American Cooperage Machinery and Tools

by Kenneth L. Cope

Book Overview

Through the second half of the 19th century and into the 20th, barrel makers followed the same path taken by many other woodworkers . . . they moved from hand tools to the large, efficient new machines that were the products of the Industrial Revolution. They built factories to house the machines and turned out thousands of barrels, kegs, and similar containers a day. Kenneth Cope's book, in the pattern of his previous books on the American machine...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 193162609X
• ISBN13: 9781931626095
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Astragal Press
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"