Exton, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1981 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 222 pp, acknowledgments, introduction, English Tinplate: 1. Tinplate, Wire and Lead; 2. Tin Shops of Pontypool and USK; 3. Midland Shops; 4. English Forms; 5. Lacquer, Varnish, Japan; 6. Ornament; 7. Care of Japanned Metal. American Tinplate: 8. American Tin Business; 9. Tools and Machinery; 10. American Tin Shops; 11. the Filleys of Bloomfield; 12. American Forms; 13. Japanning in America; 14. Peddlers and Transportation; appendix, notes, bibliography, index with b&w illustrations throughout. First Edition, 1981. "This book is a tribute ot the men and women who made and decorated utilitarian tinwares on both sides of the Atlantic. Here the authorhas gathered a rich history of the manufacturing processes and methods of decoration. Her examples demonstrate the variety of wares and details which help identify English and American products." from the jacket flap. Not Price Clipped. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Red cloth with black lettering to front board and spine, and marbled endpapers..

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 003626
Title: The Art of the Tinsmith: English and American
Author: De Voe, Shirley Spaulding
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
Place of Publication: Exton, PA
Date Published: 1981
Keywords: COLLECTING ENGLISH & AMERICAN CRAFTS UTILITARIAN TINWARE DECORATIVE ARTS
Bookseller catalogs: COLLECTING;
Size: 4to

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