Kitsch for the kitchen is cool and this book covers a golden era for culinary design. Enter and enjoy gadgets and glasses, table accessories and textiles, furniture and fruit bowls, cookbooks, canisters, clocks, cookie jars...just about anything you can imagine and collect. This newly revised book will help you expand your knowledge of the era. Its color photographs of nearly 400 items will assist you in identifying your collectibles and will be invaluable in pricing them. This book will help you understand what all the fuss is about, and catch the spirit of fun and excitement.
Kitsch for the kitchen is cool and this book covers a golden era for culinary design. Enter and enjoy gadgets and glasses, table accessories and texti...
When science and post-war lighting designers married, the modern housewife of the 1950s suddenly had an incredible array of weird and wild fixtures to choose from. New materials and production techniques developed during World War II, and a new attitude following it, collided to create the lamps we hate to love. Revisit lamp patterns like amoeba, starburst, atomic, and, of course, the indomitable lava lamp. Page through great figural TV lamps and a generous sampling of floor lamps and table lamps of all shapes and sizes in brass, plaster, Lucite, and ceramics. Each lamp is illustrated in full...
When science and post-war lighting designers married, the modern housewife of the 1950s suddenly had an incredible array of weird and wild fixtures to...
Collecting of black memorabilia continues as an area of growing interest, attracting new collectors every day. It includes everything from household figures to artifacts from slavery, and covers both the stereotype and the reality of the black experience in America. In a recent Wall Street Journal article, Jeanette Carson, a pioneer of black memorabilia, estimated that "of the 30,000 collectors of black memorabilia, the majority are black. "This is a way of preserving a heritage and educating a new generation about how things were." In her second book on Black Memorabilia, one of America's...
Collecting of black memorabilia continues as an area of growing interest, attracting new collectors every day. It includes everything from household f...
In 1961, after 55 years of the family-style leadership of a private company, Planters Nut and Chocolate Company was acquired by Standard Brands, but continues to produce a great number of advertising premiums. These "newer" items of Planters memorabilia are presented here, including those surrounding its involvement in auto racing and golf tournaments and the promotional items surrounding Mr Peanut's 75th birthday in 1991. This is a companion volume to Planters Peanut Collectibles: 1906-1961. Over 500 color photographs illustrate the items, and the captions include vital information for the...
In 1961, after 55 years of the family-style leadership of a private company, Planters Nut and Chocolate Company was acquired by Standard Brands, but c...
This new book explores liberating designs that the age of plastic has brought to kitchen items, toys, furniture, appliances, jewelry, and more. Over 350 items are illustrated in full color. They include a concise description and a value in today's marketplace. The passion for collecting plastic has continued to grow. What was once seen as commonplace is now looked at with nostalgia and an eye for its design. Besides, collecting plastics is fun. The colors, shapes, and design delight the eye and will add to one's personal appearance or to the decor of the home. The information and photographs...
This new book explores liberating designs that the age of plastic has brought to kitchen items, toys, furniture, appliances, jewelry, and more. Over 3...
Not only is the kitchen the center of the home, it is also a place that encourages great designs and inventions. This is why it is such an exciting field for collectors. Some specialize in gadgets, some in ceramics, plastic, or cast iron. Others seek salt & pepper shakers, electric appliances, or aluminum ware. All will find this new book delightful and fun. Jan Lindenberger has gathered together an eclectic and excellent collection of kitchen objects dating from 1890 to the 1970s. All are illustrated in beautiful full-color photographs with vital information and current market values. This...
Not only is the kitchen the center of the home, it is also a place that encourages great designs and inventions. This is why it is such an exciting fi...
It is difficult to overestimate the impact of plastics on our modern way of living. A quick look at your surroundings will give you the idea. Almost everywhere you look you will see them. Kitchen items, jewelry, radios, flooring, car parts, toys, furniture: plastics can be used for almost anything, and they have been. It is not surprising, then, that plastics are a rapidly growing area of collecting. Here is a field guide for the collector; written by one of America's foremost dealers, it presents over 500 items illustrated in full color, with helpful background material, descriptions, and a...
It is difficult to overestimate the impact of plastics on our modern way of living. A quick look at your surroundings will give you the idea. Almost e...
Those who grew up in the mid-20th century share many common memories. They had the same teen idols, wore the same groovy clothes, and played with the same toys, thanks to TV commercials. This book has brought out the sentimental streak in all of those people, and has fascinated collectors and students of popular culture. Now in its new and improved second edition, it includes clothing, toys, games, teen magazines, and furniture in color photos with important information and newly updated values. It is a useful book for collectors...and cool
Those who grew up in the mid-20th century share many common memories. They had the same teen idols, wore the same groovy clothes, and played with the ...
An avid group of loyal collectors, spanning generations and races, cant get enough of these rare and quirky antiques. Now in its fourth edition, this indispensable field guide provides many additional objects and completely updated values for a culinary tour of popular kitchen collectibles featuring black characterizations. The captions and text contain information about the sizes and approximate dating of the hundreds of pieces shown, and give tips on avoiding the fraudulent reproductions that increasingly plague the market. Items illustrated and documented include cookie jars, cups and...
An avid group of loyal collectors, spanning generations and races, cant get enough of these rare and quirky antiques. Now in its fourth edition, this ...
