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The Complete Book of American Country Antiques
The Complete Book of American Country Antiques Author:Katharine Morrison McClinton Spanning the entire spectrum of small country antiques, from the butter churns, maple sugar molds and warming pans of the Colonial New Englanders to the full paraphernalia of the trappers, fur traders and ranchers of the Old West, The Complete Book of American Country Antiques is a carefully detailed,lively and immensely informative guide to col... more »lecting country antiques. Lavishly illustrated with over 150 photographs, the book covers Tinware, Woodenware, Wrought and Cast Iron, Copper and Brass, Country Pottery, Homespun and Handwoven, Frontier and Western antiques and the Country Store, and each section is rich enough to spark ideas for a dozen different and entertaining collections. Espeically valuable is the discussion of Western antiques, previously unexplored in print, and of the country store which presents a nostalgic recreation of the store and its full contents.« less