Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Here is the greatest assembly of hand tools ever assembled. It is a fascinating chronicle of nearly every tool ever used in North America, including ancient tools used by Native Americans; trade tools used to create coaches, pianos, ships, and saddles; tools for harvesting farm goods, turpentine, and ice; and tools for fine trades such as bookbinding and watch repair. The tools are organized according to profession, from Beekeeper to Wheelwright, and will fascinate today's practitioners of these trades and hobbies. This comprehensive volume includes more than 4,500 images from catalog illustrations, trade literature, and hand drawings. Descriptions provide dimensions and applications. This is a must have for the tool collector and antique dealer, as well as anyone fascinated by the means of production.
Dictionary of American Hand Tools
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Here is the greatest assembly of hand tools ever assembled. It is a fascinating chronicle of nearly every tool ever used in North America, including ancient tools used by Native Americans; trade tools used to create coaches, pianos, ships, and saddles; tools for harvesting farm goods, turpentine, and ice; and tools for fine trades such as bookbinding and watch repair. The tools are organized according to profession, from Beekeeper to Wheelwright, and will fascinate today's practitioners of these trades and hobbies. This comprehensive volume includes more than 4,500 images from catalog illustrations, trade literature, and hand drawings. Descriptions provide dimensions and applications. This is a must have for the tool collector and antique dealer, as well as anyone fascinated by the means of production.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Here is the greatest assembly of hand tools ever assembled. It is a fascinating chronicle of nearly every tool ever used in North America, including ancient tools used by Native Americans; trade tools used to create coaches, pianos, ships, and saddles; tools for harvesting farm goods, turpentine, and ice; and tools for fine trades such as bookbinding and watch repair. The tools are organized according to profession, from Beekeeper to Wheelwright, and will fascinate today's practitioners of these trades and hobbies. This comprehensive volume includes more than 4,500 images from catalog illustrations, trade literature, and hand drawings. Descriptions provide dimensions and applications. This is a must have for the tool collector and antique dealer, as well as anyone fascinated by the means of production.
Toys A to Z
Author: Mark Rich
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780873492409
Category : Toys
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
How did Fisher-Price get its start? And who was Milton Bradley, anyway? This dictionary lists and illustrates toys, games, and dolls, including the most obscure and offbeat, plus the TV shows, movies, and traditions that inspired them. More than 300 black and white photos and illustrations make this the reference antique dealers and toy collectors will turn to again and again.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780873492409
Category : Toys
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
How did Fisher-Price get its start? And who was Milton Bradley, anyway? This dictionary lists and illustrates toys, games, and dolls, including the most obscure and offbeat, plus the TV shows, movies, and traditions that inspired them. More than 300 black and white photos and illustrations make this the reference antique dealers and toy collectors will turn to again and again.
The Collector's Complete Dictionary of American Antiques
Author: Frances Phipps
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
"An encyclopedic, fully illustrated reference book of furnishings made or imported for use here, 1640-1840"--Jacket subtitle.
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
"An encyclopedic, fully illustrated reference book of furnishings made or imported for use here, 1640-1840"--Jacket subtitle.
The Collector's Dictionary of the Silver and Gold of Great Britain and North America
Author: Michael Clayton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Goldwork
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Biographies restricted to silversmiths.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Goldwork
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Biographies restricted to silversmiths.
Fine Points of Furniture
Author: Albert Sack
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Rev. ed. of: The new fine points of furniture.1993.
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Rev. ed. of: The new fine points of furniture.1993.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idoms and Phrasal Verbs
Author: Richard A. Spears
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071486852
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1100
Book Description
Learn the language of Nebraska . . .and 49 other states With more entries than any other reference of its kind,McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs shows you how American English is spoken today. You will find commonly used phrasal verbs, idiomatic expressions, proverbial expressions, and clichés. The dictionary contains more than 24,000 entries, each defined and followed by one or two example sentences. It also includes a Phrase-Finder Index with more than 60,000 entries.
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071486852
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1100
Book Description
Learn the language of Nebraska . . .and 49 other states With more entries than any other reference of its kind,McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs shows you how American English is spoken today. You will find commonly used phrasal verbs, idiomatic expressions, proverbial expressions, and clichés. The dictionary contains more than 24,000 entries, each defined and followed by one or two example sentences. It also includes a Phrase-Finder Index with more than 60,000 entries.
Collector's Encyclopedia of American Dinnerware
Author: Jo Cunningham
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781574324297
Category : Ceramic tableware
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Jo Cunningham Jo Cunningham is back with an all-new, revised edition of her bestselling Collector's Encyclopedia of American Dinnerware. In this collector's encyclopedia, hundreds of pieces of American dinnerware are illustrated with both color photos and black and white original catalog pages and advertisements. Included are backstamps, advertising, company information, and values for every piece. There is also a fascinating section on how dinnerware is made and a brief history of the American pottery industry. There is expanded coverage of some company histories. Some of the manufacturers represented include Bennington, California Potteries, Haeger, Hall, Hull, Pfaltzgraff, Purinton, Red Wing, Shawnee, Stangl, Steubenville, Homer Laughlin, Limoges, Paden City Pottery, Jackson China, and many more.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781574324297
Category : Ceramic tableware
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Jo Cunningham Jo Cunningham is back with an all-new, revised edition of her bestselling Collector's Encyclopedia of American Dinnerware. In this collector's encyclopedia, hundreds of pieces of American dinnerware are illustrated with both color photos and black and white original catalog pages and advertisements. Included are backstamps, advertising, company information, and values for every piece. There is also a fascinating section on how dinnerware is made and a brief history of the American pottery industry. There is expanded coverage of some company histories. Some of the manufacturers represented include Bennington, California Potteries, Haeger, Hall, Hull, Pfaltzgraff, Purinton, Red Wing, Shawnee, Stangl, Steubenville, Homer Laughlin, Limoges, Paden City Pottery, Jackson China, and many more.
Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks
Author: Ralph M. Kovel
Publisher: Random House Reference
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
You may be the owner of a valuable piece of porcelain or pottery, but the cryptic symbol on the underside of the piece may be your only clue to its value. Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks: 1850 to the Present will help you identify your pieces. Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks provides the quickest and easiest way for professional and amateur collectors to identify more than 3,500 American, European, and Oriental marks. The perfect companion to the Kovels' original best-seller, Kovels' Dictionary of Marks -- Pottery and Porcelain: 1650 to 1850 (still in print after more than 42 years and 41 printings), Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks is the most comprehensive reference for nineteenth- and twentieth-century marks. Together, the two volumes are an indispensable guide to porcelain and pottery marks of the last four centuries. Also available from Three Rivers Press, Kovels' Dictionary of Marks--Pottery & Porcelain: 1650 to 1850
Publisher: Random House Reference
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
You may be the owner of a valuable piece of porcelain or pottery, but the cryptic symbol on the underside of the piece may be your only clue to its value. Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks: 1850 to the Present will help you identify your pieces. Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks provides the quickest and easiest way for professional and amateur collectors to identify more than 3,500 American, European, and Oriental marks. The perfect companion to the Kovels' original best-seller, Kovels' Dictionary of Marks -- Pottery and Porcelain: 1650 to 1850 (still in print after more than 42 years and 41 printings), Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks is the most comprehensive reference for nineteenth- and twentieth-century marks. Together, the two volumes are an indispensable guide to porcelain and pottery marks of the last four centuries. Also available from Three Rivers Press, Kovels' Dictionary of Marks--Pottery & Porcelain: 1650 to 1850
Antiques Investigator
Author: Judith Miller
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780756650971
Category : Antiques
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"A joint production from DK and The Price Guide Company"--T.p. verso.
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780756650971
Category : Antiques
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"A joint production from DK and The Price Guide Company"--T.p. verso.
Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1328
Book Description
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1328
Book Description