Language: English
Published by Central Valley Hardware Company, Stockton, CA, 1958
Seller: TribalBooks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Annual Edition. Orange cloth with title blind stamped in black on cover and spine, 968 pp, company biography, index, Tools pp 1-174; General Hardware pp 175-732; Housewares pp 733-874; Sporting Goods pp 875-968. Cover soiled and rubbed, paint spots, EPs heavily soiled, rear gutter cracked. Not dated but circa 1958-1959, 5.5 pounds of mid-century material culture. NewShelf 7.
Published by Stockton, California, 1959
Softcover. Condition: Good. Central Valley Hardware's first issued catalogue. 732 pages. Thick orange and black card stock.11 in. x 8 1/2 in. Chock full of delicious hand tools with illustrations or photos: Hatchets, Adzes, Masonry tools, Garden tools, bolts, nails, weedburners, rope & chain, pipe fittings, faucets, brushes, electrical, hosewear, locks and latches, mailboxes. Scuffing and wear to extremities, but overall solid and very usable. Excellent tool for familiarizing oneself with tools and hardwear solutions to mechanical, plumbing, electrical, storage or measurement problems.