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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
17290The Star Amateur Electrician
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Antiques
  • Other, Electricity
  • Johnson Smith Co
  • n.d.
17268Milk Glass Addenda
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Antiques
  • Other, Glassware
  • Warman, Edwin G.
  • E.G. Warman Publishing Co
  • 1966
17244Complete Guide to Vintage Textiles
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Antiques
  • Other, Textiles
  • Kurella, Elizabeth
  • Krause Publications
  • 1999
17242American Kitchen: 1700 to the present ; from hearth to high rise.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Antiques
  • Other, Cookery
  • Other, History
  • Other, Kitchens
  • Plante, Ellen M.
  • Facts on File
  • 1995
17238Early American Pressed Glass
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Antiques
  • Other, Glassware
  • Lee, Ruth Webb
  • Ruth Webb Lee
  • 1931
17228Dating Fabrics: A Color Guide 1800-1960
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Antiques
  • Other, Quilting
  • Other, Textiles
  • Trestain, Eileen Jahnke
Description:
Fabric styles throughout the years
17224American Family Farm Antiques
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Agriculture
  • Other, Antiques
  • Other, Tools & implements
  • Clemens, Terri
  • Krause Publications
  • 1994
17223Encyclopedia of Antique Tools and Machinery
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Antiques
  • Other, Carpentry
  • Other, Tools & implements
  • Wendel, C.H.
  • Krause Publications
  • 2001
17222Kitchen Antiques 1790-1940
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Antiques
  • Other, Cookery
  • Other, Kitchens
  • McNerney, Kathryn
  • Collector Books
  • 1991
17131Caring for Your Family Treasures: Heritage Preservation
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Antiques
  • Other, Preservation
  • Jane S. Long and Richard W. Long
  • Harry N. Abrams
  • 2000
17002Antique Woodstoves: Artistry in Iron
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Antiques
  • Other, Stoves
  • Curtis, Will and Jane
  • Cobblesmith
  • 1974
17001Early Iron Ware
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Antiques
  • Other, Ironware
  • Smith, Elmer L.
  • Applied Arts Publishers
  • 1971
Description:
Fireplates, cooking utensils, fireplace equipment, doorstops, trivets, book ends, desk and paper weights, iron banks, iron toys, flat irons.
16557300 Years of Housekeeping Collectibles
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Antiques
  • Other, Home economics
  • Franklin, Linda Campbell
  • Books Americana
  • 1992
13854Caring for Your Collections
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Antiques
  • Other, Baskets
  • Other, Masks
  • Other, Paintings
  • Other, Photographs
  • Other, Textiles
  • Schultz, Arthur W., ed.
  • Harry N. Abrams
  • 1992
Description:
Preserving and protecting collectibles (paintings, stamps, books, photographs, etc.)
12960Antiquing for Dummies
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Antiques
  • Zoglin, Ron and Deborah Shouse
  • IDG Books Worldwide
  • 1999
Description:
Gives auction tips, questions to ask and antique dealer, signs of a valuable antique, flaws to watch out for, and more.
12959The Collectors’ Encyclopedia of Antiques
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Antiques
  • Phillips, Phoebe, ed.
  • Crown Publishers
  • 1973
Description:
Covers arms and armour, bottles and boxes, carpets and rugs, ceramics, clocks, watches and barometers, embroidery and needlework, furniture, glass, jewellery, metalwork, musical instruments, Netsuke and Inro, pewter, scientific instruments, silver, and toys and automata; gives historical and technical information, glossary, maintenance and repair, books for further reading, and list of museum collections for each section
12956Handicrafts of New England
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Antiques
  • Other, Handicrafts
  • Other, New England
  • Eaton, Allen H.
  • Harper Bros.
  • 1949
Description:
Includes background of pilgrim and arts and craft handicrafts as well as woodworking, spinning, weaving, knitting, dying, pottery, carving, needlework, silversmithing, and more.
12942Rural New England Furniture: People, Place, and Production
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Antiques
  • Other, Furniture
  • Other, New England
  • Benes, Peter, ed.
  • Boston Univ.
  • [1998]
Description:
The Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife Annual Proceedings 1998, a collection of articles on subjects such as "Repairs versus Deception on Essex County Cupboards," "Cabinetmaking Practices...", and about such people as Capt. Abraham Knowlton, William Lloyd, Amzi Chapin; and places such as Worcester County, Mass.; Sterling, Mass.
12860The Book of American Clocks
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Antiques
  • Other, Clocks & watches
  • Palmer, Brooks
  • MacMillan Company
  • 1950
Description:
Gives background of clock and watch making in America; illustrates types of clocks and watches; gives list of makers and information about them. Also gives a brief history of American timekeeping.
12859Early American Decoration
  • Publication, Book
  • Object, Art
  • Other, Antiques
  • Brazer, Esther Stevens
  • Clarence W. Brazer
  • 1947
Description:
Gives information about the techniques of decorating early American furniture, walls, tinware, etc. and also gives instructions about how to do that oneself. Covers stenciling, applying gold leaf, japanning, oil-painted boxes and chests Envelope inside front cover contains cut stencils.
12857Two Hundred Years of American Blown Glass
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Antiques
  • Other, Glassware
  • McKearin, Helen and George S.
  • Doubleday
  • 1950
Description:
Gives the history of blown glassmaking from colonial days to othe modern period; covers tableware, flasks, molded glass, and more.
12844Sterling Silver Flatware: For Dining Elegance 2nd Edition
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Antiques
  • Other, Silverware
  • Osterberg, Richard
  • Schiffer Publishing Co.
  • 1999
Description:
"Serving implements" arranged by category, e.g., teaspoons, butter knives; place pieces, place settings, and serving pieces are shown.
12842Collector’s Encyclopedia of Pattern Glass
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Antiques
  • Other, Glassware
  • McCain, Mollie Helen
  • Collector Books
  • 1998
Description:
A guide to identifying early American pressed glass patterns, grouped according to "molded characteristics" such as circles, diamonds, flowers.
12843Bulfinch Anatomy of Antique China & Silver
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Antiques
  • Other, Silverware
  • Structures, Factory, Pottery
  • Forrest, Tim
  • Little Brown & Co.
  • 1998
Description:
An introduction to "the silver and ceramic tablewares that have been used at the western dining table since the 16th century and to show the features that help identify their style, date, manufacturer, and country of origin."
12841Kovel’s Dictionary of Marks: Pottery & Porcelain 1650 - 1850
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Antiques
  • Structures, Factory, Pottery
  • Kovel, Ralph & Terry
  • Crown Publishers
  • 1995
Description:
An identification guide to American, English, and European porcelain arranged by factory marks according to their shapes, e.g., letters or words or by shapes such as animals, circles, etc.