Synopses & Reviews
Here is the much-anticipated sequel to the authors Makers of American Machinists Tools and American Machinists Tools: An Illustrated Directory of Patents, pioneering works on machinists tools and their makers. These books together provide the most comprehensive historical directory ever of the machinist tool industry and its technology. This volume covers hundreds of additional makers. There is also new material on the Big Five makers, with several of their previously unknown tools. The research and illustrations in this, and Copes earlier volumes, provide a truly unique and incomparable reference source for collectors, dealers and researchers.