Vintage Fabrics is an identification and pictorial guide to common vintage fabrics of all fibers from 1880 to 1959, with emphasis on history and origins of fabrics, construction, and how fabrics were used for home and fashion. Including vintage advertisements and more than 450 photographs, this handbook fills a void in fabric information. Charts, glossaries, and photos are extended to include a wider range of cotton, silks, and wools, plus early rayons and nylons, with their specific names, which are not featured in most general books on old fabrics.
Further identification covers weave construction, with enlarged surface views of most fabrics, burn tests, microscope views of fibers including rayon and nylon, and information on distinguishing certain look-alike fabrics from dotted Swiss. Secondary history includes cross sections and synopses of mill histories, brand names, and finishes, plus a photo story of the textile process. Also included is a price guide, possibly the first time in print, for yardage of old fabrics. This quick reference handbook will benefit textile collectors in all fields, appraisers, dealers, costumers and re-enactors, textile and fashion students, and seamstresses.
This new edition of the colorful and compact collector’s guide to Hot Wheels not only provides you with identifying details for these miniature marvels, but it features 500 close-up photos of these legendary pocket-sized racers and collector pricing for Redlines, Blackwalls and Numbered Packs. In addition, there’s an extensive chapter on Hot Wheels hall of fame designers, including the legendary Larry Wood.
Michael Zarnock has been collecting Hot Wheels cars since the late 1960s. He is a leading authority on Hot Wheels, having authored Warman's Hot Wheels Field Guide and the previous edition of Hot Wheels A Warman's Companion. In 2008, he was awarded the Guinness world record for having 8,128 different Hot Wheels car models. The old record was 3,711. His personal collection includes more than 15,000.
Warman's Antiques & Collectibles 2010 Price GuideList Price: $27.99 - Our Price: $21.95 + FREE SHIPPING!
Most of us have at least one “old” item that looks like it could be an antique, and most certainly collectible. But, we don’t always know what “it” is exactly, or what its worth, and that can be the difference between a valuable treasure, and a treasure with more sentimental value.
For aspiring and experienced collectors alike, the pricing and identifying answers you’re looking for, market insight you value, and beautiful auction-quality photos you admire, are in this history-marking price guide. Plus, the bonus DVD demonstrates what to look for and how to inspect pieces for indications of fakes and reproductions.
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