In this one essential volume, Barbara Mauzy covers many categories of non-electrical kitchen collectibles from the 1920s through the 1950s. Over 1,100 photographs depict the ingenuity and creativity of the makers of kitchenware during this period. Values, guides to the more popular designs and colors, manufacturing information, and general tips on collecting make this the complete guide for anyone interested in these colorful and inventive gadgets, tools, and dinnerware items.

The Complete Book of Kitchen Collecting: With Values (Schiffer Book for Collectors With Value Guide)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Mauzy, Barbara E.

Antiques & Collectibles

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Popular in the 1930s and 1940s, Bakelite has again become a material of choice for many collectors, and this is the informative guide that Bakelite enthusiasts have been waiting for! Barbara E. Mauzy provides a definitive look at Bakelite with almost 600 full-color photographs of thousands of pieces, including their descriptions and values. More than 40 categories of kitchenware are presented in this appealing volume that covers gadgets, flatware, napkin rings, children's utensils, and even some non-kitchen examples too colorful and fun to miss. This is the one, indispensable source of information on dating, manufacturers, and designs that is an absolute must for the dealer, the collector, even the non-collector., 573 color photos, 8 1/2" x 11", Price Guide

Bakelite in the Kitchen (A Schiffer Book for Collectors)

A great book just got better. Here is the all-inclusive pocket-sized guide to Depression Glass you have seen in back pockets at flea markets, antique malls, and glass shows everywhere, now with color photographs! More than 140 patterns of Depression Glass, Fire King, and more are covered in one place, with accurate prices for every color and piece, and reproduction information. To help with identification, there are new color photos of each pattern. Collectors and dealers alike will find this easy-to-use, authoritative book the tool needed to buy and sell Depression Glass. The values are carefully researched and the book is designed to withstand the heavy use it will receive. Space is provided for collector's inventories, information about glass events is included, as well as an up-to-date price guide. This is an indispensable book for collectors--don't leave home without it.

Mauzy's Comprehensive Handbook of Depression Glass Prices

Arts & Photography

Mauzy, Jim

History & Criticism

Corning's PYREX glass is one of the most popular and easily recognized lines of glassware on the collectors' market today. The PYREX story is presented with over 400 beautiful color photographs of thousands of pieces of this durable glassware, along with historic catalog pages and advertisements. Ovenware, FLAMEWARE, colorful later styles, laboratory glass, and more are presented in an easy-to-use format. Barbara Mauzy uses her expertise on kitchen and glass collecting to provide a friendly, accurately valued reference book that collectors and dealers will find both pleasurable to read and invaluable to consult often., Over 400 color photos, 8 1/2" x 11", Price Guide

Pyrex : The Unauthorized Collector's Guide

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However depressing the Depression Era may have been, the manufacturers of glassware did their best to add color to people's lives. The kitchens of America were awash in blue, green, pink, and golden glasswares, not to mention the opaque hues of Jadite, Delphite, and milk glass. Prominent among them were the milk glass spice shakers shown in this book. They are avidly collected today with lithographed (no decals) apples, birds, butterflies, cherries, cattails, dogs, Dutch motifs, flowers, fruit baskets, hats, figures, leaves, Mexican motifs, musketeers, Niagara Falls, sailboats, and more. For Depression glass collectors and shaker collectors alike, this is a valuable addition to the available literature. Hundreds of shakers are presented in 119 beautiful photographs. Prices are provided for each shaker, with check-off boxes to record additions to your collection. This book will delight and inform.

Depression Era Kitchen Shakers (A Schiffer Book for Collectors)

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Decorated peanut butter glasses were made in the 1950s to sell commercially produced peanut butter. The glasses were printed with colorful painted images of flowers, birds, dogs, and specialty images. Most of the images were identified by a label, such as the name of the flower depicted. Their bright colors have attracted a host of collectors. Here is the long-awaited 2nd edition of the ever-popular Peanut Butter Glasses! This expanded edition features more than 100 previously unlisted peanut butter glasses and an extensive look at peanut butter glasses manufactured by companies other than Boscul. Most importantly, current values are provided for these beautiful glasses that are clearly pictured in full color. Check off boxes assist collectors in maintaining personal inventories! New information, new tumblers, and new prices...all in this new 2nd edition! This book catalogs the known decorations by showing both front and back views of each glass. Nearly 1100 color photographs and identifying text tell the whole story. The pictures are arranged alphabetically and a value range is supplied with each piece for easy reference.

Peanut Butter Glasses: Revised & Expanded 2nd Edition (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

Among today's favorite glass collectibles are the decorative containers that once held sour cream. From the late 1940s through the early 1990s sour cream was marketed in glasses having pry-off tops. After removing the lid and consuming the contents, one had a lovely, decorative tumbler to use and enjoy for free. This successful packaging strategy has left a remarkable array of glassware that is durable, colorful, and highly collectible. Here is the historical information, along with a value guide presented in an easy-to-use format complete with check-off boxes to easily maintain a collection. Barabara E. Mauzy again presents a useful, useable book that dealers and collectors alike will find to be an invaluable tool. If you enjoy kitchen collectibles this book belongs in your library.

Sour Cream Glasses

Before plastic handles and asbestos oven mitts retrieving items from a hot oven was difficult and moving a hot kettle could be hazardous. What options were there? Pot holders! During the 1940s and 1950s, hand crocheted pot holders became an artistic staple in kitchens across America. From simple circles to recognizable objects, mothers and grandmothers created pot holders to use, to give away, and to sell at bazaars. In this colorful book, Gay &amp; Gifty Pot Holders, hundreds of examples are pictured, explained, dated, and priced. Collectors and dealers alike will appreciate the comprehensive look at an art form few know how to create, but so many enjoy collecting. 260 color photos illustrate a wide variety of pot holders, and concise captions provide information and current values. Whether you buy pot holders to use, display, keep, or sell, you will appreciate Barbara Mauzy's thoroughness on another aspect of kitchen collecting.

Gay & Gifty Pot Holders

If you buy, sell, or decorate with vintage kitchen equipment, this book will become indispensable. Thousands of vintage kitchen collectibles are presented in over 120 color photographs filled with related groupings. Red, black, green, pink, yellow, turquoise, and blue kitchenware is explored in settings that include vintage fabrics, glassware, Bakelite, wooden-handled tools, tinware, and so much more! You will recognize many of the brand names, such as Fire-King, PYREX*r, and Lustro-Ware. The groupings illustrate the compatibility of mixing materials, objects, and styles to create harmonious arrangements for display. Also included are tips for finding and caring for your vintage kitchen treasures. Invaluable as a reference, this book will delight the senses with page after page of colorful vintage kitchen collectibles to inspire your own creativity. Manufacturing details, size, specifications, and values for each piece are all included in the captions.

Kitchen Treasures (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

More popular than ever, Corning's PYREX*r is one of the most recognized and collected of vintage kitchen glass. Ovenware, FLAMEWARE, colorful later additions, laboratory glass, and more are presented in an organized format in this revised and expanded 3rd edition. In this edition, Barbara Mauzy has added a chapter to include pattern names, with more than eighty additional full-color photographs. Even if you own a previous edition of PYREX*r, The Unauthorized Guide for Collectors, this indispensable third edition will become an integral addition to your personal library.

Pyrex: The Unauthorized Collector's Guide

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