Published for the Members of the Mid-West Tool Collectors Association, Inc
Published for the members of the Mid-West Tool Collectors Association, Inc. Number 61 December, 1990 IN THIS ISSUE: Jack Plane Stanley Spokeshave The Lightning Brace Extension Rule The Pearson Automatic Shingle Regular Features M-WTCA.ORG Submitted by Gary Pontius Photo of woodworking shop, found at a flea market; background unknown. No. 61 December, 1990 CHAFF Mid-West Tool Collectors Association, Inc. FROM THE PRESIDENT Editor: Barbara Pontius Associate Editor: Roger K. Smith Another National Meeting is now ing the last two weeks of September: Contributing Editors: Thomas Lamond history. The Detroit meeting was Barbara Bennett, Robert Bergdahl, William Baader John Kebabian successful because of detail planning Dorothy Grant and Kemp Richardson. Advertising Manager: Gale Zerkle by co-hosts Alice and Lars Larson and They were attendees of many past THE GRISTMILL is the official publication of the Mid-West Barb and Mike Slasinski. Other meetings and considered friends by Tool Collectors Association, Inc., and is published quarterly March, June, September and December. members contributed to the meeting's many. All were devoted and dedi The purpose of the a880Ciation is to promote the preservation, success, but I'm not privy to all of cated, and in one way or other con study and understanding of ancient tools, implements and devices of farm, home, industry and shop of the pioneers; also, their names. (I apologize to those in tributed greatly to the betterment of to study the crafts in which these objects were used and the we craftsmen who used them; also to share knowledge and under dividuals not included here - our organization.
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