Technology 3/10

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Paper Barrels

Excerpted from The Chronicle, Vol. X no. 1, March 1957 by Laurence A. Johnson The pictures used in this article are from Mr. W. H....

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Tin Plate and the Tinker

Examples of stretching. Photo by Mary Earle Gould. Excerpted from The Chronicle, Vol. 4 No. 2, April 1951 by Gillian W.B. Bailey Although...

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Burning Brands or Marking Irons

Figure 1. Geo. J. Mayer Co., Indianapolis, ca. 1924. Manufacturer of marking devices of all kinds. Excerpted from the The Chronicle Vol....

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An X-ray of a Dovetail Joint, & Letters and Comment on Puzzle Mallet

Excerpted from The Chronicle, Vol. 30, No. 2, 1977 by Christopher Tahk While the skill of a joiner is evident in the quality of his...

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Craftsmanship and Art in an Early Tool Chest

The following is excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. VI, No. 2, April 1953 By W. Parker Crutchfield "The man who built that must have been...

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Baby Walkers

Plate 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...

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