Collecting antique brass musical instruments involves a fascinating and wide range of subjects, including music history, art history, political his...

The beauty of traditional Chinese design is seen in the simplest household implements as well as in the great houses and furnishings of the Emperor...

From the end of the Civil War until the explosive popularity of the cigarette in the early twentieth century. the cigar was king. For the pleasure ...

Even before its current zenith of popularity, coffee has been a favorite beverage worldwide for centuries. To prepare coffee beans for use, human i...

Slip into the romantic world of a private dressing room. Here fancy and jeweled perfume bottles, powder jars, trinket boxes, hairbrushes, mirrors, ...

Before the age of Pyrex*TM and plastic, attractive, utilitarian, enameled metal wares adorned kitchens and homes throughout Europe and America. Dec...

This book offers collectors and admirers of this beautiful art informative text and splendid photographs. All enameling techniques--from classic to...

In the past ten years, antique textiles, especially those from France, have become very popular for interior decoration. In her easy-to-read style,...

In thousands of years of tilling the soil, we have created a great variety of garden tools to dig, cut scrub, harrow fields, and trim borders. What...

Nearly 900 beautiful color photographs display End of Day antique glass marbles produced, by glass artists after hours to prove their skill, during...

Swirl marbles comprise one of the largest categories of antique handmade glass marbles and come in many distinct and eye-catching types, ranging fr...

Ice skating has a rich heritage with traditions spanning the centuries and the globe. Here is a concise history of skating, from the first bone ska...

Out of print for a while, this classic reference work on antique ironware is available once again. Antique collectors, iron buffs, and industrial h...

Do you own an old lamp? Would you like to learn its approximate age, value, and history? Antique Lamp Buyer's Guide is the reference book used by p...

Do you own an old lamp? Are you wondering what it is, how it was originally used, how you can make it better, or how much it was worth? If so, this...

Informative as well as inspirational, this book is for all who love collecting as well as displaying fine Limoges porcelain. It covers the history ...

From the sweet simplicity of household linens to lacy confections of European origin, this essential reference will answer many questions about hei...

From grand jardinieres to diminutive butter pats, this book features ceramic majolica that added vibrant color to every room of the home in over 45...

Family physician and artist Dr. C. Keith Wilber presents a hand-illustrated tour of medical history via the doctors' instruments. This study chroni...

Mining's dramatic and dangerous nature is reflected in the hundreds of specialized tools and artifacts shown in over 500 color photographs and disc...

The art of history in motion, with the thrill only motorcycles can bring! Between these covers is a spectacular collection of clockwork motorcyles ...

There is something about antique homes and their hard-working barns that captures the imagination. Maybe it's their pleasing proportions, maybe the...

Humanity's hunt for calculating devices probably started with the use of small pebbles to keep track of numbers. The counting inventions progressed...