Chas. A. Strelinger & Co. A Book of Tools, Being a Catalogue of Tools, Supplies, Machinery, and Similar Goods
Detroit: Chas. A. Strelinger & Co., [1895]. Second Edition. Stiff Printed Wraps. 12mo. Pp. xviii, 523, [3]. Frontis. black & white photograph of store main floor. Copiously illustrated with wood engravings. With index. Brown textured cloth, titles and decorations printed in black, side stapled. Covers and edges spotted, soiled and a tad dampstained; chips and short, closed tears to endpapers. Withal, a sturdy, presentable copy. Good+. Item #6975
A very early catalog from the tool company founded in 1884. Highly informative with practical descriptions and fine illustrations, informal in style including facsimile hand-written annotations, this catalog was highly prized by machinists, trade instructors and hobbyists. Includes testimonial letters. Scarce.
Price: $75.00