Description
Book SynopsisTinkering 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 ContentsIntroduction: 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
