Greetings all:
Some related info on everything you ever wanted to know about household
items made of wood:
Treen and other wooden bygones : an encyclopaedia and social history
Pinto, Edward H.
Bell, 1969. x, 458 p., 239 plates :
Old, but considered a classic.
Also Shire Publications at:
http://www.shirebooks.co.uk/Antiques/household-bl.htm
Scales and Balances £3.50
J. T. Graham 0 7478 0227 0 (Album 55) 32 pp, 40 ills.
Today we accept weighing as part of everyday life, using its
principles as measures of our ideas of justice, but giving methods of
weighing little thought. Weighing, however, is an ancient art, which has
exercised the minds of philosophers, scientists, engineers and even the
dishonest for at least six thousand years. This book shows how men strove to
produce a machine which could compare more accurately, or more quickly, or
would meet a special need or perhaps even sell more cheaply. With the aid of
many illustrations and non-technical language some essential knowledge of
the principles of weighing is provided.
The late J. T. Graham had a considerable collection of old scales and
old weights and measures and was a senior officer in the weights and
measures department of a large local authority. The late Maurice Stevenson,
who revised this book for its third edition, was a senior inspector of
weights and measures and also a keen collector of old scales and weights.
Other Shire titles by this author:
Weights and Measures £3.50
J. T. Graham 0 7478 0226 2 (Album 44) 32 pp, 43 ills.
Weights and measures, being small antique objects with a background of
great interest, have become an ideal and popular subject for the collector.
The story of how they came to be used and developed is a long and
fascinating one and this book not only tells that story but provides much
information for collectors. The many illustrations of verification stamps
will assist collectors to identify and perhaps date examples in their own
collections.
The late J. T. Graham had a considerable collection of old weights and
measures and was a senior officer in the weights and measures department of
a large local authority. The late Maurice Stevenson, who revised this book
for its third edition, was a senior inspector of weights and measures and an
enthusiastic collector of old weights and measures. Other Shire titles by
this author are:
Weights and Measures
Hope this helps,
Sheridan Alder
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Subject: [h-cost] History of measuring tools
Can anyone recommend a solid book on the history and use of measuring
tools in the home for things like sewing and cooking? I'm interested in
the history and use of the tools rather than measurement systems per se.
For the latter, BTW, there are several interesting books by Ronald Edward
Zupko.
Thanks,
Fran
Lavolta Press
http://www.lavoltapress.com
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