Encyclopedia of Antique Tools & Machinery

Rating:
Summary: Avoid this book
Review: This book of tools and tool values contains many misnamed, mislabed, or inaccurately named tools. Save your money and buy the latest edition of Keane's book of antique tool values, the most accurate one for tool prices, or Barlow's most recent edition of Antique Tool Collectors Guide to Value,
which will give lots of pictures and general tool info without misleading you. Wendel's book has too many tools
named wrong and prices that are way out of touch with reality. Condition is very important, and Herb Keane, in his
A Price Guide to Antique Tools, does a good job in discussing condition and its effect on prices.
Once you read some basic tool value books, you will want to advance to specialized books centering on brands, locale of manufacture, or type of tool. These will seldom be price guides, but will be filled with important details that can make a big difference in the price paid for a tool.

Rating:
Summary: Avoid this book
Review: This book of tools and tool values contains many misnamed, mislabed, or inaccurately named tools. Save your money and buy the latest edition of Keane's book of antique tool values, the most accurate one for tool prices, or Barlow's most recent edition of Antique Tool Collectors Guide to Value,
which will give lots of pictures and general tool info without misleading you. Wendel's book has too many tools
named wrong and prices that are way out of touch with reality. Condition is very important, and Herb Keane, in his
A Price Guide to Antique Tools, does a good job in discussing condition and its effect on prices.
Once you read some basic tool value books, you will want to advance to specialized books centering on brands, locale of manufacture, or type of tool. These will seldom be price guides, but will be filled with important details that can make a big difference in the price paid for a tool.

Rating:
Summary: good overview of antique tools
Review: This book provides a good overview of many tools (including a lot from obsolete trades). Some prices are provided. A good book for a beginner looking for background on the many tools out there.

Rating:
Summary: good overview of antique tools
Review: This book provides a good overview of many tools (including a lot from obsolete trades). Some prices are provided. A good book for a beginner looking for background on the many tools out there.