The Bowman Technical School was founded by watchmaker Ezra F. Bowman in 1887 to teach the trade of watchmaking and engraving. During World War I, the Bowman Technical School trained soldiers to repair delicate aviation and naval instruments.
Photocopy of page # 58 out of a book that shows illustrations of "Tinsmiths' Machines and Tools." Twelve different tools are shown: Turning Machine, Crimping Machine, Setting Down Machine, Burring Machine, Beading Machine, Wiring Machine, Grooving Machine, Stow's Patent Folding Machine, Stow's Patent Tube Former, Folding Machine, Tine Pipe Former, and an Iron Bottom Gutter Beader. Notation written at the bottom of the page "Mid 19th Century."
Photocopy of page out of book. There is a page #4 at the bottom of the page, and the top of the page says "Hall & Carpenter, Philadelphia, 49. Pictures of Hand operated forming machines used in the nineteenth century to fabricate tin objects, including Candlestick Former and Beader, Wire Ring Former and Miller's Patent Wire Bail Former.
The Bowman Technical School was founded by watchmaker Ezra F. Bowman in 1887 to teach the trade of watchmaking and engraving. During World War I, the Bowman Technical School trained soldiers to repair delicate aviation and naval instruments.
