15 minCollectingA Treasure Chest of Late-Nineteenth-Century Tools: John E. Kraus’s Tool ChestExcerpted from The Chronicle Vol. 60 no. 3, September 2007 by Jeff Neil Upon returning from a quilting “camp” my wife told me that she...
2 minCollecting'Whatsits'By John Verrill, Executive Director, Early American Industries Association One of the pleasures of working in the EAIA office is getting...
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...
7 minCollectingThe Serrated Bread KnifeFigure 1. Christy’s 1889 patent drawing for tang-less knives. Christy described the bottom knife as a “bread knife,” which was the first...
1 minCollectingNailed It!This link came from member and awards chairman Dan Semel. If you have something you'd like to share, please contact us with the pertinent...
4 minCollecting'The Greenwood Gift to The Smithsonian Institution'Wooden beater which functions on the principle of the bow-drill. Hand-forged iron spoon. From New England. By C. Malcolm Watkins,...