In 176 pages of gorgeuous color and black-and-white photographs, Nancy Schiffer pays homage to baskets as functional objets d'art and includes hundreds of pictures of baskets from all over the United States and some from aboard. This pictorial survey of splint, wicker and coil baskets will familiarize you with baskets used for storage, decorating, carrying, winnowing, gathering and trapping. A section on baskets in use for storage and or decoration provides decorating ideas for those who love the warmth and character provided by baskets. Revised and updated prices are included with the captions.

Baskets

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Schiffer,Nancy N

Antiques & Collectibles

Schiffer

Not only is the kitchen the center of the home, it is also a place that encourages great designs and inventions. This is why it is such an exciting field for collectors. Some specialize in gadgets, some in ceramics, plastic, or cast iron. Others seek salt &amp; pepper shakers, electric appliances, or aluminum ware. All will find this new book delightful and fun. Jan Lindenberger has gathered together an eclectic and excellent collection of kitchen objects dating from 1890 to the 1970s. All are illustrated in beautiful full-color photographs with vital information and current market values. This is an convenient and useful field guide that will fit nicely in pocket or purse. It is sure to be loved by all.

Fun Kitchen Collectibles: A Handbook & Price Guide

Lindenberger,Jan

Over 350 color photographs depict a magnificent array of fashion hats from the early 19th century to present day, including the earliest known American straw bonnet. The hats are presented chronologically according to primary materials; straw, felt, horsehair, feathers, silk, velvet, and flowers. Trends in hat designs, Hollywood style, Stetson hats, tips on collecting, and contemporary millinery are also discussed. The captions include specific details about each hat, as well as labels and information about the milliners. This useful reference includes a glossary, a detailed price reference, and index with photographs of designer labels. This beautiful book will be cherished by collectors, dealers, fashion connoisseurs, and everyone who simply loves hats!

Hats with Values

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Smith, Desire

Beauty, Grooming, & Style

Since the publication of A Scroll Saw Christmas woodworkers have been clamoring for more three-dimensional patterns to use on the scroll saw. Now here it is. 54 new patterns to transform into wonderful creations. The marvelous thing about these is that they look great even as they come off the saw...and with a little hand carving and a touch of paint they come to life. Frank includes a short step-by-step guide, illustrated with color photographs, to introduce the use of the scroll saw for 3-D work . There is also a color gallery with examples of many cut items, showing them in various states of finish, rough and carved, natural and painted. You could expect to pay many times the cost of this book for the patterns alone. This wonderful volume has all you need for a pleasurable and profitable 3-D experience.

54 3-D Scroll Saw Patterns: A Schiffer Book for Woodworkers

Pozsgai, Frank

Arts & Photography

This well-organized guide is recommended by the Button Society as a book that every button collector and dealer should own. The standard book in the field, it gives information to identify the age, material, and desirability of any button that may be found. It covers buttons of every imaginable type, price range and age. Its convenient size make it a perfect field guide, an easy reference for forays into antique stores, flea markets, and yard sales. The price guide is newly updated to reflect the current market.

Button Button: Identification and Price Guide

Osborne, Peggy Ann

The perfect vintage collectible is one with a beginning and an end, and yet still numerous enough to enable enthusiasts to build collections. Here's a comprehensive guide to just such a collectible. Coin operated trade stimulators and counter games got their start in the saloons of the 1880s. Things changed with the coming of the Prohibition and the disappearance of saloons in 1920. Checkout counters in stores, restaurants, and cigar shops became the primary locations, where these counter games helped stimulate trade. The Great Depression, followed by the Repeal of Prohibition in 1933 propelled the industry to new heights and prominent makers such as Groetchen Tool, Buckley, Bally, Pierce Tool, and many others were kept busy until the 1960s. You'll get to know all the makers and their machines by name, date, and appearance in this colorful collector's guide. Over 800 photos, detailed machine descriptions, manufacturer production data, and an interchangeable machine name list will make you an instant expert, ready for shows, auctions, and collector trading. The accompanying price guide will insure that you buy or sell smart and well. Plus, you'll enjoy every page for its interesting history and content in the most complete book on this subject to ever see print.

Guide to Vintage Trade Stimulators & Counter Games (A Schiffer Book for Collectors)

Computers & Technology

Bueschel, Dick

Computer Science

Bakelite jewelry was popular during The Depression because it was decorative, fun, and very affordable. Today, it is sought after and worn for the same reasons-except its affordability is rapidly changing. This book is designed to show off an extraordinary variety of this wonderfully colorful, always appealing, and sometimes startling jewelry, along with a sample of other objects through 420 color photos. It shows how to rate quality-good, better, best-and answers the many questions asked about Bakelite, from dealers' secrets to historical facts. The photos, the detailed information, and the indispensable price guide will provide beginner and connoisseur collector alike with all that is needed in the hunt for Bakelite.

Bakelite Jewelry: Good, Better, Best

Children's Books

Donna Wasserstrom

Leslie Piña

Activities, Crafts & Games

Since 1973 Michael Adler's first book, The Writing Machine, has been affectionately called "the bible of the typewriter enthusiast." The renowned typewriter expert's new book, is sure to stimulate the same enthusiasm all over again, bringing you new and as yet unpublished insights into the origins of the invention itself in a detailed history of the machine. Over 250 photographs illustrate this definitive text, which includes comprehensive directories of typewriter inventions, makes, and models, and a concise guide to their values with advice on buying and collecting. How much? When? Where? How good? How rare? Who? Why? If you are looking for answers to any or all of these questions, Antique Typewriters is the ultimate reference book for you - from the novice typewriter collector to "seasoned old hand" enthusiasts and historians.

Antique Typewriters: From Creed to QWERTY

Adler, Michael

American railroad history is filled with accounts of misadventure. Steam boilers blew up. Bridges collapsed under the weight of heavy engines. Locomotives crashed head-on because of signal failures. Passenger cars derailed, often with dire results. Lightly built wooden coaches splintered on impact, and the debris often ignited from the coals in the iron stoves used for heating. In the mid-nineteenth century American railroading was burgeoning--a growth too fast for safe operations. Despite the grim statistics of 19th and early 20th century train wrecks that resulted, one cannot help but find the photographs and public prints of the day interesting. When you pick up this wonderous book, you will have a hard time putting it down

Train Wrecks: A Pictorial History of Accidents on the Main Line

History

Reed, Robert C.

Americas

An impressive array of furniture, most never seen in print before, comprise this new study of American cabinetmakers and their furniture from the Victorian through the Modern eras. More than 500 photographs illustrate design elements that make this furniture distinctive and attractive to a wide audience today. From Rennaissance Revival to Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Modern forms, the furniture shown here has had an impact on the history of interior design worldwide.

Styles of American Furniture: 1860-1960 (A Schiffer Book for Collectors)

Dubrow, Richard and Eileen

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