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Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Granite Iron Ware Cook Book
Both a cookbook/housekeeping guide and an 1877 catalog of enameled iron cookware, this unusual book has practical, old fashioned food recipes as well as images of 99 different antique kitchen vessels and their value ranges today. With it, you can name, value and know the intended use for the enameled iron kitchen and toilet goods you find at antiques markets. Also, you can cook authentic meals (from soup to dessert) and preserve fresh fruit. This is a basic household guide your great-great grandmother may have used.
£7.62
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Indiana Cabinets
Stand-alone kitchen cabinets made of wood were manufactured in the United States about 1900-1940 by companies in the country's mid-west area. Boon, Hoosier, Kitchen Maid, McDougall, Napamee, Sellers and Wilson had catalogs and sales forces to promote their cabinet styles. This book includes catalog pages and color photos of existing models with detailed descriptions, dates, model numbers and values at today's market. Readers will learn to identify these cabinets and their variations.
£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Griswold Volume 2: Cast Iron, Porcelain, Aluminum
Old Griswold cast iron, aluminum and porcelain cookware is highly collected today because it still does its primary job well and is prolific at antiques markets. This guide presents the forms in many of their variations with approximate values to reflect today's markets. Lists of the pattern numbers and the duplicate numbers help to identify items you may find.
£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd 1800 Marks on American Pottery & Porcelain
The most common marks that appear on antique American ceramics in today's markets are presented in alphabetical order. Pottery factories from the 1840s to 1930s and beyond are included. Each hand-drawn mark shown with the factory name, address and date range.
£11.99
Schiffer Publishing Ltd A Price Guide to Rookwood
Rookwood art pottery was made in Cincinnati, Ohio, from 1880 until 1967, producing forms that feature delicate colors fired at low kiln temperatures. Pieces are eagerly sought by collectors today and continue to influence contemporary art potters. In this guide 251 color and 166 black and white photographs show hundreds of vases, plaques, bowls, bookends, lamps, tea tiles, and more, with estimated price ranges to reflect the art market.
£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Collectible Lanterns: A Price Guide
Lanterns shown here were designed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to light primarily homes, barns, railroad sidings, and maritime locations. The images shown were compiled from patent drawings from 1871 and 1872 as well as sales catalogs dating from 1894 to 1922. Today, many people collect and own lanterns without knowing their history. This book sheds light on their styles, manufacturers, variations, and value ranges on today's market.
£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Collectors Encyclopedia of Toys - Banks: Cast Iron, Tin Wind-up, Autos & More with prices
Antique toys and banks continue to fascinate people worldwide. Here are cherished old toys shown, described, dated and evaluated for today's market. Made of tin, cast iron and composition, they include wind-ups, boats, trains, trucks, horse-drawn styles and bell toys. 100 catalog pages have drawings, full descriptions and original prices.
£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Diamond 1 Perfume Bottles Price Guide: and other Drugstore Ware
222 different glass perfume bottles, 81 peg stoppers, and 91 various jars made 1910 to 1925 by Diamond Glass shown in clear drawings. Includes glass mould numbers, sizes available, weight per gross, and estimated prices without lables. Original labels on bottles will bring considerably more.
£8.21
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Sterling Silver, Silverplate, and Souvenir Spoons
Antique household items made from silver, both sterling and plated, fill these pages in over 1300 engravings from period catalogs. Detailed descriptions include pattern names and numbers, special features, and values lists. Many collecitble souvenir spoons are shown along with table items from ash trays to wine coolers. The decorative tastes of a hundred years ago are represented in these images.
£11.99
Schiffer Publishing Ltd 1100 Marks on Foreign Pottery & Porcelain
The most common marks found on antique ceramics, 1600s to 1900s, hand-drawn and with identification and dates used. These are the marks that appear in today's market under ordinary conditions. Includes America before 1890, Austria, Belgium, Bohemia, China, England, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. Short entries give factory histories with names of relevant people and explanations of date markings.
£9.99
