Over 590 color photos display machine-made marbles from the twentieth century, including the most extensive collection of marble packaging ever assembled.
The sprawling scope of machine-made marble production in the twentieth century is illustrated in over 590 eye-catching color images that comprise the most extensive collection of marble packaging ever assembled. Historical photos from a variety of factories are also provided.
Products and packages for Akro Agate, Christiansen Agate, Davis Marble, Heaton Agate, Kokomo Opalescent, Libbey-Owens-Ford, Marble King, Peltier, Ravenswood, and Vitro are included, among others. The fascinating text, providing a history of the marble companies and their wares, was nearly 40 years in the making, involving interviews with over 100 individuals and insuring the accuracy of the listings. A bibliography and index are included, along with values in the captions.
Marble collectors and glass lovers alike will be thrilled with this detailed reference work.
| ISBN: | 9780764324642 |
| Publication date: | 31st August 2006 |
| Author: | Dean Six, Susie Metzler, Michael Johnson |
| Publisher: | Schiffer Publishing an imprint of Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 190 pages |
| Series: | A Schiffer Book for Collectors |
| Genres: |
Antiques, vintage and collectables: toys, games, dolls and models Photographs: collections Antiques, vintage and collectables |
Over 590 color photos display machine-made marbles from the twentieth century, including the most extensive collection of marble packaging ever assembled. The sprawling scope of machine-made marble production in the twentieth century is illustrated in over 590 eye-catching color images that comprise the most extensive collection of marble packaging ever assembled. Historical photos from a variety of factories are also provided.
American Machine-Made Marbles features in the following genres: Antiques, vintage and collectables: toys, games, dolls and models, Photographs: collections, Antiques, vintage and collectables
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American Machine-Made Marbles was written by Dean Six, Susie Metzler, Michael Johnson and published by Schiffer Publishing an imprint of Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
American Machine-Made Marbles has 190 pages
Yes it is part of A Schiffer Book for Collectors series