Welcome to
my virtual basement, which is a lot like my real basement,
but with a little
more headroom.
Welcome to
my virtual basement, which is a lot like my real basement,
but with a little
more headroom.
Eventually, I will have a tour of my shop and some of my woodworking projects, but for now I am focusing on old toolmakers of Central Massachusetts.
Toolmakers
of Central Massachusetts
(and beyond)
Simonds
-history
-handsaws
-backsaws
-medallions
Welch and Griffiths (coming eventually)
Douglass
Manufacturing Co. / James Swan (under construction)
ads from other Central Mass. toolmakers
Here are some links to websites that focus on the histories of other toolmakers:
Randy
Roeder's Millers Falls Pages
The
Davistown Museum Center for the Study of Early Tools
(lots of great
info and links on New England toolmakers)
Rose Antique
Tools:
Starrett history
Goodell Pratt catalog
Sandy Moss's Brace Pages
Ralph Brendler's Patented Gage Page
Erik von Sneidern's Disstonian Institute
Pete Taran's Vintage Saws
Josh Clark's Vintage Tool Ads and Hand Saws of Harvey Peace
Wiktor Kuc's Disston History (and more)
Wolfgang Jordan's "Kleines Werkzeugmuseum"
Directory of American Tool and Machinery Patents (DATAMP)
Tony Murland's Collection of Tool Articles
Mid-West Tool Collectors Association Tool Articles
Patrick Leach's Blood and Gore
Phil Cannon's History of Measuring Devices
copyright
2009
Brian Welch
