Lindsay Publications

LINDSAY PUBLICATIONS is an excellent source for books that could be of interest to a blacksmith. They describe themselves as follows: “Highest quality books, new and old, for experimenters, inventors, tinkerers, mad scientists, and a very few normal people... “

Lindsay re-publishes a lot of old books from the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. You will find many books on blacksmithing, foundry work, welding, early machine tools, early trades, etc. There are usually books to help you build your own tools. I remember, for a while they had a series on how to build things like drill presses and then mills, lathes, etc. There are other books that are not very practical, but still interesting: How to build a Tesla Coil, so that you can play with static electricity.

You need to be aware when reading these books that many are from the early part of the American Industrial age, a time when safety was not a high priority. Each book published by Lindsay usually has a safety disclaimer at the beginning of the book. Be sure to read it and understand that what you are reading may need to be filtered through today’s accepted safety practices.

Warning: if you see a book you are interested, order when you see it. Books come and go with some rapidity and once it is gone from the catalog, you may not be able to get it. I believe that they publish these books in rather small press runs.

http://www.lindsaybks.com/

Lindsay Publications, Inc.
PO Box 538
Bradley, IL 60915

1-815-935-5353

-- AlbinDrzewianowski - 23 Feb 2008