Souvenir Spoons of America
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Publisher :
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 14,38 MB
Release : 1891
Category : Souvenir spoons
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 14,38 MB
Release : 1891
Category : Souvenir spoons
ISBN :
Author : Dorothy T. Rainwater
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 22,32 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780887402661
First published in 1968, this classic work remains the basic reference book for collectors and fanciers of American spoons. Now offered in a new edition, it will be a welcome resource in your library. Spoons themselves originated in prehistoric times, when shells performed their function for the inhabitants of southern Europe, but spoons as commemorative items began with the Niagra Falls Suspension Bridge Spoon patented by Myron H. Kinsley in 1881. Soon their popularity spread as ideal mementos for practically every conceivable event, personage, or natural wonder. Ranging from expensive sterling silver sets to fifteen cent mailorder spoons, the variety of design, quality and interests reflected in this richly illustrated book is truly impressive.
Author : Cindra Kline
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 33,16 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
Illustrates the development of religious art in northern New Mexico over a period of 150 years through more than three hundred santos.
Author : Noel D. Turner
Publisher :
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 26,86 MB
Release : 1997-11-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781556602849
Author : Edgar Lee Masters
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 44,16 MB
Release : 2012-03-02
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0486112101
DIVAn American poetry classic, in which former citizens of a mythical midwestern town speak touchingly from the grave of the thwarted hopes and dreams of their lives. /div
Author : Wayne Bednersh
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,6 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781574320633
When a collector opens the pages of this fine book, he will find that it is the most comprehensive book on American souvenir spoons ever published. The book contains pictures of collectible spoons, examples of hand-engraved artwork on silver, and examples of commemorative picture engravings on spoons. Contained in this comprehensive value guide are over 750 full-color photographs of spoons which have never been published in any book. In many cases the author has chosen to show selected portions of the spoon so that the incredible detail can be more readily observed by the reader. One will quickly realize that this is much more than just another value guide - the advanced and novice collector, as well as those interested in Americana will gladly welcome this new edition. 2001 values. 8.5 X 11.
Author : Wendy A. Woloson
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 34,25 MB
Release : 2020-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 022666449X
Crap. We all have it. Filling drawers. Overflowing bins and baskets. Proudly displayed or stuffed in boxes in basements and garages. Big and small. Metal, fabric, and a whole lot of plastic. So much crap. Abundant cheap stuff is about as American as it gets. And it turns out these seemingly unimportant consumer goods offer unique insights into ourselves—our values and our desires. In Crap: A History of Cheap Stuff in America, Wendy A. Woloson takes seriously the history of objects that are often cynically-made and easy to dismiss: things not made to last; things we don't really need; things we often don't even really want. Woloson does not mock these ordinary, everyday possessions but seeks to understand them as a way to understand aspects of ourselves, socially, culturally, and economically: Why do we—as individuals and as a culture—possess these things? Where do they come from? Why do we want them? And what is the true cost of owning them? Woloson tells the history of crap from the late eighteenth century up through today, exploring its many categories: gadgets, knickknacks, novelty goods, mass-produced collectibles, giftware, variety store merchandise. As Woloson shows, not all crap is crappy in the same way—bric-a-brac is crappy in a different way from, say, advertising giveaways, which are differently crappy from commemorative plates. Taking on the full brilliant and depressing array of crappy material goods, the book explores the overlooked corners of the American market and mindset, revealing the complexity of our relationship with commodity culture over time. By studying crap rather than finely made material objects, Woloson shows us a new way to truly understand ourselves, our national character, and our collective psyche. For all its problems, and despite its disposability, our crap is us.
Author : Mary Malloy
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 35,36 MB
Release : 2000-12-18
Category : Art
ISBN : 0873658337
American mariners made more than 175 voyages to the Northwest Coast during the half-century after 1787. The art and culture of Northwest Coast Indians so intrigued American sailors that the collecting of ethnographic artifacts became an important secondary trade. Malloy has brought details about these early collections together for the first time.
Author : Rolf Potts
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 13,45 MB
Release : 2018-03-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1501329421
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. For as long as people have traveled to distant lands, they have brought home objects to certify the journey. More than mere merchandise, these travel souvenirs take on a personal and cultural meaning that goes beyond the object itself. Drawing on several millennia of examples-from the relic-driven quests of early Christians, to the mass-produced tchotchkes that line the shelves of a Disney gift shop-travel writer Rolf Potts delves into a complicated history that explores issues of authenticity, cultural obligation, market forces, human suffering, and self-presentation. Souvenirs are shown for what they really are: not just objects, but personalized forms of folk storytelling that enable people to make sense of the world and their place in it.' Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic. Souvenir features illustrations by Cedar Van Tassel
Author : Dorothy T. Rainwater
Publisher : Everybody's Press
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 35,97 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
Shows commemorative spoons in all their variety.