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English and American tool builders

Joseph Wickham Roe

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PREFACE AUTHOR’S NOTE

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APPENDIX A APPENDIX B THE JENNINGS GUN A PARTIAL BIBLIOGRAPHY ON TOOL BUILDING INDEX Transcriber’s Notes

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1. Front matter 2. PREFACE 3. AUTHOR’S NOTE 4. CHAPTER I INFLUENCE OF THE EARLY TOOL BUILDERS 5. CHAPTER II WILKINSON AND BRAMAH 6. CHAPTER III BENTHAM AND BRUNEL 7. CHAPTER IV HENRY MAUDSLAY 8. CHAPTER V INVENTORS OF THE PLANER 9. CHAPTER VI GEARING AND MILLWORK 10. CHAPTER VII FAIRBAIRN AND BODMER 11. CHAPTER VIII JAMES NASMYTH 12. CHAPTER IX WHITWORTH 13. CHAPTER X EARLY AMERICAN MECHANICS 14. CHAPTER XI THE RISE OF INTERCHANGEABLE MANUFACTURE 15. CHAPTER XII WHITNEY AND NORTH 16. CHAPTER XIII THE COLT ARMORY 17. CHAPTER XIV THE COLT WORKMEN—PRATT & WHITNEY 18. CHAPTER XV ROBBINS & LAWRENCE 19. CHAPTER XVI THE BROWN & SHARPE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 20. CHAPTER XVII CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND 21. CHAPTER XVIII THE NAUGATUCK VALLEY 22. CHAPTER XIX PHILADELPHIA 23. CHAPTER XX THE WESTERN TOOL BUILDERS 24. APPENDIX A 25. APPENDIX B THE JENNINGS GUN 26. A PARTIAL BIBLIOGRAPHY ON TOOL BUILDING 27. INDEX 28. Transcriber’s Notes

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