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The caramel-coated popcorn treat Cracker Jacksr was first
introduced in 1893 at the World's Columbian Exposition. Little did
the 21 million people who got their first taste at the Fair know
that the snack would soon sweep the nation. Beginning in 1912, a
toy `surprise'was sealed inside each box of Cracker Jack. These
toys soon became an important part of childhood for generations of
sweet-teeth to come. This new book shows many of these toys, in
almost tow hundred full-color group photographs. Since 1912, more
than 16 billion toys have been distributed-including a pair of
baseball card sets worth over a hundred thousand dollars, miniature
toys, booklets made of paper or cardboard, handpainted wooden or
porcelain trinkets, jumping frogs made of tin, even a complete
model train...anything could be found inside that next box of
Cracker Jack! Also included in this book are a general history of
the Reuckheim company that produced Cracker Jack, a price guide,
and a discussion of the many changing trends in Cracker Jack toy
history.
Here is a wonderful resource for dollhouse collectors seeking to
identify and date items in their collections. Shown in over 400
photographs are advertisements from catalogs, magazines, and trade
journals picturing dollhouses, dollhouse furniture, and
accessories. The ads provide a comprehensive pictorial history of
mostly American dollhouses dating from the 1880s to the 1980s.
Shown are products from many famous dollhouse companies, including
N.D. Cass, Arcade, Meccano, Lines Brothers, Schoenhut, Strombecker,
Wisconsin Toy, Rich Toys, Keystone, Converse, Tynietoy, Renwal,
Marx, Plasco, Ideal, Playsteel, Built-Rite, Nancy Forbes,
Tootsietoy, and many other well-known firms. Of special interest
are ads from companies not recognized in previous dollhouse books,
including Cranford, Elastic Tip, Playroom Equipment, Toy Gro
Educational Toys, Playskool Institute, Vista, Melco Toys, and many
more. A special chapter illustrating magazine and newspaper plans
for building dollhouses is included to help with the identification
of handmade houses and furnishings. This unique book will help new
and old collectors alike research their beloved dollhouses and
dollhouse furniture.
American glassmaking became a popular industry in the late 19th and
early 20th centuries when the population expanded and demanded
pretty decorative goods to reflect their growing affluence. This
new book presents over 500 pretty, American-made glass bells
identified by their type of bell, producer, and period; and with
descriptions that include their size, color, decoration or pattern,
and range of values. Each bell is shown in beautiful color
photography. Chapters focus on American art glass, cut glass,
blown, pressed, and lampwork glass bells. Bell collectors,
historians, museum curators, and glass lovers all will find this an
important reference for their libraries.
More than 350 photographs of historic fabric swatches explore
design variations in foulards, the small motifs printed on silks
and related fabrics that were intended for men's ties and dressing
gowns. Take an inspiring visual tour of designs, from the
traditional to pop art, in foulard prints. An invaluable guide for
the historian and student, a treasure of ideas and inspiration for
designers.
Out of a long and rich tradition of pottery making among the Pueblo
Indians of the American Southwest there has grown a new and
exciting form. In 1964, Helen Cordero of Cochiti created a clay
image of her grandfather, Santiago Quintana, with five children
clinging to him. With this piece the storyteller was born. Almost
at once storytellers caught the attention of the public. Beginning
at Cochiti and continuing in the other pueblos, the storyteller
became a favorite form of pottery. Now the form is even beginning
to be used by others outside of the pueblos. The storytellers have
come to include not only male figures, but females, turtles, frogs,
and coyotes. In this new book, the reader will find the most
extensive collection of storytellers ever gathered in print. Over
400 pieces by nearly 150 artists are shown in full color, and
organized by pueblo. In addition to storytellers, nativities and
other figurative pottery are represented.
A look at traditional Pueblo dance, illustrated with striking black
and white photographs of dancers in traditional dress from the
Pueblos of San Ildefonso, Santa Clara, San Juan, Jemez, Taos,
Pecos, Acoma, and Tesuque. Nancy Hunter Warren took these sensitive
images before the Pueblos created a ban on taking photographs of
their ceremonies. Among the dances portrayed are Commanche, Deer,
Buffalo and One-Horned Buffalo, Ram, Corn, and Matachine. The text
is an in-depth explanation of Pueblo dancing, including discussions
of the experiential, symbolic, and cyclical nature of Pueblo
dances. Also explored are the continuity across the ages of Pueblo
dances, changes over time, and the meaning of these powerful
expressions. A rare look at Pueblo customs in New Mexico, this book
will be a treasured resource for all who are fascinated with Native
American history and customs.
First introduced in 1971, Ziggy (R) has become one of our favorite
comic characters and now appears in almost six hundred newspapers.
This endearing little guy with a bald head and a big heart created
by cartoonist Tom Wilson has a way of brightening up everyone's
day. Along with his pals--Fuzz the dog, Sid the cat, Josh the
parrot, Wack the duck, and Goldie the fish--Ziggy's memorable
features can be found on mugs, glasses, figurines, plates, linens,
books, stickers, and much more. With over 330 color photos, this
delightful book illustrates and describes Ziggy collectibles from
the 1970s to the mid 1990s. Ziggy fans will enjoy this great guide
to the extensive range of items they can find. Values provided for
all items shown.
Reflecting the trends of wartime, with an emphasis on the
ever-changing roles of women in society, this book illustrates the
movement towards more masculine styles and patriotic fashions and
colors, while still representing the tailored and restrictive
styles that had once dominated the lady's closet. Government
rationing and limitations on everyday fabrics and textiles resulted
in fashionable new creations. This book, drawn from the pages of
the Sears-Roebuck catalogs, has over 400 images with thousands of
items of clothing pictured. It gives the reader an insightful look
at the fashions perspectives of the mid-1940s.
This is the first collectibles book that provides images and
information about a wide range of elephant collectibles. This
compendium has over 900 color images in over 130 categories
including: Figurines, Incense Burners, Ashtray, Bookends, Lighters
and Paintings. Written by a self-described obsessed elephant
collector, virtually every major manufacturer and artist, past and
recent, has one or more representative pieces here, including:
Aronson, Bayre, Bratsoff, Goebel, Lladro, Loetz, Meissen, Nast,
Neiman, Passman, Ronson, Royal Doulton, Royal Haeger, Shawnee,
Swarovski, Vanderveen, Wedgewood, and many, many more. In addition,
relatively unknown works and one-of-a kind elephants are presented.
The breadth is amazing! For elephant collectors this is a book like
no other, beautifully illustrated and comprehensive enough to
satisfy the most avid pachyderm lover.
This pioneer work presents the rich and diverse decorative arts
produced by the distinctive Mennonite communities in Europe,
Pennsylvania, and Canada over a 300-year period. In his scholarly
text, Clarke Hess identifies a host of newly recognized Mennonite
artisans of traditional textiles and quilts, furniture, clocks,
wooden boxes and carvings, metals, pottery, and fraktur. Derived
from private collections throughout the United States and Canada,
these colorful folk items of Mennonite families are all carefully
identified and displayed in hundreds of color images. Designers,
folk art collectors, dealers, and historians will covet this
beautiful and fascinating book.
Over 2100 vibrant photos and lively text present an exciting array
of wine memorabilia. Following a look at wine and health, with a
toast to readers and a look at Bacchanalia, the book takes a four
part journey from the vineyard to the wine cellar. Part one looks
at various tools used in growing grapes, harvesting, and the
production of wine. Tools used by coopers in barrel making, wine
sampling and tasting devices, and bottling tools are covered. The
next step is "Drinking Wine," in which many implements for removing
corks, retrieving corks, and preserving wine are revealed. Serving
devices include an extraordinary batch of cradles and caddies. In
part three, promotional items revealed include statues, games,
fans, tokens, signs, and office accessories. The last part is a
look at a fabulous collection of wine antiques from a museum in
Spain. The final step is into an 1810 wine cellar with a list of
"The Necessaries always wanted in Wine and Spirit Vaults, and
Gentlemens Cellars."
Timeless in their appeal, pinball games have entertained and tested
the skills of players worldwide for many generations. Pinballs
combine the unpredictability of a rolling, bouncing silver ball
with some of the most amazing commercial artwork and the most
up-to-date technological advancements. Here is a book that
celebrates what is known to many enthusiasts as "the lure of the
silverball." Fifty diverse pinballs, both vintage and contemporary,
are showcased. Each has its own chapter outlining the game\s
special features, historical background, game trivia, game rules,
graphic images, collectibility, and current value. Over 500 amazing
full color photographs give the reader a complete visual of each
game. Whole machine shots, close-ups of backglasses and playfields,
and ball\s-eye-view images all put enthusiasts right into the
action. This outstanding book will be thoroughly enjoyed by pinball
collectors, historians, graphic artists, and devotees of coin
operated amusement games.
This brilliantly assembled book explores the creative media that
master designer Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) and his Tiffany
Studios in New York pioneered, coupled with related masterpieces
that contemporary artists have made. Nine chapters present
Tiffany's original paintings and fine arts, stained glass windows
and lampshades, mosaics, favrile glass objects, metalwork, enamels,
and jewelry. Each method is explained and superlative examples are
shown in 560 color photographs. Related artworks, by 17
contemporary artists, establish how L.C. Tiffany has influenced
living artists. All the artworks were inspired by natural flowers
and plant material in Art Nouveau aesthetics. This beautiful
reference is a tool for designers, Tiffany collectors, and everyone
who aspires to create their own masterpieces.
Over 750 color photographs illustrate this long-awaited guide for
collectors of vintage Native American basketry. Decades of basketry
research inform the text, guiding basket lovers to a better
understanding of these woven treasures. Clear images and concise
descriptions, presented in an extended gallery showcasing hundreds
of baskets, delineate specific tribal styles within Native North
America's nine basketry regions: Southwest, Great Basin,
California, Plateau, Northwest Coast, Arctic and Subarctic, Plains,
Southeast, and Northeast. Unique to this book is an in-depth
comparison of imported baskets being passed off as American Indian
work. The cultural and historical background as well as the
influence of the "Indian basket craze" are also examined. Valuable
guidance on buying, selling, and caring for baskets includes a
frank discussion of legal issues impacting basket collectors.
Rounding out this essential reference are comprehensive regional
bibliographies, Internet resource listings, and a directory of
American museums exhibiting Native American baskets.
From fun and funky to excitingly exotic, popular purses of the
mid-20th century have a fashion appeal all their own. More than
simply functional, these bags feature bold, often whimsical
stylings. They say notice me-and buyers continue to do just that!
Crocodile and carved Lucite, and elegant beaded evening bags are
here, as are bags by Enid Collins, all enticingly displayed in over
400 color photos and vintage ads. The bright, breezy, and
informative text pays tribute to fashion at its flirtiest, while
the current price guide will have collectors reaching for their
pocketbooks!
This monumental, two volume set, several years in preparation,
includes over 400 color photographs, illustrations and period
images from the finest collections in the United States and Europe.
For the first time, collectors will see a comprehensive full color
photographic lexicon picturing helmets from every unit of the
Imperial German Army of 1914. Many of the photographs exhibit
helmets of such rarity that they have never been seen outside a
select group of advanced collectors. Carefully selected, each
photograph and illustration affords the reader information not to
be found elsewhere. Presented in a clear and easy to understand
format, the detailed text covers evolution of the Pickelhaube from
1842 until 1918, helmet nomenclature, front plates of the Active,
Reserve and Landwehr regiments, and identification tables for
officer and other ranks helmets. Without a doubt, these are the
most extensive and comprehensive books on this subject ever
published in English. The information presented here will make this
book essential for the novice and advanced collector, military
historian and restorer.
Amid the turmoil of the 1960s, the 1964-65 NY World's Fair was a
welcomed break that gave a glimpse into the upcoming high-tech age.
It was here that visitors would see such things as touch tone
phones, picturephones, animatronics & computers for the first
time. During the Fair's 2-year run, thousands of souvenirs were
sold, and free brochures and pins were given to fairgoers. Today,
these items are highly sought after by collectors and those who
want to relive their days at the fair. Over 600 color photos along
with a price guide illustrate the huge array of collectibles from
this fair. Shown also are rare items used in the everyday
operations by the employees who worked there.
Gorgeous color images document a national treasure -- Bandelier
National Monument. This amazing site has drawn archeologists for
over a century, in search of the history behind the mysteriously
deserted cliff dwellings of a once thriving community. This book is
the next best thing to an actual visit to the ancestral homes in
Frijoles Canyon near Los Alamos, New Mexico, and the perfect
souvenir for anyone fortunate enough to have made the journey. The
fabulous photographs depict sights that are distinctly Bandelier:
amazingly preserved cliff dwellings, uncovered archeological
treasure, and abundant natural beauty amidst unique volcanic
formations. A researched history of the site sheds light on this
unique treasure.
In the early morning hours of D-Day, 2,004 paratroopers of the
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment jumped into Normandy as a part of
the famous 82nd Airborne Division. After a widely scattered drop,
the regiment then struggled in the marshes and hedgerows of the
Cotentin Peninsula in battles at places with names like
Chef-du-Pont, Cauquigny, La Fiere and Graignes. During the
regiment's time in Normandy, the hardships were many and the
casualties were high. Out of the 2,004 men that jumped on June 6th,
only 700 returned to England thirty-five days later. Down To Earth
tells the story of those thirty-five days. Drawing on extensive
oral history interviews with veterans of the regiment, Down To
Earth focuses on the experiences of those who fought for the 507th
during its baptism of fire. Complimenting the text, Down To Earth
also features over 350 black and white and 100 color photographs,
as well as detailed maps.
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