5 minManufacturingTin Plate and the TinkerExamples of stretching. Photo by Mary Earle Gould. Excerpted from The Chronicle, Vol. 4 No. 2, April 1951 by Gillian W.B. Bailey Although...
11 minHistoricalBurning Brands or Marking IronsFigure 1. Geo. J. Mayer Co., Indianapolis, ca. 1924. Manufacturer of marking devices of all kinds. Excerpted from the The Chronicle Vol....
8 minTechnologyAn X-ray of a Dovetail Joint, & Letters and Comment on Puzzle MalletExcerpted from The Chronicle, Vol. 30, No. 2, 1977 by Christopher Tahk While the skill of a joiner is evident in the quality of his...
6 minHistoricalCraftsmanship and Art in an Early Tool ChestThe following is excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. VI, No. 2, April 1953 By W. Parker Crutchfield "The man who built that must have been...
3 minHistoricalBaby WalkersPlate 1 Excerpted from The Chronicle, Vol. 23, No. 1, March 1960 by Edward Durrell Perhaps you could not call a baby walker a tool but it...
3 minHistoricalThe Secret Joint HingeSketch revealing the secret of the secret-joint hinge. From The Chronicle, Volume 3, No. 1, July 1944 By Rudolf Hommel A close study of...