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Hot Kitchen & Home Collectibles of the 30s, 40s, and 50s
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Manufacturer: Collector Books
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C. Dianne Zweig is taking you on an informative and nostalgic journey back to the colorful eras of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Readers who enjoyed going up and down the dimestore aisles or cherished their catalogs from Montgomery Ward or Sears will have just as much fun once again. This charming and well researched resource will capture your attention with over 700 full-color photographs of your favorite kitchen and home collectibles including kitchenware and pottery; everyday textiles; laundry, sewing, washday products, and accessories; bath and beauty essentials; vintage recipe and appliance booklets; magazines, advertising, and prints; and nursery and baby notions and décor. Readers will find that Hot Kitchen & Home Collectibles of the 30s, 40s & 50s offers a fresh approach to collecting retro housewares, textiles, and décor.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 683.82075
EAN: 9781574325188
Feature: ISBN13: 9781574325188
Format: Illustrated
ISBN: 1574325183
Label: Collector Books
Manufacturer: Collector Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: 2006-10-15
Publisher: Collector Books
Studio: Collector Books
FEATURES:
• ISBN13: 9781574325188
• Condition: USED - Very Good
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS:
Hot Kitchen & Home Collectibles -
The binding was bad and had to be returned. I would have liked to have seen more kitchenalia as the cover shows.
- The home of teak outdoor furnitures
, simply quality bar stools
Beautiful, but lacking manufacturers' names on photos -
This book is absolutely gorgeous in its photography of the items, and a pleasure to look at. However, there are two reasons I gave four stars instead of five. One is that the majority of captions identify an item using only generic words such as "canister set" and leave out the name of the manufacturer. For a book on collectibles, the biggest help to collectors would be in identifying the company that made an item, not just giving a generic description and a subjective price range. This is especially true for beginning collectors who are just learning the companies and the names of the product lines. The second reason for the four-star rating is that the photo on the cover shows kitchen items -- my area of interest that prompted the purchase of the book. However, the book includes a LOT of non-kitchen items, such as clocks, figurines, advertisements, tables, birdfeed, playing cards, toys, moth balls, baby planters, greeting cards, wrapping paper, sewing patterns, children's books, candy boxes and wedding cake toppers. Whew! Bottom line: if you are looking for a book that is about kitchen collectibles and you want specific, detailed information on them, then be forewarned that you will have to wade through a great deal of other items, and you still won't end up knowing the manufacturers of most products. It's a beautiful book -- I just wish it was more like what it appeared to be from the cover and description. I would instead recommend "Spiffy Kitchen Collectibles" by Brian Alexander, if you want something that is full of detailed info on kitchen items from the 30s/40s/50s.
EDITED TO ADD: Unfortunately, it is true that that binding is defective on this book, as other reviewers have noted. I read 100 pages, and each one fell out of the binding as I turned the page. I gave up on the rest of the book, and returned it to Amazon for a refund. It's a shame, because it's a nice book.
Beautiful color pictures!! -
This book has lots of information both written and in color pictures. Helped me identify some pieces I have in my kitchen collection.
An eye for vintage -
We want to find more goodies from this era for our vintage kitchen, and this book is helping us develop a sharper eye. There's space left on the Hoosier cabinet to display a few more vintage kitchen wares...
Great selections of branded hammocks at
- surely the ultimate teak furniture store!
Good, but could be better -
I've rated this book good, but I've got mixed feelings about it. On one hand it's wonderful! Lots of good info and interesting items featured. It really is a fun read with lots of cool items photographed. But my main concern is the execution of the book. The lighting on many of the photos is very poor for example. They look like they were taken with nothing but regular room lighting, not special lighting I would assume a professional photog would use. So, I'm sort of split down the middle. But I would definately say I'm glad I bought it, even with the split decision!
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