Vintage Keen Kutter by Simmons Hdwe Collector ID Guide c1900s Up incl Planes Etc

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SO-SCH-2002-0764316109-WH1
Keen Kutter Planes: The Simmons Hardware Company by: Alvin Sellens
ISBN:
0764316109
Book Title:
Keen Kutter Planes
Author:
Alvin Sellens
Binding:
Soft Cover
Copyright:
2002
Pages:
160
Size:
6 x 9
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry.
Collectors have long sought information about the Simmons Hardware Company and its Keen Kuttertools. Now, one of the foremost authorities on tools offers a complete description and value guide for every Simmons Hardware Company brand name plane, scraper, router, and spoke shave along with dates of manufacture.
Amply illustrated with over 200 catalog images, over 700 special brand names used by Simmons and 800+ Keen Kutter items are listed with important details of each.
Simmons was a leader in the wholesale hardware field through the nearly 90 years of its existence (1874-1959), and its products have become a favorite among tool collectors. This new volume contains a history of Simmons Hardware Company and associated information prepared from the viewpoint of a collector.
In addition to Keen Kutter, the tools produced under other Simmons brand names are listed, including Simmons, Chip-A-Way, Oak Leaf, Bay State, and Bailey's Blued.
This is an important new resource for collectors and tool historians alike!
202 b/w illustrations
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