Take a detailed look at the exciting and highly collectible modern furniture of the 1950s–furniture created by renowned designers, including Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Harry Bertoia, Isamu Noguchi, and Eero Saarinen, and produced by companies such as Herman Miller, Knoll, and Heywood-Wakefield.…
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Woodcarver Tom Wolfe has never been accused of depictng the rich and famous, at least not without his tongue in his cheek. He always sees the rough edges that make his miniature characters look human, and a little bit off-center. So it is with these angels. A little wrinkled and and a lot ugly, they are proof that God…
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Here is the first concise handbook guide to the dining services and house wares with the distinctive Flow Blue transfer decoration. This handy reference work provides basic definitions of Flow Blue decoration and the wares on which it appeared throughout the Victorian era. Hundreds of color photos are grouped into…
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A book of 25 floral sketches printed on lovely watercolor paper invites artistic experimentation with only a brush and paint. Each page is double-sided, offering the opportunity to paint the same page in different ways. The author shares painting tips for each sketch and advice for discovering the artist within. Also…
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The most ambitious carving Tom has ever presented in a book, this may also be the most charming. Tom leads the carver step-by-step through the process of constructing and carving a “kid’s size” rocking horse.
This is the perfect project for a Christmas present that will be cherished generation after generation. And…
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An overview of the history of the Swiss wristwatch design in the 20th century. This book portrays the variety of forms and potential styling of cases, dials, and hands via pictures form the trade catalogs of such firms as Omega, Longines, Tavannes-Cyma, Breitling, Doxa, Universal, Movado, Zenith, and others.
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CHRONOMETERS – Marine and pocket chronometers, pocket watches with tourbillons or carousels form, in the large family of clocks, a small group of very precisely running timepieces with little sensitivity to external influences, such as variations in temperature.
In the text, the author takes up the…
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Lavishly illustrated and extensively researched, this fascinating book chronicles the widening accessibility of jewelry between 1860 and 1960. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, only the affluent could afford many pieces of jewelry. In the mid-nineteenth century, however, industrialization led jewelry to become more…
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Here, at last, is a long-awaited volume for collectors of miniature vehicles. After a span of several years, noted authority Edward Force turns his eye toward the vehicles produced in northern Europe from the early to mid-20th century. From Scandinavia the toys include the classic Tekno brand, as well as Vilmer and…
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Sometimes referred to as a Navajo folk art, these representations of recognizable objects occasionally have been designed into Navajo weavings at least since the middle of the nineteenth century. Unlike the geometric designs of more traditional Navajo rugs, these delightful pictorial images include scenes from everyday…
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The tradition of weaving textiles and rugs among the Navajo people in the Southwest is glimpsed in its present form in this new pictorial study. The regional styles long associated with Navajo blankets and rugs continue to evolve today and the sections of this book present the contemporary results through hundreds of…
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Enjoyed since Sir John Suckling invented this popular card game in the early 1600s, cribbage is examined here in full-color photos and engaging text. Over 350 color photographs enliven the discussion, displaying many appealing styles and variations. Cribbage boards of war and peace, with 61 and 121 point scoring, and…
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The diverse and lively crafts of today’s Navajo people in the Southwest are investigated through this new all color pictorial presentation. The traditional arts are joined by several newly evolving crafts which all reflect the heritage of Navajo culture.
The book presents several hundred all color photographs and…
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Now in its revised fifth edition, this popular volume combines recent and classic research with hundreds of all-color photographs to survey Flow Blue ceramics, the much sought after and highly prized table and kitchen ware items that graced so many Victorian tables. The values, conveniently located in the captions,…
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Stunning Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and modern jewelry was manufactured by the firm of Theodor Fahrner for a hundred and twenty-five years (1855-1979.) Growing into a major producer of style-conscious jewelry, the company both led and was inspired by the major European art movements of Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art…
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This engaging book details the wide variety of model kits produced by Revell, Inc. of Venice, California, from the 1950s through the 1970s. Over 545 color photographs display many of the much sought after kits, ranging from automobiles and ships to aircraft and spaceships.
Also included are a fascinating history of the…
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Wire and canvas decoys were popular around the Eastern shore of Virginia and the Carolinas near the turn of the 20th century. Because an abundance of good carving wood was not handy, decoy makers in this region used ingenuity to create clever replicas of large birds such as the Canada Goose. This book includes patterns…
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Over 1000 beautiful color photos display a wide spectrum of Elegant Glass patterns, colors, shapes, and etchings. The book’s listings are updated and over 100 patterns of elegant American glass are represented in this new 4th edition. Several patterns have additional listings. Each pattern includes a complete…
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The doors are wide open and you’re welcome to wander through. Don’t worry about the carpets as you enter through stately doorways, cozy up to colossal fireplaces, and climb poetic staircases.
For those who love the old homes of the New England area, this is a chance to enter and inspect the window sills and…
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This wonderful collector’s book features illustrations of over one hundred dollhouses from Europe and America, plus several hundred furniture items including some from Japan. The houses and furniture date from the 1880s to the 1980s and are displayed in over 750 color photographs. Houses shown fully furnished are…
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This popular tour of sumptuous glass colors, decorative treatments, and forms (from baskets and bowls to sandwich trays and vases) produced by the famous Fenton Arts Company is back in a new edition, complete with new values for collectors. More than 840 color images provide a visual feast of the company’s…
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Seldom does the début of an antiques publication introduce a completely new area of collecting, but that’s exactly what this book does. The authors turn the world of mid-nineteenth-century French porcelain upside-down through their interpretation of two recently discovered factory books from the earliest years of the…
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This bible book is back in a new edition, with updated values for cast iron cookware and kitchen collecting enthusiasts. This definitive, encyclopedic guide details durable cast-iron antiques, including cornstick pans, griddles, Dutch ovens, gem pans, coffee grinders and roasters, trivets, molds, broilers, teapots, and…
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The dinnerware, cookie jars, vases, salt & pepper shakers, and figural characters of Shawnee Pottery, of Zanesville, Ohio, were popular items while they were being produced between 1936 and 1963. Shawnee’s high quality items were well-priced for the mass-produced pottery market and their innovative marketing…
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Over 860 striking color images of unusual and beautiful black glass animals, bowls, baskets, candlesticks, compotes, flower bowls, novelties, stemware, tableware, and vases adorn this encyclopedia. The finest examples of late nineteenth through twentieth century glass from such renown firms as Akro Agate, Blenko,…
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A new multi-volume series covering United States Naval patches from World War II to the present – each volume contains over 1000 patches in full color.
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By the second half of the 1920s, old-fashioned Victorian morals had gone the way of starched collars and cruel corsets and a ”no holds barred” attitude reigned in their place. ”The Party of the Century” had begun in earnest and fashions responded by climbing to the knees! Using a combination of…
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Following the success of their first volume American Flight Jackets, Airmen & Aircraft: A History of U.S. Flyers’ Jackets from World War I to Desert Storm, Jon Maguire and John Conway focus solely on the painted leather jackets of the World War II years in this all new volume.
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Almost 100 years ago, in 1896, Amedeo Obici bought a peanut roaster from his uncle and went into business for himself. After ten years of selling peanuts to other shopkeepers from a small store and a horse-drawn cart, in 1906 Obici teamed up with Mario Peruzzi, to expand business, and form Planters Peanuts. The rest is…
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This vibrantly colored and radiantly textured glass is captured in over 400 color photographs which show the history of yesteryear’s spectacular crackle glass in detail. Collecting Crackle Glass is a book filled with valued information for collectors, dealers, and glassware lovers alike. The…
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Of all the forms advertising has taken through the years, few have been as effective as those found on the dials of America’s clocks. People want to know what time it is, and advertisers found creative ways to give them the time and ”a message from their sponsors.” The results are sought after by…
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This new volume focuses on nodder salt and pepper shakers with over 300 nodders as well as hundreds of early/discontinued Fitz and Floyd sets and Parkcraft sets, many of which have never before been shown in a book. All are shown in clear color photographs.
This comprehensive guide includes for each set its…
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Though she has not knowingly seen Angels, Kelley Stadelman has received their help in times of crisis. She has felt their presence. These joyful little soldiers of God seem to have a childlike presence. Their personalities are uninhibited. They go about their duties energetically. Yet they are wise, committed to their…
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Fostoria was a most remarkable glassd company and George Sakier(1897-1988) was a most remarkable designer of Fostoria glass. For over fifty years, through the Great Depression, Sakier sent classic and modern designs to Moundsville, West Virginia, where millions of delightful glass objects were produced. They appear…
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A master scroll sawyer presents this easy-to-understand step-by-step guide for creating cutout pictures, flat or in relief. Learn how to cut out a pair of wolves under a moonlit, mountainous landscape from a drawing and discover many other traceable cutout options in the Patterns section. With these designs and two or…
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By the second half of the 1920s, old-fashioned Victorian morals had gone the way of starched collars and cruel corsets and a ”no holds barred” attitude reigned in their place. ”The Party of the Century” had begun in earnest and fashions responded by climbing to the knees! Using a combination of…
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There has been a steady growth of interest in collecting oil company and automobile advertising pieces. This big new volume, devoted exclusively to oil can containers features over 750 new full color photographs of diverse oil cans from the 1880s to the 1980s. Included are motor oil, aviation and marine oils as well as…
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Before the age of Pyrex*TM and plastic, attractive, utilitarian, enameled metal wares adorned kitchens and homes throughout Europe and America. Decorative and durable, enameled ware was made for almost every household purpose – brewing, storing, food preparation, cooking, serving, toting, pouring, and washing.…
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This long-awaited volume chronicles the horological work carried out in France, Germany, and North America and completes the fascinating history of precision timekeeping in recent time. In France, renowned clockmakers include the Berthouds, the Lepautes, Robin, Janvier, Lepine, LeRoy and Leroy, Bourdier, Jacot and…
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Dedicated to the craft of bead crochet, this book follows a thorough discussion of the yarns, hooks, and beads used to make jewelry. Many helpful pointers instruct how to start bead crocheting, correct mistakes, and create jewelry. In addition, a fifteen-project tutorial takes the reader from easy to increasingly…
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