Did Monkeys Invent the Monkey Wrench?: Hardware Stores and Hardware Stories

ISBN-13: 9780684832746 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 256 str.

Vance Staten; Vince Staten

Opis

Is the Swiss Army Knife really 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.