CHARLES TOMLINSON TOOL Illustrations OF TRADES CATALOG
Reprint of 1860 work.
Illustration of Trades, written by Charles Tomlinson, is a 106 page, 8 1/2 X 11 inch softcover book published by the Early American Industries Association, Pennsylvania. The publication date for this facsimile edition is 1972. The book was first published in 1860 by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London.
Synopsis - From the introduction: "A useful reference for tool collectors, researchers in technology, and students of the trades and crafts of earlier days." Each trade addressed (including farmer, miller, baker, brewer, distiller, brickmaker, bricklayer, mason, tailor, shoemaker, turner, gold and silver smith, surveyor, canal engineer, coach maker, saddler, farrier, bookbinder, cooper and many others) has text that describes the work performed and the process followed, with a full page of illustrations on the facing page of the tools used, the workshop, and in some cases, the process. Profusely illustrated with wood engravings.
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