On July 6, 1852, Birdsill Holly was granted Patent No. 9,094 for a cast iron bench plane. In addition to his cast iron bench planes he produced and sold two models of a cast iron block plane. There are no individual patents for these block planes and they were manufactured for only about 8 years …
October 29th, 2016, Radisson Hotel, Camp Hill, PA By: John G Wells Prices realized in this article include a 13% buyer’s premium. A 3% discount is available for cash or a good check. Prices enclosed in square brackets are pre-auction estimates taken from the Brown auction catalog No. 49. The condition of all items was …
The weather was perfect, the historic sites were fascinating, the tour guides were great, the demonstrations and displays were fun and informative and it appears everyone had a great time at the Early American Industries Association 2015 Annual Meeting in Quebec City. One hundred and thirty-nine people attended the meeting representing 23 U.S. states, the …
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Welcome back. I’d like to begin this second installment in this series of blog posts on tinsmithing with Bill McMillen with a bit of information about the tin canister and the tinplate and patterns from which it is made. Almost all tinplate in early to mid 19th century America was imported from the United Kingdom, …
Folks who attend EAIA meetings are certainly familiar with the work of master tinsmith Bill McMillen. Bill has given numerous talks and demonstrations at our meetings about his work and about his studies of the tinsmith trade. His summary of the subject, “The Tinsmith in America – The Trade, Materials, Tradesmen, Tools and Products,” was …
Written and submitted by Ron Blauch The electronic age brought about tremendous revolution in so many industries. One of the most pronounced of these revolutions was in the world of the land surveyor. Surveying tools and methods had remained largely the same for two centuries. Distances were measured with steel tapes or chains, angles were …
By Herb Lapp I occasionally make Windsor chairs. Last year I completed a commission to make some fine and broken eighteenth century pre-Revolution Philadelphia Windsor chairs for the American Revolution Center that is being built in Philadelphia. I have studied hundreds of old Windsor chairs at museums all around the Delaware Valley; that research has …
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Wednesday May 28, 2014 12:00 (Noon)-5:00 PM: Tailgating in the parking lot of the newly refurbished Pittsburgh Airport Sheraton. Greet old friends, bring tools to sell, or start your search for that “special tool”!1:00-7:00 PM: Meeting Registration in hotel lobby4:00 PM: EAIA Board Meeting Thursday May 29, 2014 7:00-8:30 AM: Registration7:00-8:30 AM: Buffet Breakfast8:00 AM: …
SPECIAL NOTE: As of 2/12/13 the Long Gun Tour has been filled and EAIA is not able to add additional registrants. The public gallery of antique firearms will be available for viewing to all attendees during their visit to the museum for those who are not able to be a part of the special tour. …