Rare Book Antique Cast Iron Doorstops incl. Prices Illustrated with over 350 color photographs picturing over 750 different antique cast iron doorstops, this rare out-of-print book is a classic reference on this collectible item. A collector’s item in itself, this book is an invaluable reference for the identification and valuation [date of publication] of antique doorstops.

DOORSTOPS by Jeanne Bertoia, Collector Books, KY, 1985/1989.

Chapter coverage includes a broad-based introduction with a history and classification of doorstops. Subsequent chapters, aimed directly at collectors, deal with the following topics: detecting reproductions, rating doorstops, factors affecting prices, care and preservation, history, manufacturers and designers, and catalog pages from Albany NY, 1924, advertising many doorstops. Pictured in color photos are doorstops divided according to subject: ordinary people, animals, the garden, the home, and a miscellaneous category. A quick-reference index rounds out this thorough and beautifully illustrated collector’s guide.

5.3 in. x 8.25 in. softback in very good condition. 175 pages.

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Scarce Book American Antique Cast Wrought Ironware Given over 200 black-and-white photo plates with identifying captions, this early out-of-print book pictures and identifies

EARLY AMERICAN IRONWARE - Cast and Wrought. By Henry J. Kauffman, Charles E. Tuttle Co. 1966.

This early text is considered one of the most authoritative texts on this subject. Profusely illustrated, the author reviews the history, manufacturing, and production of antique iron. He describes not only what was made but also how it was made, delving into the crafts concerned. Separate chapters, in fact, are devoted to blacksmiths, whitesmiths, farriers, edge tollmakers, cutlers, locksmiths, gunsmiths, nailers, wheelwrights, and tinsmiths. This book's 18-page index refers to 362 persons, 82 places, and 102 establishments, organizations, and institutions which emphasizes the depth of research gone into this scholarly study of EARLY AMERICAN IRONWARE. Representative examples of this ware are pictured and described in-depth. If you are a collector or dealer of antique ironware, you will enjoy having this text as a part of your permanent library. For other out-of-print reference books on antique copper, pewter, iron, silver, etc., please go to our eBay store or our RefBookMan website.

8.8 in. x 11 in. hardback with dust cover in protective plastic sleeve in very good condition. 166 pages.

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Enameled Granite Ware Shapes Colors Values / Book Profusely illustrated in color, this early-out-of-print book pictures and identifies over a thousand different examples of antique graniteware.

THE COLLECTOR’S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GRANITE WARE: COLORS, SHAPES AND VALUES by Helen Greguire, Collector Books, KY, 1990.

Here is a collector’s identification and pricing guide to Granite Ware. Contents include a definition of Granite Ware, patterns and color descriptions, shades of color, enameling types, ware names and makers, how to determine the new Granite Ware and advice on cleaning, care and preservation.

27 sections provide wonderful color plates showing over 1,000 examples of Granite Ware, everything from plates, bowls, pitchers, kettles, baking pans to wash basins, advertising and cross collectibles items, roasters, household cleaning items and decorative items such as vases and ash trays. An interesting section deals with children’s items and miniatures, while another deals with rare and surprising novelties. The index is a chart of prices and rarity estimates cross-referenced to the photo sections. This is a thorough presentation, beautifully photographed, and an essential reference work for collectors of Granite Ware items.

8.75 in. x 11.25 in. color-imprinted hardback in very good condition. 414 pages.

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Antique Enamel Granite Ware + Prices / Scarce Book Profusely illustrated in black and white, this early out-of-print book is an in-depth definitive guide to antique kitchen granite ware including information on marks and values.

GRANITE WARE – COLLECTORS’ GUIDE WITH PRICES – BOOK II by Vernagene Vogelzang and Evelyn Welch, Wallace Homestead Book Co., Penn., 1986.

Lavishly illustrated in color and black-and-white, this text covers by chapter: Early Experiments and Patents; Granite Ware Manufacturers, Jobber, and Retailers (History of the St. Louis Stamping Co. and Manufacturers); Labels and Trademarks; How It Was Made; How It Was Assembled; How It Was Decorated; Care and Repair; Decorating with Granite Ware; What Happened to Granite Ware; Illustrated Price Guide (Toys and Children’s Items, Advertising, Cooking, Serving, Household Items, and Manning-Bowman); Bibliography; and About the Authors. This scarce book is a collector’s item in itself – coupled with Book I, this text completes an invaluable set of reference source material on granite ware.

8.5 in. x 11 in. softback in very good condition (back of cover has 3 in. corner crease). 158 pages.

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Rare Book Antique Advertising Tin Cans Illustrated in color and black-and-white, this rare out-of-print book provides an in-depth pictorial survey of antique tin cans. 'From the tin-plated canisters of the 1800s to the art nouveau designs of the 1920s to the pop art cans of Andy Warhol to the beer craze of the 1970s – [this book] covers over 150 years of the history and art of packaging in tins.' Covered are coffee and tea tins, cocoa and spice tins, peanut tins, English biscuit tines, vegetable tins, cosmetic and pharmaceutical tins, talcum power tins, tobacco tins, sample tins, story tins, store bins, beer cans, peanut butter pails, and more.

THE TIN CAN BOOK - The Can as Collectible Art, Advertising Art & High Art by Hyla M. Clark, New American Library, NY, 1977.

Over 250 tins are pictured and described in this book which will fascinate the tin can collector, the artist, the historian.

8.25 in. x 10 in. softback in very good condition. 128 pages.

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