| 19th Century Wooden Boxes Contributor(s): Burgess, Arene (Author) |
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ISBN: 0764303198 ISBN-13: 9780764303197 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 1997 Annotation: 439 color photos of old boxes for domestic, farm and industry use including those especially made for alms, apples, ballots, candles, cutlery, humidors, jewelry, letters, pencils, pipes, sewing, Shaker, spice, sugar, tea, toys, writing, and so many others, along with great stories and text about them. A price guide is included with the captions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Antiques & Collectibles |
| Dewey: 745.1 |
| LCCN: 97067261 |
| Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 8.5" W x 10.99" (1.70 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Pandora would have had the best of times between these two covers. For those who just can't resist a peek under the lid, like the author, there's endless full-color satisfaction inside. An intrepid collector and antiques scholar and dealer, Burgess gives the inside scoop on every manner of containers, from apple boxes to their zinc decorations. Inside empty boxes, she finds the hopes that filled brides' chests, weaves a story about the sewing chores of housewives of yore, gives you a taste of what snuff the men were made of, and sheds light on where candles once awaited nightfall. Inside boxes ranging from Shaker plain to the outrageous constructions of wooing gentlemen, Burgess takes the lid off life in the nineteenth century. |