Antiques & Collectibles | Schiffer Publishing

A look at how figure skating has evolved through its 800+year history, including its art, medals, figurines, skaters’ costumes, and other memorabilia.  The grace, speed, and beauty of ice skating has inspired painters and sculptors, graphic...

Barbara and Jim Mauzy are known for user-friendly books that deliver the history, identification information, and values in a format that makes them unparalleled tools if you are buying, selling, or maintaining a collection of...

A definitive reference on the ring bit, considered by some as one of the most humane and effective bits for a horse bridle. From as far back as the fourteenth century cavalry units of European,...

Descriptions for 1850 pocket knives include dimensions, model names, numbers and values on today's markets. Manufacturer's clear b/w catalog images from 1890 to 1970 are organized by makers for ease in finding them.[AuthorName][/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]1850 b/w drawings[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]1890...

This two-volume set is an essential reference work dedicated to clock companies that have kept time for us from the late 1600s through the early 2000s. The comprehensive text explores mechanical and electric clock companies;...

A wide range of old firefighting equipment is illustrated from old supply catalogs and current photos of collections, with detailed descriptions and values in today's market. Alphabetically arranged for easy use, firfighting tools, collectibles and...

The common lunch box evolved in the 1960s-1980s with changes to styles, materials, upkeep and safety. Here 659 colorful plastic and vinyl lunch boxes and many matching thermos bottles are shown. Each is dated, priced,...

222 different glass perfume bottles, 81 peg stoppers, and 91 various jars made 1910 to 1925 by Diamond Glass shown in clear drawings. Includes glass mould numbers, sizes available, weight per gross, and estimated prices...

All sorts of old hand tools included for farming, machine shops, woodworking, blacksmithing. Extensive groups of locks, keys, and closures. Many catalog pages with descriptions, sizes and original prices.[AuthorName][/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]122 b/w photos & over 2000 engravings[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]Locks,...

Beryl in its many color varieties is a favorite of both mineral collectors and gemologists. Superb examples are found at many locales worldwide, mainly in pegmatites and schists. Other members of the group are prized...

The definitive guide and comparative analysis of artwork on the vinyl singles of the 1980s, covering over 250 vinyl single covers, and including excerpts from interviews with '80s musicians, cover artists, and record executives.  In...

Primitive, rustic, one-of-a-kind furnishings are wildly popular with a wide range of homeowners and professional decorators. Passion for Primitives, with more than 200 lush and stunning photographs, depicts the unpretentious honesty of pieces that come...