Made in the USA
Dictionary
of Leather-Working Tools
c.1700-1950
and the Tools of Allied Trades R.
A. Salaman
In this marvelous
book, Salaman describes and illustrates every tool used in the leather-working
trades in Great Britain from about 1700 until the present time, and
explains its purpose—all told, he covers over 1,100 different tools.
As Dr. Daniel Preston comments in his preface to this reprint, “There
is not now, nor has there ever been, such a complete compendium of
arcane, irreplaceable, and wonderful leatherania in the English language.”
Covered here are
tools of the Bookbinder, Boat and Shoe Maker, Driving Belt Maker,
Furrier, Glove Maker, Handbag and Purse Maker, Harness Maker and Saddler,
Hat Maker; and, among the miscellaneous trades, the Ball Maker, Coach
Trimmer, Felt Maker, Last and Boot Tree Maker, Parchment and Vellum
Maker, Taxidermist, and more besides. There are chapters on leather
manufacture and on tools for the decoration of leather.
With its great
wealth of information and impeccable scholarship, this book is invaluable
to leatherworkers, tool collectors, and industrial researchers alike.
400
pages. Completely illustrated. 7 x 10. Soft cover. © 1986. 
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