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


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Disston handbook on saws from 1912
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

Fixed the links for you.