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Step into the workshop where raw materials become civilization: silk, glass, wood, rubber, steel, and thread all shaped by human ingenuity. This bookshelf hums with the precision of clocks, the heat of the furnace, and the hidden mechanics behind everyday things, revealing how craft evolved into industry. From delicate textiles to exacting machine methods, it’s a hands-on journey through the sparks, tools, and ideas that built the modern world.

by William H. (William Henry) Dooley

by Sara Ware Bassett

by H. Onslow (Henry Onslow) Curling

by Francis C. (Francis Cowles) Frary

by Arnold Wolfensberger

by Eugene Edward Hall

by Archibald Williams

by Guaranty Trust Company of New York

by Eva March Tappan

by Samuel J. (Samuel James) Record

by William Norman Brown

by Sara Ware Bassett

by Thomas Woodhouse, Peter Kilgour

by Lyster H. (Lyster Hoxie) Dewey, Jason L. Merrill

by Derek J. de Solla (Derek John de Solla) Price

by Edwin A. Battison

by Sidney Morgan

by Sara Ware Bassett

by Robert P. Multhauf

by Joseph Coppinger

by United States Rubber Company

by Bernard D. (Bernard Dell) Bolas

by J. B. (Joseph Bernard) Wagner

by Grace Rogers Cooper

by Silvio A. Bedini

by H. Ling (Henry Ling) Roth

by Sara Ware Bassett

by Sara Ware Bassett

by W. A. (William Ashwell) Shenstone