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| 17001 | Early Iron Ware |
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Description: Fireplates, cooking utensils, fireplace equipment, doorstops, trivets, book ends, desk and paper weights, iron banks, iron toys, flat irons. |
| 16557 | 300 Years of Housekeeping Collectibles |
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| 12942 | Rural New England Furniture: People, Place, and Production |
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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. |
| 12576 | Identifying Antique Silver |
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Description: Guide to identify silver; illustrates and describes 120 pieces of silver, divided by types. |
| 12859 | Early American Decoration |
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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. |
| 17002 | Antique Woodstoves: Artistry in Iron |
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| 12578 | Sewing Tools and Trinkets |
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| 12842 | Collector’s Encyclopedia of Pattern Glass |
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Description: A guide to identifying early American pressed glass patterns, grouped according to "molded characteristics" such as circles, diamonds, flowers. |
| 17222 | Kitchen Antiques 1790-1940 |
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| 12587 | Know Your Antiques |
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Description: How to recognize and evaluate any antique--large or small--like an expert. This is a general guide covering paper, glass, furniture, pottery and porcelain, clocks, and more. |
| 12841 | Kovel’s Dictionary of Marks: Pottery & Porcelain 1650 - 1850 |
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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. |
| 12959 | The Collectors’ Encyclopedia of Antiques |
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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 |
| 12857 | Two Hundred Years of American Blown Glass |
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Description: Gives the history of blown glassmaking from colonial days to othe modern period; covers tableware, flasks, molded glass, and more. |
| 17268 | Milk Glass Addenda |
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| 17242 | American Kitchen: 1700 to the present ; from hearth to high rise. |
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| 12956 | Handicrafts of New England |
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Description: Includes background of pilgrim and arts and craft handicrafts as well as woodworking, spinning, weaving, knitting, dying, pottery, carving, needlework, silversmithing, and more. |
| 13854 | Caring for Your Collections |
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Description: Preserving and protecting collectibles (paintings, stamps, books, photographs, etc.) |
| 17131 | Caring for Your Family Treasures: Heritage Preservation |
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| 12960 | Antiquing for Dummies |
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Description: Gives auction tips, questions to ask and antique dealer, signs of a valuable antique, flaws to watch out for, and more. |
| 17290 | The Star Amateur Electrician |
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| 17223 | Encyclopedia of Antique Tools and Machinery |
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| 17224 | American Family Farm Antiques |
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| 17244 | Complete Guide to Vintage Textiles |
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| 12843 | Bulfinch Anatomy of Antique China & Silver |
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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." |
| 12860 | The Book of American Clocks |
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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. |
