Book Collectible Kitchen Antiques 1790-1940 Approximately 750 black-and-white photographs with identifying captions highlight this comprehensive pictorial guide which cover

KITCHEN ANTIQUES 1790-1940. By Kathryn McNerney, Collector Books, KY, 1991.

From tinware to stoneware, baskets to woodenware items, this book is an invaluable reference for the identification and valuation of antique kitchen ware items.

8.5 in. x 11 in. softback in very good+ condition. 223 pages.

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Rare Illustrated Book Antique Cast Iron Trivets Vol. 1 This rare out-of-print book pictures and describes 223 antique cast iron trivets.

TRIVETS - BOOK 1 by Dick Hankenson, Wallace-Homestead Book Company, IA, 1972.

Black-and-white photographs have identifying captions with pattern name, maker and date when known, scarcity, and value [1972]. The book discusses how trivets were made, and a comprehensive index leads the reader to the various trivet types (e.g. brass, cast iron, children’s trivets, hand wrought, laundry, platter, stove pipe, tile, Tailor’s goose, wire, wooden, and odd trivets and core makers tools). Patterns are endless – geometric designs, spiders, stars, anchors, flowers, hearts, good luck, lacy, tree of life, leaves, animals of all kinds, snails, and more. This rare book is a collector’s item in itself and an invaluable resource reference work for the collector or dealer of antique trivets.

6 in. x 9 in. spiral bound softback in very good condition. 107 pages.

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Rare Book American Antique Wall Match Holders Illustrated in black-and-white, this rare out-of-print provides an in-depth pictorial survey of

ANTIQUE AMERICAN WALL MATCH HOLDERS. By Betty Rimalover, Stonybrook Associates, NJ, 1976.

This extremely rare book is a collector’s item in itself. In addition to illustrating approximately 60 different types of match holders with identifying captions, this book reviews the history, patents, and various types of match holders including iron, wood, ceramic, glass, and papier-mâché. This rare book is a collector’s item in itself and an invaluable reference for the serious collector, dealer, or historian of antique wall match holders.

8 in. x 8 in. softback in very good condition. 32 pages.

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Rare Out-of-Print Book Antique Graniteware Kitchenware Profusely illustrated in black-and-white, this rare out-of-print book is an in-depth pictorial guide to antique graniteware.

GRANITEWARE – COLLECTORS’ GUIDE WITH PRICES by Vernagene Vogelzang and Evelyn Welch, Wallace-Homestead Book Co., Penn., 1981/1987.

The concisely rich narrative reviews by chapter: Graniteware: What It Is; Early Experiments and Patents; Graniteware Manufacturers, Retailers, Jobbers and Labels; How It Was Made; The Appeal; The Problems; What Happened to Graniteware; Care and Repair; Illustrated Price Guide - baby accessories, bath accessories, batter cake utensils, breadmaking utensils, buckets and trays, candlesticks, coffeepots, colanders, cups, cuspidors, dinner buckets, funnels, graters and salt boxes, invalid aids, ladles, skimmers and turners, Lids, Manufacturers, Labels and Advertising, measures, milk and cream utensils, miscellaneous, Molds, Muffin Pans, Pewter Trimmed Pieces, picnic sets, pitchers, platters and bowls, pots and pans, relics, scoops, skillets, stoves, teakettles, teapots, toys, utensil racks, washing aids, and washstands. Illustrated in color and mostly black-and-white, this book is a collector’s item in itself and would make a wonderful addition to the permanent library of the collector, dealer or historian of graniteware.

8.5 in. x 11 in. softback in very good condition. 139 pages.

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