books by Dorothy T. Rainwater

books by Dorothy T. Rainwater

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Dorothy T. Rainwater

Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

Dorothy T. Rainwater, Martin Fuller, ...

Schiffer Publishing, 2003

Useful for the amateur archaeologist/house restoration hobbyist
I got this book through inter-library loan on the advice of an online silver seller and hobbyist? expert? We are restoring an 1800s farmhouse in New York state, and have found various bits of silver and pottery and other things. Everything is quite worn and dirty ...

A collector's guide to spoons around the world

Dorothy T Rainwater

Everybodys Press, 1976

Spoons Around the World from dustjacket
This is the most comprehensive book ever assembled on historical, commemorative and souvenir spoons(1976). Over 2000 spoons are illustrated throughout its 416 pages, many identified with the makers marks. The authors, collectors themselves, have been researching ...

American Silverplate

Dorothy T. Rainwater, Donna Felger

Schiffer Publishing, 2000

Gotta have it!
If you buy or sell silverplate, this is one of the must have reference books. This is a complete history of silverplate in America, with the companies and the lines they produced. Contains many photos taken from catalogs. Figural napkin rings or holders, butter ...

American Jewelry Manufacturers

Dorothy T. Rainwater

Schiffer Publishing, 1997

An Essential for the Jewelry Collector
If you collect jewelery fine or costume this book is a must. Those little marks that you need your 10X loupe for are deciphered! This is not an exhaustive list because there are new treasures found every day but it will really help the collector figure out just who ...

Silver Curios in the Home (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
Dorothy T. Rainwater, Beryl Frank

Schiffer Publishing, 1999

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, ...

Spoons from Around the World
Dorothy T. Rainwater, Donna H. Felger

Schiffer Publishing, 1992

This all-new book is the latest work by two of the foremost authorities of historic silver and has evolved from their highly respected earlier books on identifying spoons. Thousands of practical and specialized spoons from all parts of the world are described here. Besides hundreds of clear photographs with captions and extensive text, old ...

American Spoons: Souvenir and Historical
Dorothy T. Rainwater, Donna H. Felger

Schiffer Publishing, 1997

First published in 1968, this classic work remains the basic reference book for collectors and fanciers of American spoons. Now offered in a new edition, it will be a welcome resource in your library. Spoons themselves originated in prehistoric times, when shells performed their function for the inhabitants of southern Europe, but spoons as ...