| American Spoons: Souvenir and Historical Rev and Enl Edition Contributor(s): Rainwater, Dorothy T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0887402666 ISBN-13: 9780887402661 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing OUR PRICE: $40.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1997 Annotation: The basic reference of American spoons. From expensive sterling silver sets to fifteen-cent mail-order spoons, the variety of design, quality, and interests reflected is truly impressive. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art |
| Dewey: 739.237 |
| LCCN: 90061799 |
| Physical Information: 1.24" H x 8.94" W x 11.33" (3.50 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |