Kyle Husfloen knows antiques and collectibles. He?s spent the last 35 years offering tips,
Insight and advice to collectors, and news of the hobby with readers of Antique Trader, and authoring/editing more than 20 books, including every edition of this top-selling guide, plus Antique Trader Furniture Price Guide, Antique Trader Jewelry Price Guide, and Antique Trader Kitchen Collectibles. His popular column, ?Kyle on Antiques? can be found on www.antiquetrader.com.
Reader Reviews
I purchased this because the 2008 version had great reviews compared to other antique guides. One of the strengths was they had more pictures than their competitors. Well, it does have lots of pictures. But there are so few items listed for each section that it is of little use, unless they happen to have a picture of something you are looking for. They do cover the marks to look for in each section. Some sections are much bigger than others. For example, bottles are covered well with lots of pictures of different types. I can see now that the long lists in Kovels are more useful if you know what you have. For instance Hopalong Cassidy items would have more listings in Kovels than in Traders. So, if you want to see lots of pictures to browse and help with identification of what to look for in more detailed books, then this is a good book for that. The pictures are in color and well done.
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