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Pocket Matchsafes
Sanders, W.Eugene; Sanders, Christine C.
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Description for Pocket Matchsafes
Paperback. Safe places to store and carry wooden matches, pocket size matchsafes are presented as a microcosm of life and art from their heydays from 1840 to 1920. Each is described with details of its pertinent artist, patentee, manufacturer, materials, construction, and value, all complementing the brief and conversational general text. Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, 398 color photos. BIC Classification: WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 220 x 15. Weight in Grams: 994.
Are you interested in matchsafes, breweriana, orientalia, fraternal orders, black memorabilia, Native Americans, royalty and politicians, risquŠ themes, sports, advertising, heraldry, gambling, and late-nineteenth and early twentieth century art forms? One medium that has captured all the above is matchsafes, presented here as a microcosm of life and art from 1840 to 1920. Nearly 2,000 matchsafes have been captured in exquisite detail in 398 color photographs by Gordon Deas. Each is described with details of its pertinent artist, patentee, manufacturer, materials, construction, and value, all complementing the brief and conversational general text. This definitive book is organized according to these ... Read more
Are you interested in matchsafes, breweriana, orientalia, fraternal orders, black memorabilia, Native Americans, royalty and politicians, risquŠ themes, sports, advertising, heraldry, gambling, and late-nineteenth and early twentieth century art forms? One medium that has captured all the above is matchsafes, presented here as a microcosm of life and art from 1840 to 1920. Nearly 2,000 matchsafes have been captured in exquisite detail in 398 color photographs by Gordon Deas. Each is described with details of its pertinent artist, patentee, manufacturer, materials, construction, and value, all complementing the brief and conversational general text. This definitive book is organized according to these ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
Schiffer Book for Collectors Series
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764303241
SKU
V9780764303241
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About Sanders, W.Eugene; Sanders, Christine C.
Husband and wife team W. Eugene Sanders, a physician, and Christine Sanders, a microbiologist, collect matchsafes at antique shows and flea markets worldwide and from their home in Fremont, Nebraska.
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