Silver Curios In the Home by Dorothy Rainwater, Beryl Frank This excellent book picks up

This excellent book picks up the story at the start of the 1990s

particularly vacuum tubes

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In summary

Our aim was for actual pictures of each pattern for easy identification plus a price guide and an index of cross references of the various names ascribed to the same pattern

Silver Curios In the Home by Dorothy Rainwater, Beryl Frank This excellent book picks upTable of Contents Antique silver objects made for specific uses often reside in curio cabinets but are little understood today. In the late 19th century, many unusual novelties were created for various purposes. In this new book, two experts of silver explain why and how they were used. Here are calling card receivers, cane handles, tussie mussies, perfumers, dresser sets, curling tongs, glove stretchers, ring trees, lorgnettes, skirt lifters flasks,