1,200 ea Antique Silver Souvenir Historical Spoons / Illustrated Book

Description

AMERICAN SPOONS: SOUVENIR AND HISTORICAL
by Dorothy T. Rainwater and Donna H. Felger, Thomas Nelson & Sons, NJ, 1968.
In addition to black-and-white photographs and lines drawings, and reproduced vintage catalog pages, this comprehensive text pictures and identifies over 750 different American souvenir spoons including those commemorating historical events, people, and places.
Using catalog advertisements and U.S. Patent Office records, the authors describe and illustrate an encyclopedia of collectible spoons.  Pictured and described are historical men and women, spoons commemorating historical events and historical places.  Also covered are spoons showing the American west, farms, factories, and plantations.  Spoons with school day and sport themes, baby spoons and spoons with animal handles, weird and funny spoons, and more are covered in this most complete book on antique historical and souvenir spoons.  This is a must-buy book for the serious collector, dealer, or historian.
7.4” x 10.2“ hardback with dust cover in very good condition (dust cover shows edge wear / small tears).   416 pages.
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