Coes By John S. KebabianExcerpted from The Chronicle Vol. 32 no. 1, March 1979 The Coes firm was founded by Loring and Aury G. Coes, brothers, of Worcester, Massachusetts. Their career began with their purchase of the woolen-mill machinery firm of Kimball and Miller, in 1836. In 1838 a fire brought an end to that …
The following is excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. XVII no. 3, September 1964 by James Sorber The header shown in figs. 1 and 2, fitted into the swage-block of the anvil. The heated nail-rod was pointed on the anvil; placed over ,the chisel or hardie part of the header, partially cut a,nd then placed in …
Figure 1 (left). An 1874 Stanley advertisement showing its nos. 1, 2, and 3 trammel points. The Stanley Rule & Level Co. of New Britain, Connecticut, began making trammel points in 1874. Trammel points are a pair of sliding points that are attached to a wood or metal beam or bar for scribing or drawing …
Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. 62 no. 2, June, 2009 by Roger K. Smith Brief History of the Stanley Company In 1858, the Stanley Rule & Level Company was formed by the consolidation of the rule business of A. Stanley and Company with the level and try square business of the Hall & Knapp Company, …
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Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. 27 no. 1, April 1974 by Doris S. Halsey Before the advent of the assembly line, when time was of lesser importance and fine workmanship was expected and appreciated, we had many fine craftsmen who took pride in their work and turned out beautiful and enduring products. With repetitive machine …
Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. 57 no. 4, December 2004 by Louise Muse In 1876, Justus Roe of Patchogue, New York, decided to go into the business of manufacturing steel tape measures. The company he founded is still in business in the small town where he had his first factory, and it still specializes in …
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Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. X111 no. 4. December, 1960 by Laurence A. Johnson The speed and enthusiasm with which the American public in the late 1860’s took up the use of the self propelled velocipede was almost unparalleled up to that time. In less than three year after Pierre Lallement of Paris, France, assigned …
Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. 62 no. 3, September 2009 by Elton W. Hall On the morning of July 15, 2008, I arose early and drove north from South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, 225 miles to The Stinehour Press in Lunenburg, Vermont. The purpose of the trip was to purchase and to encourage others to purchase as …
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The following is excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. 54 No. 2, June 2001 by Drs. Hans Richard Mackenstein & Theodore R. Crom Do you have a sixteenth century tool in your collection? Are you sure you don’t, or do? The basic tools changed very little from the time of Christ until the Industrial Revolution and …
Excerpted from The Chronicle Volume 59 No. 4, December 2006 by Ken Turner Most of us in the tool world know that over the years, hand tools evolved or were displaced by various mechanical devices designed to make work make work easier. Usually what comes to mind when discussing the displacement of hand tools relates …
