American Genius: Nineteenth Century Bank Locks and Time Locks
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (522 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1593720165 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Photographer ANNE DAY's most recent work appeared in The United Sates Capitol by Henry Hope Reed. A retired clinical psychologist, JOHN ERROLL is the curator of the John Mossman Lock Collection. Lawyer DAVID ERROLL shares his father's interest in time locks.
They reflect the great pride in creative workmanship and the mechanical genius that characterized America at the time. Many of the hand-crafted masterpieces are decorated with beautiful engraving and casting, despite the fact that their mechanical interiors would rarely be seen. Over 400 color photographs.. Stunning photographs by Anne Day and learned text by the authors illuminates a remarkable but little-known chapter in American technological achievement. Designed to protect America's riches from every threat, these beautiful devices represent the evolution of lock technology during the nineteenth century, its most creative period. Here for the first time is a comprehensive compendium of these marvels of complexity and their the fascinating history
"Appealing photos of an obscure collection." according to ArchiMark. I purchased this book for a 10 year old whose current obsession is locks and keys. He found it appealing and said he intends to study all the locks carefully. Before I gave it to him I enjoyed it myself for a few weeks - it's a lovely coffee table book full of photos of intricate lock devices.If I were doing scholarly research on these devices I doubt this is the book I'd go to first - frankly the text seems a little cursory and beside the point - typical of a book designed to showcase a c. An American Masterpiece Is More Like It Beautiful is the very first word that comes to my mind when I opened up the new book American Genius by David and John Erroll. Never before has there been such a book to chronicle the history of men and their companies, that began, evolved and transformed the bank lock and time lock industries of the early America. As I began to read this book from cover to cover, the text quickly bore evidence as a living testimony to years of dedicated research. However, a book of this nature with only t. Entertainment for the Safe and Vault Set. If you're interested in the mechanical, the epitome of the craftsman's art, and the highly refined, you will appreciate this book. The pictures alone will put you in mind of the candy shoppe when you were a child. If you see the art in metal shaped by hand and hand controlled machines around the end of the 1800s and into the 1900s, you can't help but sit in awe of the hundreds of pictures of the mechanical devices that were made to hold a safe or vault closed until the hands had reached th
Lawyer DAVID ERROLL shares his father's interest in time locks. Photographer ANNE DAY's most recent work appeared in The United Sates Capitol by Henry Hope Reed. About the Author A retired clinical psychologist, JOHN ERROLL is the curator of the John Mossman Lock Collection.