Here are some images from hide tanning workshops from Diderot's Encyclopedia, 1769 that I found interesting as a leather worker and occasional hide tanner. If you have done any hide tanning you'll recognize the tools of the trade. Not much changes for the small-time home tanner. I suspect this is some hot and smelly work … Continue reading Hide Tanning 1769
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The Tinsmiths, 1763
Stump anvils, stakes, hammers, lamps, mandrel, soldering iron, and other goodies galore. Diderot never missed a lick and this is as good as any. From Diderot and D’Alembert 1763 Encyclopedia of Sciences, Arts and Trades. One of my favorite resources.
Cider Press from Encyclopedia – Diderot and D’Alembert 1762
Diderot, where would we be without the great encyclopedist?
From the Encyclopedia of Sciences, Arts and Trades, Diderot and D’Alembert
Detail: apples, workshop, press, mill, gears, barrels, worker, bucket, windmill, gears
Preindustrial Craftsmanship 