This book of tools and tool values contains many misnamed, mislabed, or inaccurately named tools. Save your money and buy the latest edition of Keane's book of antique tool values, the most accurate one for tool prices, or Barlow's most recent edition of Antique Tool Collectors Guide to Value,which will give lots of pictures and general tool info without misleading you. Wendel's book has too many toolsnamed wrong and prices that are way out of touch with reality. Condition is very important, and Herb Keane, in hisA Price Guide to Antique Tools, does a good job in discussing condition and its effect on prices.Once you read some basic tool value books, you will want to advance to specialized books centering on brands, locale of manufacture, or type of tool. These will seldom be price guides, but will be filled with important details that can make a big difference in the price paid for a tool.