Sometimes a tool find isnt a tool

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This weekend I unearthed the normal pile of adjustables, wrenches, sockets and a vise.

But the most interesting thing to me was this book.

"Shop theory" from the Henry Ford Dearborn school.

Written in 1934 revised in 1941

Mostly old school machinist stuff, but it's well written and has great drawings and photos.

Has anyone else ever found any "non-tool" tools?


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[Bolster]

Too Cool. I would have snapped that book up in a hot second.

I bought some of these and it's been loads of fun reading them while waiting to fall asleep...

Shop Notes

Show us some of the insides!

 

[rsanter]

nice
from time to time I have found vintage ford dealer information. service updates, sales programs, parts guides...etc
good stuff

bob

 

[CAT_serviceman927]

That looks like a very interesting find. Having grown up in Dearborn and visited the Henry Ford Museum and Green Field Village many times, I love seeing things like that. If anyone is ever in the Detroit area, they owe it to themselves to visit the museum and village. Everytime I go there I always walk away having learned something. Sorry if hijacked there. Once again very cool looking book. Like Bolster said, let's see some inside shots.

 

[Uncle Buck]

I have the same book, very enjoyable read.

 

[Uncle Buck]

Too Cool. I would have snapped that book up in a hot second.

I bought some of these and it's been loads of fun reading them while waiting to fall asleep...

Shop Notes

Show us some of the insides!

Did you buy them all, or just a few? Great reading there.

 

[Bolster]

Did you buy them all, or just a few? Great reading there.

I was cheap, I just bought 5 (26-30, when one electric engine was moved around to power your entire shop). How about you? You have the whole set?

 

[Uncle Buck]

I was cheap, I just bought 5 (26-30, when one electric engine was moved around to power your entire shop). How about you? You have the whole set?

I always wanted to buy the whole set, but in the end never bought any of them. I do have about 100 or so old Pop Mech from the teens up till around the early 1960's when the magazine went in the dumper. Fantastic stuff from the day, filled with interesting stuff.