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THE COOPER AND HIS TRADE

THE COOPER AND HIS TRADE
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The is the first book on coopering by a cooper. Mr Kilby comes from a family of coopers and was apprenticed to the trade, served in it, and finally abandoned it for teaching. The book is partly autobiographical and deals with with materials, tools, and techniques and discusses the roles of the white cooper, the dry cooper, and the various kinds of wet cooper. The 2nd section deals with the social history of the trade from the earliest times to the 20th century. Originally published in London. in 1971.

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