Customer Reviews

Collector's Encyclopedia of American Dinnerware

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Other than the photos, there isn't much here. It's very amateurish. Whole categories are missing -- there is barely a mention of "Fiesta" at all. Makes you think the publisher had an arrangement so as not to infringe on sales of their Fiesta books. There is no mention of Metlox. Also, while there is a price guide, it only lists the specific pieces that are shown in the photos, not all the pieces in the line. This is a major shortcoming. There should be some mention of pieces not shown. The book is also poorly organized, with ads from old magazines interspersed with original writing. It reminds me of an 8th grade book report. Spend your money elsewhere.

The title of this book implies that it is an all-encompassing American dinnerware reference work. However, it is sadly lacking in both breadth and depth. Any collector would be well advised to look elsewhere. This work is so superficial that it is virtually useless.

The Collector's Encyclopedia of AMERICAN DINNERWARE contains hundreds of full color pictures as well as copies of the original store and catalogue ads. All pieces shown are priced. Book contains a price index (1984) and a complete glossary of dinnerware terms in the back. I enjoyed the references, however I was disappointed that not all the pieces to any particular pattern were listed or priced. Over-all this is a good book for novice collectors or just the curious.

While the book was somewhat helpful with listing the various companies, it was very short in pattern names, examples and pricing.

A wonderful beautifully done book.This is a great book for looking up patterns. There are plenty of color photos which show great detail. I plan on buying the previous and subsequent volumns of this book.

I really love this book. I've used it many times to find the names of patterns I have from years of estate sales to sell on e-Bay. Great work.