Where Can I Find Catalogue Of Antique Leathercraft Tools

[bluefire989]

I am very interested in antique leather tools from Gomph, C.S. Osborne, H.F. Osborne, Dixon, etc. I wonder how can I get the catalogue of these leathercraft tools (electronic edition if possible). Thanks a lot!

[gary]

Try

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dictionary-Leather-Working-1700-1950-Allied-Trades/dp/1879335727/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451128235&sr=8-1&keywords=Salaman+leather

As a start

[TinkerTailor]

Archive.org has several pdfs for free that are catalogs of old leather tools. I believe the book listed above was researched here.

[bluefire989]

Thank you very much gary! The book is wonderful, and I plan to buy one for reference.

Try

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dictionary-Leather-Working-1700-1950-Allied-Trades/dp/1879335727/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451128235&sr=8-1&keywords=Salaman+leather

As a start

[bluefire989]

Thank you very much Tinker! You provided me very important information. However, I can not find the right pdf files in Archive.org. Can you give me exact link of these catalogues? Thanks again!

Archive.org has several pdfs for free that are catalogs of old leather tools. I believe the book listed above was researched here.

[TinkerTailor]

I am not at home where my big folder of this stuff is, so i can not remember the names of the hand tool catalogs, I have one here but I renamed the file and it is too big to upload. I tried to find it on the site and failed. One tip i can give is use the advanced search options limit your searches to 1800-1930 or so, It will cut out all the hundreds of newspaper articles and irrelevant academic journal entries from the 40's to present.

Here is one on machinery i did find:

https://archive.org/stream/machineryforsadd00brit#page/6/mode/2up

And one on stamps:

http://toolemera.com/Manufacturers%20&%20Merchants/Mfg.%20opqrs/mfg.-southernste.html

I also search google books and project gutenburg for books. That may be where i found the hand tools ones

I am contemplating organizing my collection and posting it here or someplace else in the future, though i do admit that isn't on the top of the list of things to do.......

[bluefire989]

Dear Tinker, thank you very much for your help and kindness! I found the materials are useful and important for me. Actually, if possible, I expect that you share more useful documents at your ease time, such as catalogues of gomph, osborne, etc. I believe that will make signifcant effort for amateurs like me.

I am not at home where my big folder of this stuff is, so i can not remember the names of the hand tool catalogs, I have one here but I renamed the file and it is too big to upload. I tried to find it on the site and failed. One tip i can give is use the advanced search options limit your searches to 1800-1930 or so, It will cut out all the hundreds of newspaper articles and irrelevant academic journal entries from the 40's to present.

Here is one on machinery i did find:

https://archive.org/stream/machineryforsadd00brit#page/6/mode/2up

And one on stamps:

http://toolemera.com/Manufacturers%20&%20Merchants/Mfg.%20opqrs/mfg.-southernste.html

I also search google books and project gutenburg for books. That may be where i found the hand tools ones

I am contemplating organizing my collection and posting it here or someplace else in the future, though i do admit that isn't on the top of the list of things to do.......