Encyclopedia of Antique Tools & Machinery [Paperback]

Charles H. Wendel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2001

Featuring more than 60 categories, including adzes, anvils, mallets, cement tools, carpenter tools, drills, hatchets, chisels, beekeeping, plumbing tools, gardening tools, surveying and wood cutting, this comprehensive guide covers the tools and machinery of yesteryear. The author has spent the past 40 years gathering information, literature, old catalogues, as well as antiques, and has assembled them all into this fully-illustrated identification guide. Each item is listed with a description, history, common uses, and manufacturers. Many tools are depicted with fascinating photos and illustrations. This is a great identification resource for all collectors.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications (November 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873416074
• ISBN-13: 978-0873416078
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,517,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Avoid this book, December 4, 2003

By 

J. Erdman "jimtools" (Wisconsin) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Encyclopedia of Antique Tools & Machinery (Paperback)

This book of tools and tool values contains many misnamed, mislabed, or inaccurately named tools. Save your money and buy the latest edition of Keane's book of antique tool values, the most accurate one for tool prices, or Barlow's most recent edition of Antique Tool Collectors Guide to Value,
which will give lots of pictures and general tool info without misleading you. Wendel's book has too many tools
named wrong and prices that are way out of touch with reality. Condition is very important, and Herb Keane, in his
A Price Guide to Antique Tools, does a good job in discussing condition and its effect on prices.
Once you read some basic tool value books, you will want to advance to specialized books centering on brands, locale of manufacture, or type of tool. These will seldom be price guides, but will be filled with important details that can make a big difference in the price paid for a tool.

3.0 out of 5 stars Encyclopedia of Antiques tools & Machinery, January 10, 2007

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Robert L. King "not here often" (USA. seasons change) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Encyclopedia of Antique Tools & Machinery (Paperback)

Not quite what I needed. I do not get much usefull information from it.

4 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good overview of antique tools, December 30, 2002

By 

Matt Mulka - See all my reviews

This review is from: Encyclopedia of Antique Tools & Machinery (Paperback)

This book provides a good overview of many tools (including a lot from obsolete trades). Some prices are provided. A good book for a beginner looking for background on the many tools out there.