The Wonder of American Toys, 1920-1950

The Wonder of American Toys, 1920-1950
Author: Charles Dee Sharp
Publisher: Collectors Press, Inc.
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2002
Genre: Toys
ISBN: 1888054700

The Wonder of American Toys reflects not only the toys of perhaps the most formative era of American history, but what they meant to the children who played with them and to the society that produced them.

American Musical Instruments in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

American Musical Instruments in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages: 226
Release: 1985
Genre: Musical instruments
ISBN: 0870993798

Describes the museum's collection of antique instruments, traces the history of technological developments in their manufacture, and looks at music's changing role in American society.

Comic strips and consumer culture, 1890-1945

Comic strips and consumer culture, 1890-1945
Author: GORDON IAN
Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1998-04-17
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Drawing on comic strip characters such as Buster Brown, Winnie Winkle, and Superman, Ian Gordon shows how, in addition to embellishing a wide array of goods with personalities, comic strips themselves increasingly promoted consumerist values and upward mobility.

Miller's World Encyclopedia of Antiques

Miller's World Encyclopedia of Antiques
Author: Martin Miller
Publisher: Penguin Putnam
Total Pages: 282
Release: 1989
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

From the team that created the increasingly popular annual Miller's International Antiques Price Guide comes the most comprehensive reference ever published in the world of antiques. 750 full-color photographs and 350 black-and-white photographs and drawings.

Schroeder's Antiques Price Guide

Schroeder's Antiques Price Guide
Author: Collector Books
Publisher:
Total Pages: 612
Release: 1995
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780891456605

Up-to-the-minute accurate information is now provided by a total of 430 experts, who are well-known antiques authorities, authors, and the top dealers in the country. Encompassing nearly 700 categories, the guide provides indentification and values for over 50,000 antiques and collectibles. Photos.

Sasha Dolls

Sasha Dolls
Author: Ann Louise Chandler
Publisher:
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2012
Genre: Doll clothes
ISBN: 9780984927906

The Brownies

The Brownies
Author: Palmer Cox
Publisher: New York : Century Company
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1887
Genre: Ballooning
ISBN:

Hordes of grotesque and comical little elves swarm on every page, intent on mischief or merry-making. cf. Children's catalog. H.W. Wilson Co.