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TOOL TALES: STORIES AND TIPS FOR THE ANTIQUE TOOL COLLECTOR

TOOL TALES: STORIES AND TIPS FOR THE ANTIQUE TOOL COLLECTOR
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Kean is a noted tool collector, dealer, restorer and author. Here he has culled from magazines, journals, newspapers, and encyclopedias 50 of his best stories and "tips" columns, written over the course of his long career. The stories range from the whimsical to the technical pieces detailing the "how-to's" of solving many tool related problems.

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