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Antique Tools and Patents Books

Patents are very useful sources of information for tool collectors who want to know more about the items they are collecting.

Here are some great books that give information on antique and collectible tool patents.

A merican Level Patents Illustrated and Explained, by Don Rosebrook.

American Machinist's Tools: An Illustrated Directory of Patents, by Kenneth L. Cope.

The American Patented Brace 1829-1924: An Illustrated Directory of Patents, by Ronald W. Pearson.

The Stanley Rule and Level Company's Combination Planes, by Kenneth D. Roberts.

Patented American Planes for Wood, Leather, and the Allied Trades: 1795 to 1934, Volume 1 to 1875, by Lars Larson.

Patented American Sawsets: An Illustrated Patent Directory, 1812-1925, by Todd L Friberg

Patented Transitional and Metallic Planes in America, 1827-1927 (Vol. I), by Roger K. Smith.

Patented Transitional and Metallic Planes in America: 1927-1967, by Roger K. Smith