1918 H. L. Wild Fretwork Pattern Catalog
This catalog is a culmination of scroll saw patterns from the inception
of the H.L. Wild Fretwork business in 1876 to the circulation date of 1918.
The catalog begins with 10 pages of tools and supplies that includes
several foot powered saws and lathes, and concludes with a total of
150 pages.
(Please Note: No patterns are included, only advertisements for the patterns.)
300 dpi .jpg color images
A Valuable aid for those interested in Scroll Sawing History and today's
pattern designers.
(1) CD formatted for PC's $15.00
Historical Fretwork Collections
Disk #1
J.R. Bowmans Fretwork Catalog 1880
Fretsawyers Monthly Magazine 1881
Harpers Weekly Magazine 1878 (Article only)
(Please Note, no patterns are included, only advertisements for patterns.)
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Sorrento and Inlaid Work 1876
By: Arthur Hope
69 Pages
An early hard bound book published in Chicago, Illinois, designed for beginners of the craft, explaining the woods, tools and processes required to complete overlay and inlay projects. Included is a unique alphabet created with the human form, 11 scenes of people doing daily routines, children playing etc, and a few small picture frame projects. Advertisments for Trump Bros. Scroll Saws who were awarded The Centenial Prize Medal in 1876 for the exibition of their saw.
(Please Note, This C.D. has some fretwork patterns for overlay & inlay work, a sample is shown.)
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John Wilkinson Scroll Saw & Design Books Catalog
A unique catalog containing 64 pages, contains a short history of the John Wilkinson Company, publisher of the book Sorrento and Inlaid work by Arthur Hope. The Catalog contains 37 pages of woodworking tools, hand, and foot powered. The balance of the catalog is devoted to "Ware's" designs, of which most are suitable to be enlarged and traced.
Images are 300 dpi. .jpg photo's.
Please note this C.D. has no full size fretwork plans.
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