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19th Century Wooden Boxes
Arene Burgess
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Description for 19th Century Wooden Boxes
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 160 pages, 439 colour photos. BIC Classification: 3JH; WC; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 796.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764303197
SKU
V9780764303197
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Arene Burgess
Arene Wiemers Burgess is a long-time collector and dealer in nineteenth century English and American ceramics and nineteenth century country furniture. She lives in Alton, Illinois.
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