Keen Kutter is the most respected name in cutlery collectibles and pocket knives. This comprehensive volume contains a complete listing, detailed description, date, and value for every Keen Kutter pocket knife shown in Simmons Hardware Company catalogs since the adoption of the Wedge and Bar Keen Kutter logo in 1905. Here are Outing, Scouting and Cigar Cutter pocket knives; New England Whalers, California Budding knives, Kattle, Electrician, Physicians, and Karpenter knives plus many more. Illustrated with over 1100 original catalog illustrations, this volume is destined to become the pocket knife collector's bible. The descriptions are taken directly from Simmons catalogs. General descriptions of the parts of a Keen Kutter pocket knife are provided for each numbered knife. The book is the definitive guide to Keen Kutter pocket knives.

Collectors have long sought information about the Simmons Hardware Company and its Keen Kutter (R) tools. Now, one of the foremost authorities on tools offers a complete description and value guide for every Simmons Hardware Company brand name plane, scraper, router, and spoke shave along with dates of manufacture. Amply illustrated with over 200 catalog images, over 700 special brand names used by Simmons and 800+ Keen Kutter items are listed with important details of each. Simmons was a leader in the wholesale hardware field through the nearly 90 years of its existence (1874-1959), and its products have become a favorite among tool collectors. This new volume contains a history of Simmons Hardware Company and associated information prepared from the viewpoint of a collector. In addition to Keen Kutter, the tools produced under other Simmons brand names are listed, including Simmons (R), Chip-A-Way (R), Oak Leaf (R), Bay State (R), and Bailey's Blued (R). This is an important new resource for collectors and tool historians alike.

Here is the greatest assembly of hand tools ever assembled. It is a fascinating chronicle of nearly every tool ever used in North America, including ancient tools used by Native Americans; trade tools used to create coaches, pianos, ships, and saddles; tools for harvesting farm goods, turpentine, and ice; and tools for fine trades such as bookbinding and watch repair. The tools are organized according to profession, from Beekeeper to Wheelwright, and will fascinate today's practitioners of these trades and hobbies. This comprehensive volume includes more than 4,500 images from catalog illustrations, trade literature, and hand drawings. Descriptions provide dimensions and applications. This is a must have for the tool collector and antique dealer, as well as anyone fascinated by the means of production.