Museum of early American tools (Record no. 3336)
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
|---|---|
| Classification number | 621.908 Slo |
| Item number | 4 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) | |
| Classification number | 621.908 Slo |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Sloane, Eric |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Museum of early American tools |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Eric Sloane |
| 246 ## - VARYING FORM OF TITLE | |
| Title proper/short title | A museum of early American tools |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Wilfred Funk, Inc. |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 1964 |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xii, 108 p. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes Index |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Title | Contents Author's note The romance of tools Crude shops, Magnificent results An Ax is and Axe! A world of Axes The broad axe How the broad axe was used A giant and a midget The hatchet Hammers The axe and the log house the Adze Canoes and Bowls Wedges and froes The fine art of splitting Tools with legs The american horse For making "Snitzels" Little shavers and big The days of river rafting Tools of the river lumberman Of cider and apple butter The remove bark Two heads are better than one The chisel Chisels and and gouges Planes The moulding plane The rabbet The plow Early American saws A gallery of frame saws The biggest saws To make a hole To make a hole bigger To make a bigger hole The brace or bitstock The things you'll find in a barn! Some were special These were tools too! Jacks The blacksmith Wrought nailmaking Tanners and curriers About wheels It's all in the way you hit it Hay implements Knives and grass Found in the barn Index |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Absorbing book describes, in detail, farm tools and kitchen implements and how they were made. Includes devices used by curriers, wheelwrights, coopers, blacksmiths, loggers, tanners, coachmakers, and other craftsmen of the pre-industrial age. An informal, expressively written book for cultural historians, woodcrafters, and Americana enthusiasts. 184 black-and-white illustrations. --Publisher |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) | |
| Local note | 30632 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Early American |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Museum |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Tools |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Sketches |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Agricultural implements |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | 600 - 699 |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | |
| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date checked out |
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| Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | Book Cart | 9.33 | 1 | 621.9 Slo | 30632 | 2025-01-16 | 2024-12-27 |