couldn't pass these up!
Great finds! Any plans to scan and share those?
I do have a scanner. which ones should I scan?
Stanley, Sargent, and Disston for sure, some of the members would like to see those.
Nice!
The Lufkin catalogue is already available as a PDF, so you can skip that one...
I've just started scanning catalogues myself, and I recently spent a couple of hours experimenting with different software to find the best method to scan that will result in the most efficient trade-off between file size and on-screen legibility. Some of the PDFs of the currently-available catalogues are HUGE!
It seems I'm getting the best result by using a two-step method of scanning in Photoshop at 150ppi and then "Save for Web" as a JPEG with Low (10%) quality. (That last bit surprised me; I started at 100%, but kept reducing it and was still able to easily read the text.) I then compile a PDF file in Acrobat from all the individual page JPEGs.
I would to see the Starrett catalog it looks like an old one
Bleonard
I'd be in for the 2 Disston catalogs.
Quote from: Stoney on December 02, 2011, 06:07:01 PM
I'd be in for the 2 Disston catalogs.
All the Disston stuff would be interesting. So would the Sargent catalog.
Stanley #34 catalog from the Sweet Heart days? Didn't Stanley ever change the catalog number?! My #34 is from 1950, and somebody here has another from 1952.
Hmmm... on a completely different tack, a whole bunch of wood working tools got donated to the place where I do framing. I looked through one of the boxes yesterday and found a Stanley 59 doweling tool. I'm trying to figure out how to talk them out of it -- nobody but me will ever use it or appreciate it...
Don't you need some pointy ended stakes for the signs outside? :G:
I just finished scanning the "Disston Handbook on saws 1912" and combined into 1 pdf. File is too big to post here, 168meg. Will try to find a site to upload for you guys.
Skylab
here's 2 of them! They are a pain to scan.
Enjoy
Happy Holidays!
Enter your email to get direct email link emailed to you.
Disston handbook on saws from 1912
http://www.filehosting.org/file/details/290358/Disston_handbook_on_saws_1912.pdf (http://www.filehosting.org/file/details/290358/Disston_handbook_on_saws_1912.pdf)
sargent & company planes from 1917 (lots of great pics)
http://www.filehosting.org/file/details/290539/sargent_&_company_planes_1917.pdf (http://www.filehosting.org/file/details/290539/sargent_&_company_planes_1917.pdf)
Fixed the links for you.