How it used to be done

[MShaw]

The pictures below are of two editions of a manual used for training in the Henry Ford trade school in Dearborn Michigan The soft cover manual is from 1941 / 1942. The hardbound one is post 1942. Since the hardbound edition was edited in 1941 and 1942 it places the publishing of the soft cover version nicely.

Anyone with additional interest in these can PM me.

 

[TwoInch]

Very cool!

I love reading through these old manuals and old reference materials. I have some cool old reference books about sharpening and using hand saws and crosscut saws, and other woodworking tools. Very old, and very cool. It definitely reminds you how different people look at trades now, and wanting to understand and excel at ones job/career.

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[Kermit007]

A great book!

FYI - Old Navy manuals are also a good way to learn.
A Bluejackets Manual from the 40’s will teach you about everything you might want to know about metal prep and painting.
The manual even teaches the proper way to clean brushes.



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[MShaw]

Those were my father's books. He was a "time study man" , or an industrial engineer at the Pratt & Whitney co. in West Hartford, Ct. He used them to gain an understanding of machining practices

 

[shanny19]

Here are my two favorites. Books and socks.

 

[MShaw]

Those are cool. When were they published? (or last edit)

 

[shanny19]

Both are from 1945. There is an older version of Shop Work on the Farm floating around the Internet in pdf.
They both have tons and tons of lost knowledge....glazing windows, mixing shellac beetles, and on and on.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I wholeheartedly agree, fellas. A well-stocked vintage reference library is just as important as a well-stocked vintage tool cabinet.