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ABCs Of Early Americana
Sloane, Eric
A Sketchbook of Inventions, Curiosities, and Lore
Beautifully arranged in an A-Z format, the noted artist Eric Sloane presents this rich and varied collections of American firsts – from the salt box house to basketball, hex signs to ear trumpets, popcorn to rocking chairs. Taking his cue from early Americans' interest in the lore and beauty of the English alphabet, Sloane arranged this beautifully illustrated book in an A-Z format, decorating each page with his own fine hand lettering and including a brief caption to elucidate the origin and use of every subject he pictured.
Format: Soft cover, Dimensions: 8.5 x 11, Pages: 30, Illustrations: 52
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Age of Barns
Sloane, Eric
An Age of Barns
An Illustrated Review of Classic Barn Styles & Construction
"An Age of Barns" preserves the heritage handed down to us by those who settled America: dependable, resourceful pioneers who built these amazing barns, often before the family home was finished, and usually with the help of the entire community. These barns are remarkable for the skill with which they were created and the beauty that matches their usefulness. An Age of Barns preserves the heritage handed down to us by the individuals who settled America: dependable, resourceful pioneers who revered excellence above all. While structures erected today rarely outlive their builders, the early Americans created barns so honest and enduring that many still stand after two or three hundred years. This classic folksy history of barn folklore, architecture, and history is filled with thousands of fabulous black-and-white sketches that illustrate all types of American and Canadian barns and everything associated with them. “Those who seek the spirit of America might do well to look first in the countryside, for it was there that the spirit was born.” Often built before the family home was finished, and usually with the help of the entire community, these barns are remarkable for the skill with which they were created and the beauty that matches their usefulness. An Age of Barns preserves the heritage handed down to us by the individuals who settled America: dependable, resourceful pioneers who revered excellence above all. While structures erected today rarely outlive their builders, the early Americans created barns so honest and enduring that many still stand after two or three hundred years. This classic folksy history of barn folklore, architecture, and history is filled with thousands of fabulous black-and-white sketches that illustrate all types of American and Canadian barns and everything associated with them. “Those who seek the spirit of America might do well to look first in the countryside, for it was there that the spirit was born.”
Format: Soft cover, Dimensions: 11 x 9, Pages: 94, Illustrations: 240
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American Wrench Makers 1830-1930
Cope, Kenneth L.
American Wrench Makers, 2nd Edition
An extremely comprehensive and valuable historical directory for the wrench, the most intriguing of all tools. It is a truly unique reference source of collectors, dealers and researchers.
Format: Soft Cover, Dimensions: 7 x 10, Pages: 352, Illustrations: 940
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Antique Iron - English And American
Schiffer, Herbert, Peter, and Nancy
Beautiful photographs and concise descriptions of these European, English and American antique pieces of architectural hardware, fireplace equipment, kitchen utensils, weathervanes, and gates from major museums and private collections will fascinate artists, blacksmiths, collectors, and historians alike.
Format: Hard cover, Dimensions: 8.5 x 11, Pages: 447, Illustrations: 981
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Axe And Man, The
Heavin, Charles
Excellent book covering a vast range of axes starting with the early stone hand axes of the paleolithic period. It began as a history of the evolution of the axe. Since the history of the axe is difficult to separate from the history of man, this study has become the history of early man's stone and metal technology as exemplified by his axe. Technology is not only an important part of every culture, but it also usually affects such other aspect as the economic, political, social and religious. The degree of advancement of man's technology is not only reflected directly in his tools and weapons themselves, but also in his means of agriculture, kinds of transportation, the sophistication of his buildings and the degree of his artistic development. These in turn can be directly affected by the degree of his tool development, which in many cases means his axe.
Format: Hard cover, Dimensions: 8.5 x 11, Pages: 182, Illustrations: over 100
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Blacksmith and his Art, The
Hawley, J.E.
The Blacksmith and his Art: King of the Crafts
This is the story of blacksmithing. It deals in detail with the eight basic operations of smithing and how one may today apply those centuries old pioneer methods in forging new treasures for future generations. A great introduction for young readers.
Format: Soft cover, Dimensions: 8.5 x 11, Pages: 176, Illustrations: 298
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Blacksmith's Craft, The
McRaven, Charles
A step-by-step guide to building a simple forge, crafting the basic tools, and learning the techniques to get started in blacksmithing. Easy to follow photos.
Format: Hard cover, Dimensions: 7 x 9, Pages: 248, Illustrations: over 200
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Blacksmith, The
Artisan within the early community
The blacksmith was a man of many talents and took his place as an important member of the early farm community. Virtually every article for the home or farm that could not be formed of wood was made by him. His shop served as a natural gathering place for the men of his village and as a center for the exchange of information on crops, gossip and national news.
Henry and George Landis of Landis Valley Pennsylvania, were brothers of exceptional curiosity. As small, rural children, they were curious about the way people lived and worked during the founding days of this nation. Before their formal schooling was accomplished, they had already begun to collect American antiques that were to become the nucleus of the Landis Valley Museum. They were often seen with their horse-drawn wagon coming home from country sales loaded with "another pile of junk."
It is to them that this booklet is dedicated.
Format: Soft cover, Dimentions: 8 1/2" x 11", Pages: 64, Illustrations: 111
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