By John Alexander, Collections Technician jalexander@americanprecision.org This was built in 1852 or 1853 using the first American patent for a milling machine. I liked the idea that this machine had gotten […]

The building is a tool you say? Ah, certainly! Sort of a tool box. Without it, all the smaller tools would get rusty. A group from the University of Vermont […]

Simon Winchester, New York Times bestselling author gave a talk about his book The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World.at the American Precision Museum, 10/16/2024

By John Alexander, Collections Technician Just can’t leave well enough alone! Looking at the Gilman 4-in-1 machine (last month’s Tool of the Month), I realized I still needed to talk […]

Thank you to everyone who participated in the LEGO Community Day!

By John Alexander, Collections Technician jalexander@americanprecision.org This machine is so pretty! It’s also very strong compared to the multi-function hobby machines on the market. Many who see it really want […]

Author Geoffrey Stewart gives a presentation. Arming the World tells the story of the American small arms industry from the early 1800’s through the post-Civil War era. Almost from the […]

Written by John Alexander, Collections Technician This machine cut the spiral grooves inside the barrels of rifles and sometimes pistol barrels. The owner was David Hall Hilliard 1805-1877, who also […]

June’s Tool of the Month is a notable, locally-made machine. Even after well over one hundred years, this machine still looks good. We don’t know who made the machine, but […]

We have this cylindrical saw that’s 13 ½” in diameter. Naturally, everyone who sees it thinks, “giant hole saw.” But it’s probably not. A number of years ago, a visitor […]