Antique Knife Rests

With over 450 examples of American silver, silver-plated, and pewter; American Silver & Pewter is the ultimate guide to the highly popular field of collectibles. From lovely Victorian flatware to graceful Federal tureens to beautifully shaped pewter tankards, this volume covers the entire range of silver and pewter objects made in America and is perfect for novice and experienced collectors alike.

Expertly researched, this handy volume features a full-color photograph of each object, accompanied by an extensive caption describing the object, its marks and dimensions, its maker and the date in was made, as well as hints for collectors such as scarcity, demand, and background information on the maker.

Easy-to-use, portable, and brimming with information, American Silver & Pewter also features a reference guide to flatware patterns (illustrated with line drawings), a glossary, and a guide to makers and their marks. An up-to-date price guide provides a range of prices for each piece, as well as a selection of comparison prices for English-made and other equivalent pieces.

Joe Kertzman is a familiar face among the community of knifemakers and collectors. He is the managing editor of BLADE magazine, the leading cutlery magazine, and he's edited the last six editions of Knives.

This extensive guide covers some 60 pocket knife companies using Black & White pictures and original catalog reprints. All of the covered companies history is detailed in the first part of the guide along with an overall collectiblity rating. Many of these companies are not covered elsewhere so general collectors would be well advised to take a look at this book. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

An illustrated study of the makers and their working techniques, this book takes the reader through every stage of the knife-making process.

Right here we find a price reference to fulfill your expectations of a reliable encyclopedia covering those cherished furnishings found throughout homes from colonial times up through the 1800's. A multitude of furniture, fixtures, appliances, and knick-knacks hundreds of years old are found throughout this volume. -- Book Description

This book is organized alphabetically by item, and readers will see bowls, candlesticks, celery trays, comports, goblets, lamps, nappies, punch bowls, tumblers, miscellaneous tableware, vases, and much more. Company name, pattern, shapes, and sizes are given for each illustration. -Scott Kramer

Terry Wieland, shooting editor of Gray's Sporting Journal since 1993, is both an award-winning writer and a recognized authority on fine firearms.

In 1971, as a journalist, Wieland made his first trip to Africa to cover the civil war in the Sudan, returned in 1972 to cover the turmoil in Uganda, and again in 1976, covering both the bush war in Rhodesia and the riots in South Africa. He made his first hunting safari in 1990 and has returned a dozen times since, hunting in Tanzania, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. He has also hunted in Alaska, the Yukon, and throughout North America, as well as in Europe and the United Kingdom.

Since 1985, Wieland has been a full-time freelance writer, specializing in fine firearms, wingshooting, and big-game hunting, and writes for Rifle, Handloader, Shooting Times, and Safari Times as well as for Gray's.

Joe Kertzman has authored 10 editions of the Knives annual book, as well as the Art of the Knife, Blade's Guide to Making Knives, and four editions of Sporting Knives. Joe is Managing Editor of BLADE Magazine, before moving over to Krause's book department as Team Leader of Antiques & Collectibles before returning to Blade after two years.

Nearly every page of the telephone-book-sized 1895 Montgomery Ward & Co. catalogue, reprinted in an unabridged facsimile edition by Skyhorse Publishing, is a nostalgist's dream.Hours of fascination. -- The New Yorker