| Bakelite Jewelry: Good * Better * Best Contributor(s): Wasserstrom, Donna (Author) |
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ISBN: 0764301225 ISBN-13: 9780764301223 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing OUR PRICE: $35.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 1997 Annotation: All the questions about Bakelite answered in a colorful, richly illustrated book. Designed to inform as well as delight, this book shows how to rate quality-good, better, best-and explores the basics of Bakelite, from dealers' secrets to historical facts. All this, and a current price guide, will make this a favorite of collectors. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades - Crafts & Hobbies |
| Dewey: 688.2 |
| LCCN: 97000094 |
| Series: Schiffer Craft Book |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 8.76" W x 11.48" (2.90 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bakelite jewelry was popular during The Depression because it was decorative, fun, and very affordable. Today, it is sought after and worn for the same reasons-except its affordability is rapidly changing. This book is designed to show off an extraordinary variety of this wonderfully colorful, always appealing, and sometimes startling jewelry, along with a sample of other objects through 420 color photos. It shows how to rate quality-good, better, best-and answers the many questions asked about Bakelite, from dealers' secrets to historical facts. The photos, the detailed information, and the indispensable price guide will provide beginner and connoisseur collector alike with all that is needed in the hunt for Bakelite. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wasserstrom, Donna: - Donna Wasserstrom is a nationally-known expert and dealer in Bakelite jewelry and she also makes awesome wearable art using intricate beadwork that is exhibited in galleries in several states. Leslie Pi a is a professor at Ursuline College, a specialist in twentieth century decorative arts, and a prolific author of books on American antiques. |