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Carriage and Wagon Making
Newtonville resident James E. Stevens restores and builds wagons.
The Carriage Trade
Co-Winner of the 2005 Hagley Business History Book Prize given by the Busines History Conference. In 1926, the Carriage Builders' National Association met for the last time, signaling the automobile's final triumph over the horse-drawn carriage. Only a decade earlier, carriages and wagons were still a common sight on every Main Street in America. In the previous century, carriage-building had been one of the largest and most dynamic industries in the country. In this sweeping study of a forgotten trade, Thomas A. Kinney extends our understanding of nineteenth-century American industrialization far beyond the steel mill and railroad. The legendary Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company in ...
Practical Carriage and Wagon Painting
In 'Practical Carriage and Wagon Painting' by M. C. Hillick, readers are presented with a comprehensive guide on the intricate art of painting carriages and wagons. The book provides detailed instructions on techniques, color combinations, and tools needed to achieve professional results. Written in a clear and concise manner, this manual serves as a valuable resource for artists, historians, and enthusiasts interested in the craftsmanship of carriage painting. Hillick's attention to detail and practical advice make this book a must-have for anyone looking to learn or perfect the art of carriage painting. Set in the context of a time when horse-drawn carriages were a common mode of transport...
The Complete Guide to Blacksmithing Horseshoeing, Carriage and Wagon Building and Painting - Based on the Text Book on Horseshoeing
This vintage book contains a complete guide to blacksmithing, with information on and instructions for the correct use of tools and equipment, horseshoeing, carriage and wagon building, and much more. With detailed illustrations and simple directions, this volume will be of considerable utility to novice metalworkers and farriers, and would make for a useful addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "The Forge-Forge and Blast, Spring Bellows, Care of Bellows, The Anvil, The Hammer, Other Tools," "Operations in Forging-The Fire, Flux, Degrees of Heat, Drawing Down, Set-off, Jumping or Up-setting, Shutting Together, Hardening Steel, Case-Hardening," "Horseshoeing-The Anatomy of the Horse's Foot-The Hoof in General, The Wall, The Sole, The White Line," et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on metalworking.
