Did monkeys invent the monkey wrench? Hardware stores and hardware stories

By:

Vince Staten

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York Simon & Schuster 1996Description: 234 22 cmISBN:

0-684-83274-7

Subject(s):

Winfield Hardware.Hardware industry -- West Virginia -- Winfield -- Anecdotes.Hardware stores -- West Virginia -- Winfield.Winfield (W. Va.) -- Social life and customs.Hardware industry.Hardware stores.Manners and customs.West Virginia -- Winfield

Summary: Is the Swiss Army Knife Swiss? What feats of imagination went into inventing the Vise-Grip, the reciprocating saw, the Weed Eater? In this charming romp through hardware stores and lore, Vince Staten uncovers the secret history of the things that hold a house together and hold many people in thrall. Illustrations.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Tedim Christian College Library	381.45683 VIN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		04164

Is the Swiss Army Knife Swiss? What feats of imagination went into inventing the Vise-Grip, the reciprocating saw, the Weed Eater? In this charming romp through hardware stores and lore, Vince Staten uncovers the secret history of the things that hold a house together and hold many people in thrall. Illustrations.

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