Dictionary of Leather-Working Tools c.1700-1950
and the Tools of Allied Trades
by R. A. Salaman
In this marvelous
book, Salaman describes and illustrates every tool used in the leather-working
trades in Great Britain from about 1700 until the present time, and
explains its purpose—all told, he covers over 1,100 different tools.
As Dr. Daniel Preston comments in his preface to this reprint, “There
is not now, nor has there ever been, such a complete compendium of
arcane, irreplaceable, and wonderful leatherania in the English language.”
Covered here are tools of the Bookbinder, Boat and Shoe Maker, Driving
Belt Maker, Furrier, Glove Maker, Handbag and Purse Maker, Harness
Maker and Saddler, Hat Maker; and, among the miscellaneous trades,
the Ball Maker, Coach Trimmer, Felt Maker, Last and Boot Tree Maker,
Parchment and Vellum Maker, Taxidermist, and more besides. There are
chapters on leather manufacture and on tools for the decoration of
leather. With its great wealth of information and impeccable scholarship,
this book is invaluable to leatherworkers, tool collectors, and industrial
researchers alike.
400 pages.
Completely illustrated. 7 x 10. Soft cover. $37.50. (1986) ISBN 9781879335721
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