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Woo hoo! Here, at long last, is a guide to the ever-expanding world
of collectibles inspired by America's longest-running animated
sitcom, "The Simpsons." Since their first appearance in 1987, the
Simpsons have lent their familiar faces to literally hundreds of
items, from dolls and action figures to clocks and cookie jars.
With over 500 full-color pictures of Simpsonabilia that range from
the everyday to the obscure, Robert W. Getz invites you to join him
as he braves this forbidding, spiky-topped Everest. Prefaced with
an essay that traces the history of the show and the reasons for
its long-lived popularity, The Unauthorized Guide To The Simpsons
Collectibles has something to offer every Simpsons collector, from
the beginner to the die-hard fan, including a guide to current
prices.
The motorcycle helmet has encountered much resistance from bikers
who cherish the sense of freedom they get when riding without one.
At the same time, the design revolutions it has undergone since its
introduction in the 1930s have made it as much a part of the
motorcycle culture as the leather jacket. Here the whole history is
traced, from the ancient beginnings in warrior's helmets to the jet
age molded plastic designs of the late twentieth century. All of
the world's major manufacturers are covered, and their helmets are
illustrated in detailed full color photographs. In addition, the
author has included vintage advertising, racing photographs, and
promotional materials. You will see the early football style
helmets, leather pilot's caps, pudding-style helmets, the Air Force
inspired full-coverage helmets introduced by Bell Auto Parts in
1954, and the continuing evolution up to the end of the century.
Both technical and decorative aspects are considered, along with
the changing culture around motorcyclists. For the motorcycle
enthusiast and collector, or those interested in a significant
design movement, this book will both entertain and inform.
The story of laundry day, seen though the colorful ephemera of the
past! Using over 560 color photos, this engaging book illustrates a
host of laundry products--from soaps, starches, and dyes to
detergents, bleaches, and softeners--as well as the colorful
packaging and advertising used to sell them. Included are store
displays, signs, posters, trade cards, postcards, calendars, tin
containers, boxes, and more, many beautifully designed and
decorated. Some ads date from eras when it was common to depict
laundry workers as stereotypes. Although considered inappropriate
today, they are among the most highly collectible for their visual
documentation of social history. Whether appreciated as social
commentary or as fabulous country store decorating, the many items
shown here offer a fascinating look at "those low down, Monday
morning laundry blues." Values included with the captions.
Part of an exciting series of sturdy, square-box 1000-piece jigsaw
puzzles from Flame Tree, featuring powerful and popular works of
art. This new jigsaw will satisfy your need for a challenge, with
the beautiful Bodleian Library: Rainbow Bookshelves. This 1000
piece jigsaw is intended for adults and children over 13 years. Not
suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts. Finished
Jigsaw size 735 x 510mm/29 x 20 ins. Now includes an A4 poster for
reference. The Bodleian Library is one of the oldest libraries in
Europe and is the main research library of the University of
Oxford. It holds over 13 million printed items and these book
spines are just a few examples of the beautiful objects in the
Library's collection.
That there was an influx of silver dirhams from the Muslim world
into eastern and northern Europe in the ninth and tenth centuries
is well known, as is the fact that the largest concentration of
hoards is on the Baltic island of Gotland. Recent discoveries have
shown that dirhams were reaching the British Isles, too. What
brought the dirhams to northern Europe in such large numbers? The
fur trade has been proposed as one driver for transactions, but the
slave trade offers another - complementary - explanation. This
volume does not offer a comprehensive delineation of the hoard
finds, or a full answer to the question of what brought the silver
north. But it highlights the trade in slaves as driving exchanges
on a trans-continental scale. By their very nature, the nexuses
were complex, mutable and unclear even to contemporaries, and they
have eluded modern scholarship. Contributions to this volume shed
light on processes and key places: the mints of Central Asia; the
chronology of the inflows of dirhams to Rus and northern Europe;
the reasons why silver was deposited in the ground and why so much
ended up on Gotland; the functioning of networks - perhaps
comparable to the twenty-first-century drug trade; slave-trading in
the British Isles; and the stimulus and additional networks that
the Vikings brought into play. This combination of general surveys,
presentations of fresh evidence and regional case studies sets
Gotland and the early medieval slave trade in a firmer framework
than has been available before.
In 1997 sixty-two containers fell off the cargo ship Tokio Express
after it was hit by a rogue wave off the coast of Cornwall,
including one container filled with nearly five million pieces of
Lego, much of it sea themed. In the months that followed,
beachcombers started to find Lego washed up on beaches across the
south west coast. Among the pieces they discovered were octopuses,
sea grass, spear guns, life rafts, scuba tanks, cutlasses, flippers
and dragons. The pieces are still washing up today.
Tapestry Conservation: Principles and Practice explores current
practice and recent research in tapestry conservation, promoting
awareness of recent developments among conservators and custodians
of tapestries. The book facilitates more informed conservation
practice and decision-making, and helps custodians to select the
most appropriate method of intervention.
Working on the some of the finest elegant glass of the depression
era, W.J. Hughes added his own creativity by cutting it with his
Corn Flower pattern. Depression Glass and Elegant Glass dealers and
collectors finally have the full color, indispensable
identification and price guide for the popular Corn Flower. The
premiere Corn Flower authority, Walter Lemiski, surveys a wide
scope in presenting more than 500 images of cherished glassware
with accurate values, descriptions, historical information, and
identifications from the major American glass works including:
Cambridge, Duncan Miller, Fostoria, Heisey, Imperial, Indiana,
Jeannette, Lancaster, New Martinsville, Paden City, Tiffin and
more. This invaluable volume provides the first major appraisal of
the Candlewick-Corn Flower connection complete with original
documentation. Also included is the entire 1938 Corn Flower
catalogue and images of W.J. Hughes himself creating the Corn
Flower cut. Elegant Glass with Corn Flower is lovely to look at,
interesting to read, and worthy of inclusion in any library devoted
to collectible vintage glassware.
This is a high-level overview of the legendary watch brand, A.
Lange & Soehne. In 1845 Ferdinand Adolph Lange convinced the
Saxon government to build a pocket watch factory in Glashutte, a
quaint town in the East Ore Mountains now known as the birthplace
of the German watch industry. For four generations the Langes
produced some of the most exquisite, intricately designed
wristwatches the horological world has ever known. Physically and
financially ruined by World War II, the factory closed until the
founder's great-grandson Walter resuscitated the manufacturer in
1990. Featured within are technical specifications and clear
visuals depicting complicated movements for the company's most
prominent watch families, including the relatively new Lange 1,
Lange 31 with perpetual calendar, and the Langematik. These watches
have climbed back into the international elite, thanks to their
technologically sophisticated yet traditional design.
Over 500 beautiful color photographs and an informative, succinct
text provide a sweeping overview of stunning modern tableware
designs. This book presents manufacturers both familiar and less
known that revolutionized dining in the mid-twentieth century.
Among the pottery firms whose wares are presented are Red Wing,
Roseville, Royal China, Salem China, Stangl, Steubenville,
Universal, Vernon Kilns, Winart Pottery, and Winfield China. A
great deal of new information about the wares displayed may be
found within these pages. Additionally, useful information
concerning pricing and condition of ceramics is included, along
with an extensive bibliography and index. Values may be found in
the captions. While this book stands alone, it is also a companion
volume to Mid-Century Modern Dinnerware, A Pictorial Guide:
Ak-Sar-Ben to Paden City Pottery. This volume will be a valued
addition to anyone entranced by fine ceramic design.
This book is the catalog for two of the first major exhibits to
show only modernist jewelry from such a broad group of artists.
Both take place in 2008 in Fort Wayne, Indiana: one at The Fort
Wayne Museum of Art (May 2 to August 24) and the other at The
University of St. Francis School of Creative Arts (May 2 to May
30). Over fifty collectors and living art jewelers have lent some
of the best examples of this innovative style. Sculptors Alexander
Calder, Harry Bertoia, Jose de Rivera, Peter and Daniel
Macchiarini, Earl and Tod Pardon, and merry rank are among the 96
artists featured, along with their extensive jewelry creations.
Their work was experimental and stimulated originality in
successive generations. Plastics, pearls, brass, copper, silver,
gold, and enamels are among the materials found here in
mini-sculptures and jewelry ornaments for men and women alike. The
author's extensive research uncovers connections among the artists
and documents this important art period and medium. Artists,
collectors, cultural historians, and students all will want to see
the exhibits and own the catalog.
As the founding of the Roycroft art community in New York State
reaches its one hundredth anniversary this year, collector interest
in the Arts & Crafts-style items that were made there is
stronger than ever before. Of particular interest are the beautiful
and varied hammered copper ware the "Roycrofters" made. This second
volume provides nearly two hundred color photographs of copper
vases, bookends, trays, and more-including many rarely-seen items.
The history of the group and the evolution of its art metal are
discussed, along with criteria for evaluating the quality of
individual pieces. The different marks and patinas used by the
company are documented. of further interest is a discussion of the
Tookay Shop and Avon Coppersmith, both spin-offs from the Roycroft
community, which continued in a similar tradition. A price guide is
included.
Peanut butter glasses were made in the 1950's in three sizes to
sell commercially produced peanut butter, primarily from the Boscul
Peanut Buitter Company of New Jersey. The glasses were decorated
with colorful painted images of flowers and a few birds, dogs, and
specialty images, usually with the image identified by a label,
such as the name of the flower depicted. This book catalogs the
known decorations by showing both the front and back views of each
glass. 977 photographs and identifying text tell the whole story.
The pictures are arranged alphabetically and a value range is
supplied in the labels for easy reference. Author Barbara E. Mauzy
is a dedicated third grade school teacher and a dealer in
Depression Glass and kitchen collectibles of the 1920's through
1950's at Renninger's Antique Market in Adamstown, Pennsylvania.
The beauty of traditional Chinese design is seen in the simplest
household implements as well as in the great houses and furnishings
of the Emperors. This new book celebrates items found in the
households of China that are now finding growing appreciation among
Western collectors and designers. Baskets, buckets, boxes, small
items of furniture and cabinetry, and items of play and relaxation
like mahjong sets, puppets, and bird cages are all featured.\nThis
is the first book to discuss at length vernacular Chinese
accessories c. 1850-1930.,The author draws on her wide expertise as
a long-time importer of Chinese antiques. A wide range is
illustrated, with more than 275 color photos with detailed
descriptions and a guide to retail values.
Welcome to the latest edition in Funko's 'World of POP!' series, a
book that's sure to appeal to both seasoned and new collectors.
Through beautiful photography, 'World of POP! Volume 8' provides an
artistic look at a wide variety of figures released in 2018 to
2019, showcasing iconic characters from film, television, comics
and games. So come explore the best collectibles in pop culture,
from Pikachu, Batman and Spider-Man, to Michael Jordan, Dumbo and
more!
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