Machines A Visual History: 100 Machines and the Remarkable Stories Behind Each Invention
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The Repair Shop’s Dominic Chinea takes you on an exploration of 100 essential machines found in the workshops and studios of the world’s finest artisans and heritage craftspeople.
Filled with stunning illustrations and lively, engaging text, The Repair Shop’s Dom Chinea guides readers through this celebration of the history and uses of 100 machines that have allowed artisans to create beautiful items for centuries.
Fans of prime-time TV shows The Repair Shop and Make It at Market will not want to miss Dom’s insightful and complete appraisal of history’s most game-changing mechanisms, with commentary that allows readers to get under the hood of inventions that have defined modern life as we know it.
Immerse yourself in the visual history of the world’s most remarkable machines:The sequel to 2022’s Tools: A Visual History.Explores inventions from the potter’s wheel and grain mill to the sewing machine, printing press, wheel maker, and many more.Each machine is creatively profiled and deconstructed in pinpoint detail, with Dom Chinea’s trademark insight and commentary.Striking illustrations by award-winning artist Lee John Philips highlight the beauty of each tool.A beautiful gift book with a vintage design.Each machine has a fascinating history and story that highlights its contribution to artisanal crafts. And with every machine accompanied by beautifully ornate illustrations by Lee John Philips, Machines: A Visual History is sure to be a treasured volume for all creators, craftspeople, and those who like to delve into how things work.
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Publisher : DK
Publication date : November 12, 2024
Language : English
Print length : 240 pages
ISBN-10 : 0744089603
ISBN-13 : 978-0744089608
Item Weight : 2.35 pounds
Dimensions : 8.75 x 0.96 x 10.31 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #129,735 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #58 in History of Engineering & Technology #84 in History of Technology #386 in History & Philosophy of Science (Books)
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7 reviews for Machines A Visual History: 100 Machines and the Remarkable Stories Behind Each Invention
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BillH –
It’s OK. Concentrates on older devices.
Concentrates on older machines that are now obsolete or have been replaced by better devices. OK, but not great.Illustrations seem to put marks and scratches on devices where there are none when used carefully or skillfully.
Kel Hunt –
Much less than it claims to be. Doesn’t deliver on its premise.
I bought this book intending to give it as a gift based on a pre-publication description posted months ago which was quite vague.From the current description: “Each machine is creatively profiled and deconstructed in pinpoint detail, with Dom Chinea’s trademark insight and commentary.”The word “creatively” is doing some heavy lifting here. So is the phrase “pinpoint detail.”Each entry is about one-quarter general description of the machine, and three-quarters the author plugging his show and his adventures finding a decrepit, broken-down version to maybe restore at some time in the future.From the current description: “Striking illustrations by award-winning artist Lee John Philips highlight the beauty of each tool.” Sure they’re striking, but they’re absolutely useless. They could have been replaced with a generic photo.There’s a distinct lack of illustrations, let alone explanations, of the inner workings of most. Author anecdotes and very general info about the machine is what you get, but nothing about the complexity of the inner workings of them.For example, the author spends a lot of text discussing the drama of the sewing machine, yet, doesn’t even bother to mention how the various machines created their distinctive stitches or why the difference between the type of stitches matters.From the description: “[this book] is sure to be a treasured volume for all creators, craftspeople, and those who like to delve into how things work.”As someone who likes to delve into how things work, this book wasted my time. I don’t treasure it. And I most definitely don’t want to give it as a gift, due to its absolute lack of delivery of what it promises.It delved into the author’s ability to make every entry about him. It delved into some of the history of the machines and how they were ground-breaking, but it left out far more than it explained.It did not delve into how most all of them worked. It superficially mentioned how they functioned. Many of the descriptions read like a transcript of a sound-bite intended to be spoken over a video-collage of multiple images of the item. Others read like they were paraphrased wiki entries needing much further expansion.Pro: If you like to read the author’s anecdotes where any given machine is a pretext for them to plug their show and talk about themselves, it’s the book for you.If you don’t mind the author mentioning his show ad nauseam and inserting himself into every entry, this book is for you.If you want something that is a light read, and sparsely fulfills its claims, this book is for you.Cons: If you want a detailed break-down of any given machine, detailed drawings and explanations of their inner workings, look elsewhere. All the machine descriptions are superficial and lack depth.If you like detailed illustrations of the inner workings of machines with full explanations of how their components work together, this book isn’t for you. There’s none in it.If you like to learn about the inner workings of machines, and only want the detailed history of any given piece of equipment and its inventor, look elsewhere.
Phil Crackers –
Partner to Tools book. Great read if you follow Dom.
J. A. Edwards –
A great read full of very interesting fact and illustrations about every day items and how they worked, surprising how long ago some were invented , highly recommend
Mr B –
Fascinating book nicely written with good illustrations. Enjoyable Sunday afternoon read.
A Stone local. –
Watching Dom on ‘The Repair Shop’ you can sense his skills, patience and enthusiasm which he deftly transfers into this book. Truly fascinating history of machines which is very readable and is highly recommended. And I have just bought his book on the history of tools. Both go together seamlessly. Great Christmas presents!
David –
Absolutely love this bookWell written and re searched and I’ll be buying the other book shortly