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Tinkering takes a fresh look at early automotive design from the bottom up, as a process that included manufacturers, engineers, designers, advice experts, and consumers, from savvy buyers to grass-roots inventors.

Trade Review
"A welcome addition to the growing literature on users of technology and the cultural history of the automobile." * Journal of American History *
"A well written, valuable contribution to the state of the art of mobility history, even as it opens up a whole new subfield. It is also a valuable addition to consumption studies within and without the history of technology." * American Historical Review *

Table of Contents

Introduction: Automobiles in the Machine Age
1. What Consumers Wanted
2. Women's Ingenuity
3. Consumers Become Inventors
4. A Tinkerer's Story
5. The Automotive Industry Takes the Stage
Epilogue: Tinkering from Customizing to Car Talk

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      Publisher University of Pennsylvania Press
      Published 29 March 2011
      ISBN-13 9780812221589
      978-0812221589
      ISBN-10 0812221583

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Tinkering takes a fresh look at early automotive design from the bottom up, as a process that included manufacturers, engineers, designers, advice experts, and consumers, from savvy buyers to grass-roots inventors.

      Trade Review
      "A welcome addition to the growing literature on users of technology and the cultural history of the automobile." * Journal of American History *
      "A well written, valuable contribution to the state of the art of mobility history, even as it opens up a whole new subfield. It is also a valuable addition to consumption studies within and without the history of technology." * American Historical Review *

      Table of Contents

      Introduction: Automobiles in the Machine Age
      1. What Consumers Wanted
      2. Women's Ingenuity
      3. Consumers Become Inventors
      4. A Tinkerer's Story
      5. The Automotive Industry Takes the Stage
      Epilogue: Tinkering from Customizing to Car Talk

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