Antiques & Collectibles | Schiffer Publishing

$49.95

From the flint tool to the stylus, from the quill pen to the fountain pen and felt-tip marker, this book invites one to develop anew or deepen one's love for beautiful old writing instruments. Hundreds of contemporary engravings, illustrations, advertisements,...

$69.95

From the end of the Civil War until the explosive popularity of the cigarette in the early twentieth century. the cigar was king. For the pleasure and convience of cigar smokers a wide variety of smoking accessories were manufactured, including...

$19.95

Historic valentines are popular collectibles themselves and within many other types of collections including comic characters, paper items, international themes, nursery rhymes and topical themes. From hand-made to manufactured, from fancy and romantic to cute and funny, there are valentines...

$59.95

Valuable new information on American Brilliant Cut Glass is presented in the Boggesses' most recent work, Diverse sources including 135 originals catalogs, patent records, magazine advertisements and personal interviews with people within the glass industry as well as collectors and...

$49.95

Mirrors dating from Egypt's New Kingdom, circa 1300 B.C., through the Art Nouveau movement at the beginning of the twentieth century A.D. are arranged in chronological groups to demonstrate the gradual development of artistic styles. The rich history of glass...

$29.95

Roy Rogers may have been Republic's "King of the Cowboys," but he was lesser nobility when it came to licensed merchandise. The "King of the Cowboy Merchandisers" was Hopalong Cassidy. In the three and one-half year period beginning in late...

$24.95

This handbook provides hundreds of clear color photographs and fascinating stories which reveal volumes about each fragrance, far beyond the size of the bottles. These miniature bottles are popular collectibles today and this useful book contains information to satisfy the...

$19.95

In 1982, ownership of Matchbox die cast toys, the most popular metal vehicles in the world, passed from Lesney to Universal. The toys produced under Universal's ownership are documented in this thorough text. It includes the vehicles and a wide...

$29.95

The joy and magic of Christmas are celebrated in this sumptuously illustrated, nostalgic pictorial exploration of old-fashioned Christmas. Nearly 1200 enchanting Christmas collectibles are reproduced in 262 large color plates. A new price guide by Robert Brenner, author of Christmas...

$29.95

Fostoria was a most remarkable glassd company and George Sakier(1897-1988) was a most remarkable designer of Fostoria glass. For over fifty years, through the Great Depression, Sakier sent classic and modern designs to Moundsville, West Virginia, where millions of delightful...

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A variety of oil company-related items from small "give-aways" to hundreds of colorful oil cans, globes, and signs are presented here. The products of major national companies like Gulf and Texaco share space with many smaller and specialized products of...

$39.95

The complete guide to the history of arcade games, from strength testers and fortune tellers to Pacman. Today, a sense of nostalgia and the irresistible urge to play have combined to make arcade memorabilia and antique arcade games one of...

$59.95

Being on the migrational flyway for ducks and geese, the upper Chesapeake Bay has long been a center for waterfowl hunting. Where there is hunting, there are, of course, decoys. The area around Havre de Grace, Maryland has produced some...

$35.00

A classic in the field, this book is the first comprehensive account of historic Pueblo pottery Working without the use of the potter's wheel, the Pueblo Indians in the American Southwest created beautiful ceramic ware for both utilitarian and ceremonial...

$19.95

Among the least known of collectibles, tobacco tags are truly part of our American history and culture. Most of these beautiful little pieces of art are over 100 years old and come in various sizes and shapes, many very colorful....

$29.95

The bygone tools and products of America's drugstores are illustrated in color and described, from apothecary jars to patent medicines and mortars and pestles to leech jars, and more. From the earliest days of the Americans colonies the apothecary has...

$16.95

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,...

$95.00

The late phase of Sandwich Glass manufacturing is presented with detailed scholarship, primary research, and hundreds of vivid color photographs of the antique pieces. The story of this most prominent Massachusetts glass company is told here in all its phases...

$59.95

American cut glass of the 1876 to 1916 period with vital information collectors need to identify, select, and evaluate cut glass. The foremost experts on cut glass of the 1876 to 1916 period, Bill and Louise Boggess, have brought together...

$24.95

A book that will guide you when you are in the process of buying or appraising Sandwich glass is the most important tool you can own. This book is one of a series of guide books that describes every type...

$16.95

This book is a wonderful romp through the history of the cat seen through antiquities and collectibles. From the pharaohs to Felix, Purrrfection takes the reader on the cat's journey from the status of god to devil and its climb...

$29.95

Although advertising has a history that goes back thousands of years, it is the Americans who have made it into an art form. Advertisements were put on everything from pocket mirrors to memo pads, the sides of barns to the...

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Highly collectible household objects designed and signed by name artists of the 1950s and 1960s are presented here. The artists have become well known: Georges Briard, Sascha Brastoff, Mark Bellaire, Frances and Michael Higgins, and others. The modern styles of...