Ancient Carpenters' Tools: Illustrated and Explained, Together with the Implements of the Lumberman, Joiner and Cabinet-Maker in Use in the Eighteenth Century

Mercer, Henry C.

ISBN 10: 0486409589 / ISBN 13: 9780486409580

Published by Dover Publications, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ancient Carpenters' Tools: Illustrated and Explained, Together with the Implements of the Lumberman, Joiner and Cabinet-Maker in Use in the Eighteenth Century
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486409589
• ISBN 13: 9780486409580
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 21 ounces

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Synopsis

Classic reference describes in detail hundreds of implements in use in the American colonies in the 18th century. Over 250 illustrations depict tools identical in construction to ancient devices once used by the Greeks, Egyptians, and Chinese, among them axes, saws, clamps, chisels, mallets, and much more. An invaluable sourcebook.

Synopsis

While Mercer served as its president 1910-30, Bucks Country (Pennsylvania) Historical Society published his 1929 account of the tools in its collection dating to the 18th century of that region. The ancient dimension arrives with the assertion that they are virtually identical to those used in the ancient world. Some old drawings portray use, but m