Technology:

Nailmaking

Written by Hugh Bodey

Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: April 21, 2009
Price: $11.95

Today, nails are such an ordinary and widespread object that it may come as a surprise to learn that the range of shapes and sizes available now is but a fraction of those made in the nineteenth century. This illustrated account charts the history of nailmaking, from the Romans, through the... Read more >

Coachbuilding

Written by Jonathan Wood

Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $12.95

This account examines the history of coachbuilding, beginning with the coachbuilders who for generations had built horse-drawn wooden carriages, and then explaining how they turned their craft to building the bodywork of the first motorised cars. Using photographs of the different stages of coachbuilding, the author describes the materials, equipment and... Read more >

Chains and Chainmaking

Written by Charles Fogg

Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: October 21, 2008
Price: $11.95

The area of England known as the Black Country has a rich heritage in the chain trade due to its plentiful resources of coal and iron. In the nineteenth century, thousands of tons of chain were hand-made here each week. This book explores the long history and gruelling methods of chain... Read more >

Needlemaking

Written by John G. Rollins

Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $11.95

This book traces the history of needles and the craftsmen who made them from early times through the ages to 1851, when William Bradbury, the last man to make needles entirely by hand, died and machine-made needles finally superceded the artifacts of the craftsman. It takes into account the forces that... Read more >

Domestic Bygones

Written by Jacqueline Fearn

Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $11.95

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Longcase Clocks

Written by Joanna Greenlaw

Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $12.95

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