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Cabinet-making: a collection of tools. Engraving by Prevost after Lucotte.

Implements used in woodwork. Etching by Defehrt.

Hydraulics: a lever-operated pump. Engraving by J. Cleghorn after C. Varley.

A museum of early American tools / [Eric Sloane].

Joinery: a furniture maker's establishment, with men at work (top), stages in making a chair (below). Engraving by Benard after Lucotte.

Carpentry: a treadle-operated lathe, with an assortment of tools for turning. Engraving by Mutlow, 1813, after J. Farey.

Carpentry: a treadle-operated lathe, with an assortment of tools for turning. Engraving by N. L. Rousseau [?] after Gallet [?].

Clocks: various tools of the trade, pincers, calipers, clamps, etc. Engraving by Defehrt after d'Heuland.

Carpentry: an assortment of tools. Wood engraving by E. Bourdelin.

A red hammer and a green arrow surrounded by various words

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