues his series with an alphabetic listing
of the inventors and builders of American carriage and wagon makers'
machinery and tools and, as before, accompanies his descriptions
with many illustrations from old catalogs and trade journals,
as well as a glossary of terms.
200 pages.
8-1/2 x 11. Fully illustrated. Softcover. $25.95. (2004) ISBN
1931626189
"Provides
primary source material on the numerous firms that produced machines
for carriage, wagon and wheelmaking." — The Gristmill
