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English and American tool builders

by Joseph Wickham Roe

Chapters (28)
  1. ENGLISH AND AMERICAN TOOL BUILDERS 0:00
  2. ENGLISH AND AMERICAN TOOL BUILDERS 0:14
  3. PREFACE 1:41
  4. AUTHOR’S NOTE 5:26
  5. CHAPTER I INFLUENCE OF THE EARLY TOOL BUILDERS 6:29
  6. CHAPTER II WILKINSON AND BRAMAH 21:20
  7. CHAPTER III BENTHAM AND BRUNEL 37:54
  8. CHAPTER IV HENRY MAUDSLAY 55:38
  9. CHAPTER V INVENTORS OF THE PLANER 1:22:08
  10. CHAPTER VI GEARING AND MILLWORK 1:43:55
  11. CHAPTER VII FAIRBAIRN AND BODMER 1:56:03
  12. CHAPTER VIII JAMES NASMYTH 2:10:58
  13. CHAPTER IX WHITWORTH 2:36:54
  14. CHAPTER X EARLY AMERICAN MECHANICS 2:51:53
  15. CHAPTER XI THE RISE OF INTERCHANGEABLE MANUFACTURE 3:22:48
  16. CHAPTER XII WHITNEY AND NORTH 3:48:55
  17. CHAPTER XIII THE COLT ARMORY 4:21:17
  18. CHAPTER XIV THE COLT WORKMEN—PRATT & WHITNEY 4:36:24
  19. CHAPTER XV ROBBINS & LAWRENCE 4:56:58
  20. CHAPTER XVI THE BROWN & SHARPE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 5:21:23
  21. CHAPTER XVII CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND 5:45:29
  22. CHAPTER XVIII THE NAUGATUCK VALLEY 6:09:22
  23. CHAPTER XIX PHILADELPHIA 6:21:07
  24. CHAPTER XX THE WESTERN TOOL BUILDERS 6:57:24
  25. APPENDIX A 7:28:22
  26. APPENDIX B THE JENNINGS GUN 7:49:05
  27. A PARTIAL BIBLIOGRAPHY ON TOOL BUILDING 7:54:45
  28. INDEX: Transcriber’s Notes 8:00:45
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Narrator
Walter — American Narrator (en-US)
Length
8 hr 3 min
Language
English
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October 4, 2026
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