4 minTechnologyEarly Methods of Grinding PaintExcerpted from The Chronicle, Vol. XVIII, No. 3, Sept. 1965 by Alexander Farnham For our early ancestors, the stone and muller, fig. I,...
10 minHistoricalPrinting in Colonial AmericaPRINTER and PRESSMEN as illustrated in the first encyclopedia printed in America, that by Thomas Dobson in Philadelphia in 1798....
4 minHistoricalWooden Water PipesExcerpted from The Chronicle, Vol. II, No. 3, January 1938; no author credited Prior to about 1820, pipes for conveying water, both in...
6 minCollectingIronsA few irons from the editor's collection (she uses them as bookends). From the The Chronicle Volume XIV, No. 4, December 1961 by...
6 minManufacturingStanley Model Shop Tools: Stanley No. 87 Cabinet Makers Scraper Plane PrototypeThe subject of this piece is a prototype for the Stanley No. 87 cabinet makers scraper plane (Figure 1). It will be described and...
1 minHistoricalSashmaking, Coopering, Hewing and Boring a Water Pipe VideosThanks to board member Sally Fishburn, here are some links to short videos at the Arnold Zlotoff Tool Museum. The museum is located on...