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Storytelling is an ancient art. At their best, stories provide
a very personal and engaging way to pass information, experience, insight
and imagination from one group to another, from one generation to another.
Tool Tales is full of such stories. Its author, Herb Kean, is
a noted tool collector, dealer, restorer and author (as well as renowned
raconteur).
Here,
he has culled from magazines, journals, newspapers and encyclopedias
50 of his best stories and "tips" columns, written over the course of
his long career. These stories range from whimsical tales of trips taken
in search of old tools to more technical pieces detailing the "how-to's"
of solving many a knotty tool-related problem. Full of valuable information
to help the reader in buying, selling and restoring antique tools, they
are also full of wit and good, old-fashioned fun.
224
pages. 6 x 9. Illustrated with line drawings and cartoons. Soft cover.
© 2002.
ISBN: 1931626057.
Order Number: AP057. Price: $14.95
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"…Well-told
stories of the kind collectors relish"
Booklist,
EAIA
"Full
of information to help in buying, selling and restoring antique.
Good, old-fashioned fun." New England Antiques
Journal
"Whether
tool collectors or not, readers who just enjoy a good story with
lots of humor will enjoy this book." Maine Antique
Digest
"Short
and witty, just right for those hard-to find minutes of relaxation"
…"it's on my best seller list!" The Gristmill
"A good
relaxed read, presented in a wonderful humorous style seldom found
in technical publications." - TATHS
"A great
present for any tool collector." Shavings
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