Tools Rare and Ingenious: Celebrating the World’s Most Amazing Tools

Author: Sandor Nagyszalanczy
Publisher: Taunton Press
Keywords: tools, amazing, world, ingenious, rare, celebrating
Number of Pages: 210
Published: 2004-10-10
List price: $37.00
ISBN-10: 1561586560
ISBN-13: 9781561586561

Book Description:

Over the centuries, craftsmen have transformed humble objects—drills, saws, planes, and levels—into works of art. This new title expands on Sandor Nagyszalanczy’s acclaimed The Art of Fine Tools by offering a world tour of objects that rarely leave the private vaults of collectors. A visual feast of the finest and most beautifully crafted vintage tools ever made, Tools offers engaging facts about their history, function, and manufacture. Collectors and craftsmen will relish the depth of historical and technical information that accompanies each of the over 400 color photographs. Anyone who has ever held a hammer or a saw will marvel at these masterpieces of art and utility.


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