The Serrated Bread Knife
by Bob Roger Reprinted from The Chronicle, Volume 63, No. 1, March 2010 First, there was bread. Then, a long time later in Fremont, Ohio, the serrated bread knife — an interesting tool that...
Early American Industries Association Blog
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“Another Tool Classification” (Burglar’s Tools)
By Harry Baer Reprinted from The Chronicle, Volume XVII, No. 3, September 1964 We are all normally accustomed to thinking of tools as implements wholly beneficial to man’s welfare. Unfortunately, this is ndt always...
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The Tools Of America’s First Glass Blowers
by J. C. Harrington Reprinted from The Chronicle, Volume X, No. 1, March 1957 Since the Spring meeting of the Early American Industries is to be held at the Corning Glass Center at Corning,...
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‘Beekeeping Exhibit Open at Shelburne Museum’
This article is excerpted from The Chronicle, Volume X, December 1957 An exhibit of old-time beekeeping equipment i now open to the public at the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont. This collection of old...
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‘The Greenwood Gift to The Smithsonian Institution’
By C. Malcolm Watkins, Associate Curator, Division of Ethnology, U.S. National Museum Reprinted from The Chronicle, Volume IV, January, 1951 Of special interest to members of the Early American Industries Association is the Greenwood...
Online Silent Auction Items Needed
Mark your calendars for June 14-21 – this year’s EAIA silent auction will be online! But first, we’re looking for donations: projects you’ve made, antique tools, books – in short, items you think other...
Stanley Model Shop Tools: Stanley No. 87 Cabinet Makers Scraper Plane Prototype
The subject of this piece is a prototype for the Stanley No. 87 cabinet makers scraper plane (Figure 1). It will be described and compared to the production model No. 87 (Figure 2). John...
Some Notes on Bayberry Candles
Reprinted from The Chronicle Volume VI, No. 1, January, 1953 A report prepared by M. W. Thomas, Jr. and W. D. Geiger in connection with the operations of the chandlers craft in Colonial Williamsburg....
Tools in Art: Albrecht Dürer
by Anonymous, reprinted from The Chronicle, Volume XXIV, No. 4, September 1971 Appropriate for the Christmas season we thought we would take a religious theme. The way the artist has depicted factual evidence has...
‘The Cork Cutter’
by William B. Sprague Reprinted from The Chronicle Volume 1, No. 7, September, 1934 Cork-cutting, according to Rivington ( 1827), was “one of the blackest and dirtiest of trades, and not very profitable either...
Sashmaking, Coopering, Hewing and Boring a Water Pipe Videos
Thanks to board member Sally Fishburn, here are some links to short videos at the Arnold Zlotoff Tool Museum.The museum is located on the grounds of Apple Island Resort in South Hero, Vermont. https://zlotofftoolmuseum.org/Contact...
‘The Clogmaker’
by David G. Perch Reprinted from The Chronicle Volume 28, No. 4, December, 1975 One afternoon late last spring, I had a chance to experience a once-in-a-lifetime sight. For two hours I watched a...
Tour the IIAH (virtually, of course)
In our continuing effort to keep amused during these times of “social distancing”, here’s a link to a virtual tour of the IIAH- Institute for Industrial Arts and History. Lot’s of short videos of...
Ben’s Mill
This post comes our way from board member Sally Fishburn, http://www.safishburn.net/ Sally’s company, S.A.Fishburn, Inc. is dedicated to helping individuals (home owners, municipalities, non-profits, etc.) maintain the historic spirit and materials of their buildings...
‘Country’s Largest Tool Store at the Turn of the Century’
by R. James Aber Reprinted from The Chronicle, Volume XXIV, September 1971 One of the finest hardware stores in the United States at the turn of the (20th) century, Hammacher, Schlemmer & Co. spared...