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Books on Coachbuilding & Wheelwrighting
Kenneth L. Cope, CARRIAGE & WAGON MAKERS MACHINERY & TOOLS Ref: CHT0017
 


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Kenneth L. Cope, CARRIAGE & WAGON MAKERS MACHINERY & TOOLS

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William N. Fitzgerald, The CARRIAGE TRIMMERS' MANUAL: Guide Book and Illustrated Technical Dictionary Ref: CHT9133

Reprint of the 1881 edition by William N. FitzGerald, a veteran of the carriage industry, was the most comprehensive addition to trade literature on the subject at the time of its publication. For curators and carriage collectors, this in-depth and practical book is an invaluable resource that provides descriptive text and illustrations of numerous carriage interiors: from the everyday model to those suited for royalty. Furthermore, the book describes the complexity of materials: leathers, silks and laces, and the range of skills (upholstering, tufting, stitching and binding, cutting enamelled leathers, making leather sockets, welting, fabric selection, etc.) required for the carriage trade. It also includes recipes for cleaning, oiling and blacking leather, polishing metals and restoring ivory, among others.). This is an indispensable and instructive manual for the upholstery trade in general. Trimmers' tools such as stuffing sticks, round knives and shears are illustrated.  


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William N. Fitzgerald, The CARRIAGE TRIMMERS' MANUAL: Guide Book and Illustrated Technical Dictionary

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M. C. Hillick, PRACTICAL CARRIAGE AND WAGON PAINTING Ref: CHT9204

Reprint of an 1880 book written by a prominent American coach painter. Information on the selection and use and care of brushes; colours; varnishing; striping; scroll painting; lettering; monograms; repainting and revarnishing. The book is full of beautiful ornaments and imaginative lettering as a source for restorers. 


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M. C. Hillick, PRACTICAL CARRIAGE AND WAGON PAINTING

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Don Peloubet ed., WHEELMAKING Ref: CHT0177

A compilation of articles on wheelmaking taken from late 19th century US trade journals, when the industry was being transformed by a spate of new patented designs, and by the mechanization of the wheelmaking process. There are ten sections: an overview of technologies of the time, dishing of wheels, hubs, spokes, felloes and rims, iron tires, rubber tires, patent wheels, and wheel repair. 


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Don Peloubet ed., WHEELMAKING

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Don Peloubet ed., CARRIAGE AND WAGON AXLES FOR HORSE-DRAWN VEHICLES Ref: CHT0018

This shows the development of axle making through the second half of the nineteenth century and comprises 10 chapters: on general axle making, setting, manufacturers, patents, ball/roller bearing axles, types, lubrications, repair, tools and equipment. A companion to Peloubet's Wheelmaking. 


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Don Peloubet ed., CARRIAGE AND WAGON AXLES FOR HORSE-DRAWN VEHICLES

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M. T. Richardson, PRACTICAL CARRIAGE BUILDING Ref: CHT0062

One-volume reprint of the two-volume 1892 ed. The most complete treatment of its day covering the materials and tools used. Instruction and illustrations are given for wheelmaking, framing, axles, yokes and trees and every other part. Patterns and layouts are described for all kinds of wheeled vehicles and also sleighs and sleds. 


Price: £18.50
M. T. Richardson, PRACTICAL CARRIAGE BUILDING

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George Sturt, THE WHEELWRIGHT'S SHOP Ref: CHT0020

In print since 1923. Offering a unique glimpse into the working life of wheelwrights in the last quarter of the19th century, it includes much description of the making of wagons. Foreword by E. P.Thompson. 


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George Sturt, THE WHEELWRIGHT'S SHOP

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Ware. ed., THE COACHMAKER'S ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK Ref: CHT9110

Originally published in Philadelphia in 1875. Strong on painting, varnishing and gilding, trimming and upholstery. Chapters on patterns and wood construction, tools, ironmongery and other smith's work. A thorough compendium. 


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Ware. ed., THE COACHMAKER'S ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK

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