This is the most comprehensive directory of the Sheffield tool industry ever compiled. It contains over 700 histories of makers of files and rasps, woodworking tools, sickles and scythes, shears, measuring instruments, and engineersÕ and machine tools.
¥ Famous names such as Spear & Jackson, Rabone Chesterman, Footprint, Sorby, and Tyzack are included, besides hundreds of smaller enterprises.
¥ Each profile has detailed trade mark and genealogical information. Hundreds of illustrations document the factories, personalities, and tools.
¥ An Introduction outlines the history of the worldÕs greatest tool centre.
¥ It is a major resource for historians, genealogists, collectors, and anyone interested in traditional crafts.