Description: Collector Bookstore 724 Delaware Street Leavenworth, KS 66048 Collector Bookstore is a leading specialty retailer of price guides and reference books to inform and educate collectors and professionals in the antiques and collectors markets. Our customers include individual collectors, dealers, appraisers, auctioneers & other industry professionals. You won't receive heavily thumbed shelf copies from us! We buy most titles directly from the publisher and individual authors. Authors are encouraged to submit their reference titles for our consideration. SO-SCH-1994-9780887406331-WH3 Match Holders: 100 Years of Ingenuity by Denis Alsford ISBN:9780887406331 Book Title:Match Holders 100 Years of Ingenuity Author:Denis B. Alsford Binding:Soft Cover Copyright:1994 Pages:192 Size:8.5 x 11 in. The invention of the friction match in England in the 1830s helped to improve the daily lives of people in ways frequently overlooked. Match holders made their appearance by the 1850s in nearly endless, striking variety. Denis B. Alsford has complied fascinating historical influences, patents, marks and over 680 color photos to shed light on the developments of match holders from their beginnings to their more recent forms as commonplace household items. A wide variety of match holders are depicted including pocket, "candle-in-a-box", stand-alone and wall hanging models. Paten drawings, discussions of major manufacturers, and copy from the British magazine "Punch" add dimension as well. All who are concerned with tobacco history, collecting match holders and antiques will find this book a useful reference. Here's but a few of the many makers listed: Reed & Barton Rosenthal Pairpoint Percival & Yates Onondaga Noritake Minton Hall Gorham Fenton..... and many many others! 689 illustrations (SO Schiffer Categorical generated 2024-11-05) 96be83b80edfcf05e2db4b1ed938cf20
Price: 29.95 USD
Location: Atglen, Pennsylvania
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Shipping Cost: 7.99 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publication Year: 1994
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Type: Book
Type of Item: Book
Industry: Tobacciana
