Good Reads #5 - The History of American Nuts & Bolts

Here is a book that everyone who sells fasteners should have...and try to read.

The History of the Bolt and Nut Industry of America by W. R.Wilbur

There are some amazing illustrations and photos in this book.

For it's history and thoroughness, this book is amazing.  I admittedly haven't read all of it because, unlike the History of the Screwdriver and Screw, it is not an easy read.  But I have gone back to it over the years, and I'll read pieces here and there, and I always put it down having learned something. 

For example, it explains how standardizing the nut and bolt industry came about, and I think that's quite interesting.