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The Tools shown in this book are Antique and Vintage Tools! No power tools here!! Book Title ~ Tools & Trades Of America's Past ~ The Mercer Collection Author ~ Marilyn Arbor with contributions by John W. Hulbert & James R. Blackaby Illustrators ~ Jean R. Brown, Barbara Hill Shenkle, Dorothy P. Young Publisher ~ The Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, Pennsylvania. © Date ~ 1981, stated First Printing. Cover ~ Softcover. Number of Pages ~ 116 pages with Index. Illustrated ~ Yes, with lots of drawings. Book measures about ~ 11 inches X 8 1/2 inches X 1/2 inch. Condition ~ Like New! About the Book ~ Lots of different trades and their Vintage tools are represented in this nice book! CONTENTS Foreword Introduction Baking Utensils Basket & Broom Making Baskets Broom Making Blacksmithing Brick Making & Stone Cutting Butter & Cheese Making Charcoal Burning Cigar Store Figures Cider Making Clock & Watchmaking Confectionery Coopering Country Store Decorated Chests Engraving Farm Tools File Making Fishing & Trapping Fruit Preservation Glassblowing Gunsmithing & Weapons Harvesting Hat Making Kitchen Utensils Lighting Devices Lumbering Log Sled & Wheels Meat Preservation Mills Musical Instruments Needlework & Laundering Pewter Pit Sawing Printing Press Pottery Shingle Making Shoemaking Spinning & Weaving Stoves Surveying & Navigation Tanning & Leather Working Threshing & Winnowing Tinsmithing Toys, Sports, & Amusements Tollgates & Turnpikes Turpentine Making Vehicles Wallpapper & Fabric Printing Weathervanes Well Sweep Whaling Wheelwrighting Woodworking Lathes Wooden Pipes Index ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ This Book would be nice for any Historian, Tool Collector, or for anyone interested in History or Tools of different Trades! It would be a nice Gift! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ SHIPPING & PAYMENT INFORMATION PLEASE USE THE SHIPPING CALCULATOR AT THE BOTTOM or contact us for a quote We will be happy to combine Shipping Charges for multiple purchases that can ship in the same package (for Domestic or International packages) Domestic or International EXPRESS MAIL shipping IS available upon request ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ International Buyers Please contact us for a shipping quote ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ International Buyers - Please Note Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's Customs Office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. Sometimes your country's Customs Office will delay delivery of your package. Please understand that we have NO control over any delays caused by your country's Customs Office. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I have many more interesting Books, Collectibles, Antiques, and other Stuff in my Ebay Store! Use the Store Search Box above or this Link to My Store - Dixie Cat's Books And Stuff I AM ALWAYS HAPPY TO COMBINE SHIPPING COSTS FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES - The more you buy, the more you save!! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~