In 1940, the Baker Furniture Company of Holland and Grand Rapids, Michigan published a rich catalog of their fine, hand-finished 18th century reproduction furniture. It was filled with examples of their craft and with information about the sources of their designs. For the furniture designs in this catalog, whose images are basis of this new edition, Baker Furniture drew upon private collections, museums, and antiques dealers. In addition, they used vast company collection of 18th century furniture of Europe and America, collected by Hollis S. Baker, the son of the founder, Siebe Baker. The...

This book is the actual cruise book of CAG 86 which was originally published just after World War II. This quality, large format volume contains biographies of all VF, VBF, VB, VT and Air Group Combat personnel, as well as those serving on the USS Wasp. Included are photos of pilots in their aircraft, group portraits, and combat scenes.

The Herman Miller Furniture Company was devoted to manufacturing period reproduction furniture until pioneer industrial designer Gilbert Rohde walked into their Grand Rapids showroom in 1930. A devout modernist, Rohde convinced D.J. De Pree to focus on modern furniture throughout the 1930s, and to produce exclusively modern furniture by the time Rohde died in 1944. This exact reprint of the 1939 product catalog from the Herman Miller Archives is an historic document showing hundreds of Art Deco and other classic modern furniture designs, all by Rohde. His use of exotic veneers, tubular steel,...

Thousands of wonderful motifs will inspire graphic artists, designers, modelers, re-enactors and others seeking to add aristocratic visual flair to a project and create logotype. This rich selection of royalty-free imagery was drawn from historic reference works created to instruct and inspire woodblock printers and engravers, as well as families and institutions seeking to create their own family mottoes. The selection includes state seals, royal seals, coats-of-arms, college fraternity emblems, and societal emblems, each offering ideas for borders and thematic montages. Additionally, there...

Have you ever wondered why a leading regional brand of ice cream and tea calls itself Turkey Hill? Recalling more simplistic times when local milkmen made deliveries to the front door, Turkey Hill -- A Family Vision reveals the story behind a small Lancaster County, Pennsylvania dairy's growth from family farm to major manufacturer of ice cream and refrigerated teas. Fans of Turkey Hill products, collectors of Turkey Hill memorabilia, and local history buffs will all treasure nostalgic photographs from the past and colorful images of the present. Learn about the company's history, production...

This classic, definitive series continues with this volume on the legendary Tiger series. Spielberger, a leading expert in the field of German military vehicles, and Doyle, who created the scale drawings, present the various Tiger varieties from all sides in this richly illustrated technical documentation. As well as the Tiger I and II, also covered are: Jagdtiger, Elefant, Sturmmorser and other variants. The Tigerfibel is also included in full English translation. Over thirty years of intensive research have culminated in this volume.

"The longcase clock has been a part of the Englishman's home for some 300 years and has gained a place in his heart seldom if every achieved by any other domestic item. An example of its importance in family life is that it, with the bed and the house, was nearly always mentioned specifically in the will." In Derek Roberts's important new book, readers find a wealth of valuable information detailing the British origins, evolution, and wide range of longcase clocks that have been produced since the sixteenth century. In twenty chapters Mr. Roberts provides a detailed overview of many facets of...

This book offers a unique view of the Natter and other German rocket jet projects.

A reprint of the original 1886 catalog of bronzes from the House of Barbedienne is reproduced with original selling prices in French francs and dimensions plus the line drawings which depict many of these famous works. Barbedienne was one of the foremost French foundries for the production of bronze sculptures in the latter part of the Nineteenth Century.

The Pilots' Information File (PIF) was the standard reference for any general information required of USAAF pilots and flight engineers. The PIF covered items of a general nature that a combat flyer must know in order to fight an air war and survive.