American Wrench Makers, by Kenneth L. Cope. 352 Pages. Softbound. This updated classic from Kenneth L. Cope, the world's most prolific antique tool researcher, uses the same format employed in his highly successful American Machinsts Tools and applies it to the manufacturers and patentees of wrenches. Arranged in encyclopedic fashion and copiously illustrated with original period advertising, "American Wrench Makers" captures the spirit of inventiveness that was the Nineteenth Century. Each entry includes the known working dates of the maker(s) and biographical information, much of which is available nowhere else. Includes a valuable and innovative “Wrench Identifier” that links patent dates to manufacturers, patentees and the all-important Schulz book on wrenches. This one is not to be missed. UNAVAILABLE (BK-0180)
