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American Farm Collectibles: Identification and Price Guide

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First let me say I don't normally write a review,but this book is just down right horrible if you are looking for values.I'm in the antique business and specialize in primitives and all of the prices are way off.The author is very biased as well if he owns it or it has his wife's maiden name then it's worth a small fortune otherwise the items are mainly worth nothing.For instance a blue decorate 4 gallon antique stoneware crock is worth under $75 in his eyes in reality the crock is worth $450 on up.This is the instance throughout if the author doesn't own it it's not worth dirt.On the other hand the book is good if you need to identify certain antique tools.Other than that not much info on items and prices are way off.

I didn't buy this book for the values of items, that doesn't interest me at all. I like to build models, and building them realistically is one of my goals. This book gives me plenty of ideas as there are a ton of pictures. To build a farm scene for example, and no having too much knowledge of farm equipment, especially of bygone eras, the pictures are a valuable resource. So if it is just the pictures you are after, this is great.

American Farm Collectibles: Identification And Price Guide is a catalog of classic mementos of the bygone era of American farm life, including tools, antique tractors, toys and sleds, kitchen utensils, gardening items, turn-of-the-century ads, and much more. Black-and-white photographs fill almost every page other than the 32 pages of color photos, and the text offers straightforward item descriptions, current prices, and advice for finding collectibles and antiques. A superb resource for the dedicated enthusiast, and fun just to page through for the memories and nostalgia.

American Farm Collectibles is a very good book to own if you you are a collector. It gives you price values that farm stuff is currently going for at auctions & also tells you what items are that you might not know. I recommend this book for any collector.