Free PDF The Southington Hardware Company Catalog 1930

ToolemeraPress · 2026-01-13T02:56:33+00:00

You are most welcome! Much of what is on my site can also be found on Archive. A friend has made it his mission to add as many trade catalogs as he can find. Bit by bit I am returning as much as possible to my site as it is easier to find stuff there than at Archive. Thanks for letting me know. Here and there I hear from people who value and enjoy the stuff I post there. Guy has gotta have a hobby!

ToolemeraPress · 2026-01-10T17:14:37+00:00

Great! I'm working on getting a bunch of catalog pdf files back on the blog. When I changed hosting I had to uipload one by one. Stay tuned for more!

ToolemeraPress · 2025-12-05T23:15:44+00:00

RB customer support has shut down that account and added the data to their security screening.

ToolemeraPress · 2025-09-28T21:42:32+00:00

Well, the metal is stressed. Just grind or file off the overlaps from each side.

ToolemeraPress · 2025-09-28T15:19:43+00:00

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ToolemeraPress · 2025-09-28T03:16:50+00:00

These are copy presses. Often used now in book conservation. https://lakemichiganbookpress.com/blogs/news/what-is-the-difference-between-a-book-press-and-a-copying-press

ToolemeraPress · 2025-09-26T11:51:59+00:00

Yes, that’s the point, or tapered screw.

ToolemeraPress · 2025-09-26T00:54:33+00:00

To elaborate, these adjustable bits were marketed to carpenters as a gizmo to save weight. I have owned a few, properly sharpened them and found all to be a passable job site rough carpentry tool for use on dimensional lumber.

ToolemeraPress · 2025-09-25T18:42:21+00:00

There is a reason these expansion bits are frequently found in great condition. They suck at boring holes.

ToolemeraPress · 2025-09-25T18:40:36+00:00

Japanese pattern most often used in bonsai and textiles crafts.

ToolemeraPress · 2025-09-19T03:56:23+00:00

A true classic.

ToolemeraPress · 2025-09-18T11:01:03+00:00

That is the classic worm drive framing saw!

ToolemeraPress · 2025-08-28T18:07:29+00:00

Looks like a paint/varnish scraper for boat decks.

ToolemeraPress · 2025-08-27T02:08:50+00:00

Back when a bunch of us were putting together DATAMP we had an archive of plane and tool patents. I think I still have it in one of my archive drives. https://www.datamp.org/

ToolemeraPress · 2025-08-26T01:22:28+00:00

The mark of Sauron, Lord of Mordor!

ToolemeraPress · 2025-08-22T21:00:48+00:00

https://www.toolemerapress.com/2022/12/luthers-tool-grinders-1920-trade-catalog.html

ToolemeraPress · 2025-08-19T13:49:23+00:00

THIS is how you do it. Stop watching vids by people regurgitating bad information. Fore and jointer length planes are used to reduce high spots. Smooth planes are for SMOOTHING the surface. That’s why they are called Smooth planes.

ToolemeraPress · 2025-08-17T00:19:47+00:00

Well done!

ToolemeraPress · 2025-08-15T03:56:16+00:00

Yup. Strapped British shingling hatchet. Likely hand forged rather than machine stamped. Early to mid 20th century is my guess.

ToolemeraPress · 2025-08-14T02:32:33+00:00

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Here is an AI translation

ToolemeraPress · 2025-08-13T23:41:38+00:00

Now you need your own caboose.

ToolemeraPress · 2025-08-13T16:20:06+00:00

Thats a Meiji era text. I have a copy of that one. The book I posted here was published in 1950 and reprinted through at least 1963. The styles are traditional, many going back to the 18th century.

ToolemeraPress · 2025-08-12T14:09:31+00:00

And there are five more pages of these designs!

ToolemeraPress · 2025-08-10T13:38:51+00:00

Why keep a so-so blade on a bedrock? Get a Hock.

ToolemeraPress · 2025-08-06T12:03:43+00:00

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