Lehner's Encyclopedia Of US Marks On Pottery, Porcelain Clay
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (886 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0891453652 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 636 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Even while teaching, Lois collected old and rare books. The Lehner farm family joined the bottle craze, even to digging dumps on neighboring farms and in surrounding towns. Lois Lehner graduated from Ohio State University, taugh speech and English for eighteen years in Delaware County, Ohio, where she was
Great Resource, Except For California penstemaniac This is my best resource for identifying American ceramics with two exceptions: any California pottery except the largest and best known companies, and studio pottery which is outside the scope of this guide. I have been able to determine in which line of products an item fits, and differentiate years of production. These issues are particularly confusing for the California potteries where company buyouts and movement of designers and artisans from one company to another were rampant in the mid 20th century.A new edi. Fantastic, a gift for a china obsessed husband! Quickbeam I bought this on a whim for my husband who collects restaurant china. It was a used copy and was only a couple dollars. This book is an amazing fountain of information on china markings. He has not stopped reading it. If I had spent 500$ on this it would have been worth it given the amount of pleasure he has gotten from this reference.My husband dragged out his entire collection of restaurant china and was able to accurately identify every single piece by the maker. Since he is not interested in resale, the lack of c. "A great reference work" according to P. R. Lord. This is an incredibly detailed compilation of pottery manufacturer information, assembled before PCs and spreadsheets would have made the job easier. I consult this book constantly for identification purpose but also history and to use some of the additional materials about distributors and the geographical index. Using this work in conjunction with visiting RWCN, the Restaurant Ware Collectors Network (restaurantwarecollectors.com) will help with many many ID questions for identifying the more utilitarian pottery an
DeCiantis . The various manufacturer listings contain paragraphs outlining the history of each company as well as interesting "insider" information. Both the novice and veteran collector can ID their merchandise quickly and easily. The book is an indispensable aid for properly identifying pottery, porcelain, and clay pieces. -K. This thick hardcover book is packed with text and illustrations, the sheer measure of which admittedly took the author nearly a quarter century to research and compile
1998 values.. 8.5 X 11. No values. Lehners Encyclopedia of U.S. Marks on Pottery holds over 1,900 companies with over 8,000 marks, logos, and symbols divided equally among the old folk potters, studio potters, dinnerware manufacturers, distributors, and decorators fill this massive hardbound encyclopedia