Exhibits reopen Saturday, May 26, 2012.
The American Precision Museum is a private, non-profit organization, and your purchase supports our education programs, exhibits, and collections care.
Every attempt will be made to ship your order as quickly as possible. Please allow 1 week to process orders when the museum is open and 2 weeks when exhibits are closed to the public.
The museum uses the USPS Priority Mail service (2-day delivery in most cases), and will apply a shipping and handling fee calculated as 1/3 of the total purchase amount. Members receive a 10% shop discount and any adjustments will be taken care of at the museum when your order is processed.
If for any reason you are not satisfied, you may return an item within 30 days from the date of purchase. Please note that we can only accept for refund or exchange merchandise that is in saleable condition. Return shipping is your responsibility. However, if the merchandise is damaged or defective at the time of delivery, please contact the museum. Thank you for your support!
Interpretive drawings from the study by the Historic American Engineering Record explain how the museum's building evolved from 1846 to the present. Detailed renderings of the 1846 period show how the waterpower system worked. (American Precision Museum) 47 pgs.
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Inspired by her work at the APM as consulting curator, Carrie Brown wrote the story of the often overlooked and forgotten women factory workers of WWI. Signed and offered at a special discounted price for the museum. Carrie Brown Ph.D. (Northeastern University Press) 288 pgs.
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Only elementary math skills are needed to follow this instructive manual, which covers many familiar machines and their components. Prepared by the Naval Educational and Training Program Development Center. (Dover Books) 13 articles
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Engravings illustrate the workings of each item from simple hooks and levers to complex machinery used in steam, motive, hydraulic, air and electric power. Gardner Hiscox (Dover Books) 409 pgs.
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The rise of the automobile industry at a crucial point in its development. (Lindsay Publications) 160 pgs.
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Trouble-shooting and educational articles from American Machinist Magazine readers, 1916. There are four volumes ($10.95 each) -- call museum for specifics about each volume. (Lindsay Publications) 96 pgs.
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Report from the U.S. Department of the Interior Census Office on gun manufacturing. (Lindsay Publications) 78 pgs.
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Turret lathe image (front). American Precision Museum, Windsor, VT (back). 100% pre-shrunk cotton.