A Museum of Early American Tools

A Museum of Early American Tools PDF Author: Eric Sloane
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486425603
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
Absorbing book describes, in detail, farm tools and kitchen implements and how they were made. Includes devices used by curriers, wheelwrights, coopers, blacksmiths, loggers, tanners, coachmakers, and other craftsmen of the pre-industrial age. An informal, expressively written book for cultural historians, woodcrafters, and Americana enthusiasts. 184 black-and-white illustrations.

Diary of an Early American Boy 1805

Diary of an Early American Boy 1805 PDF Author: Eric Sloane
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486463044
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
Excerpts from a teenager's diary interspersed with the author's comments and illustrations depict the lifestyle and crafts of rural New England.

A Reverence for Wood

A Reverence for Wood PDF Author: Eric Sloane
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486433943
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 114

Book Description
This book underscores the important role that wood has played in the development of American life and culture. Covering such topics as the aesthetics of wood, wooden implements, and carpentry, Sloane remarks expansively and with affection on the resourcefulness of Early Americans in their use of this precious commodity.

American Barns and Covered Bridges

American Barns and Covered Bridges PDF Author: Eric Sloane
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486425614
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 114

Book Description
This lovingly written book presents reliable records of such vanishing forms of architecture as the American barn and covered bridge. Delightful anecdotes accompany accurate line drawings of barns attached to houses, an "open" log barn in Virginia, a "top hat" barn in North Carolina, and more. Over 75 black-and-white illustrations.

Dictionary of American Hand Tools

Dictionary of American Hand Tools PDF Author: Alvin Sellens
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780764315923
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 546

Book Description
Here is the greatest assembly of hand tools ever assembled. It is a fascinating chronicle of nearly every tool ever used in North America, including ancient tools used by Native Americans; trade tools used to create coaches, pianos, ships, and saddles; tools for harvesting farm goods, turpentine, and ice; and tools for fine trades such as bookbinding and watch repair. The tools are organized according to profession, from Beekeeper to Wheelwright, and will fascinate todays practitioners of these trades and hobbies. This comprehensive volume includes more than 4,500 images from catalog illustrations, trade literature, and hand drawings. Descriptions provide dimensions and applications. This is a must have for the tool collector and antique dealer, as well as anyone fascinated by the means of production.

Our Vanishing Landscape

Our Vanishing Landscape PDF Author: Eric Sloane
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486436780
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 114

Book Description
This book takes readers on a leisurely journey through a bygone era with fascinating accounts of canals, corduroy roads, and turnpikes, waterwheels and icehouses, colorful road signs and their painters, circus folk, and more. Brimming with anecdotes about people and the times, this delightful narrative remains a milestone of Americana. 81 black-and-white illustrations.

Eric Sloane's America

Eric Sloane's America PDF Author: Michael Wigley
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048646525X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
Eric Sloane's evocative oils of America's landscape and material culture shimmer with immense historical and nostalgic appeal. This original hardcover collection gathers nearly a hundred of his finest paintings, with subjects ranging from New England to the American Southwest.

Glass in Early America

Glass in Early America PDF Author: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 446

Book Description
This study of 17th-, 18th- and 19th-century American glass is based upon the Henry Francis du Pont collection in the Winterthur Museum. Categories include ornamental vases, lighting devices and bottles. Most objects are shown life-size and each carries a physical description and brief history.

I Remember America

I Remember America PDF Author: Eric Sloane
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
America as it was--a simpler, quieter country of farms, villages and handcrafted beauty. Now with this majestic book, Eric Sloane restores it to us in an album of stunning artwork, a passionate rememberance of our American landscape--Cover.
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