The Cooper and his Trade, by Kenneth Kilby

Description

The first book on coopering by a cooper. The author was apprenticed to the trade and practiced it for many years. The book deals with materials, tools and techniques of the white cooper, dry cooper and wet cooper. The book also covered the work conditions and social history of coopering from early times to the twentieth century. Softbound, 192 pages with 56 pages of plates and 87 drawings. by Kenneth Kilby.