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Silver Curios
Rainwater, Dorothy T.; Frank, Beryl
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Description for Silver Curios
Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors. Num Pages: 160 pages, 164 colour & 256 b/w photos. BIC Classification: WCR; WFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1184.
Antique silver objects made for specific uses often reside in curio cabinets but are little understood today. In the late 19th century, many unusual novelties were created for various purposes. In this new book, two experts of silver explain why and how they were used. Here are calling card receivers, cane handles, tussie mussies, perfumers, dresser sets, curling tongs, glove stretchers, ring trees, lorgnettes, skirt lifters...flasks, cigar cutters, mustache combs, watch stands...bodkins, sewing birds, hem gauges, needle cases, pin holders, spool knaves, thimbles...memo books, page turners, stamp boxes, bookmarks, paperweights, pen wipers, pounce pots...baby rattles, tongue cleaners, ear picks, medicine ... Read more
Antique silver objects made for specific uses often reside in curio cabinets but are little understood today. In the late 19th century, many unusual novelties were created for various purposes. In this new book, two experts of silver explain why and how they were used. Here are calling card receivers, cane handles, tussie mussies, perfumers, dresser sets, curling tongs, glove stretchers, ring trees, lorgnettes, skirt lifters...flasks, cigar cutters, mustache combs, watch stands...bodkins, sewing birds, hem gauges, needle cases, pin holders, spool knaves, thimbles...memo books, page turners, stamp boxes, bookmarks, paperweights, pen wipers, pounce pots...baby rattles, tongue cleaners, ear picks, medicine ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Series
Schiffer Book for Collectors
Number of Pages
160
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764308451
SKU
V9780764308451
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-2
About Rainwater, Dorothy T.; Frank, Beryl
Dorothy T. Rainwater is the leading authority on American silver and its makers. She has written ten important reference books about silver. Beryl Frank's column on local history appeared for ten years in a weekly newspaper; she wrote about antiques in a monthly column for Sater's Antique News in Pennsylvania.
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