Collector's Encyclopedia of R.S. Prussia: Third Series : Identification & Values [Hardcover]

Mary Frank Gaston (Author)

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• Hardcover: 221 pages
• Publisher: Collector Books; 3rd edition (November 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0891455655
• ISBN-13: 978-0891455653
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 7.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,633,221 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gaston's third book a must have for Prussia collectors !, August 31, 2010

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This review is from: Collector's Encyclopedia of R.S. Prussia: Third Series : Identification & Values (Hardcover)

This is Gaston's third series,(book copyright 1994) on R.S. Prussia. Within these 216 pages is found much additional information not previously available. Listed is an overview of content.
1. The preface (2 pages) is again packed with information.
2. Revised historical origins of the Schlegelmilch porcelain factories,(6 pages).
3. Revised chronology of Reinhold Schlegelmilch marks,(3 pages)
4. Reinhold Schlegelmilch marks and photograph,(3 pages).
5. The entire book is full color with 583 photos, many of which contain a multipul # of items.
6. R.S.Prussia double marks,(4 pages), plus 1 page of wheellock prussia.
7. The back of the book contains charts listing the R.S.Prussia mold identifications, and popular names,(3 pages).
8. Some artists signatures shown - The Reinhold Schlegelmilch family tree.
9. 13 pages of very interesting pictures of the R.S.Tillowitz factory, some Schlegelmilch homes, some descendants' burial sites, current successor to the Reinhold Schlegelmilch Tillowitz factory, photographs from the 1992 exhibit celebrating Schlegelmilch porcelain.
10. There is an extensive index to all the floral decorations, and decoration themes, and objects.
11. The price guide is the last 4 pages of the book.
As with all of Gaston's books on R.S.Prussia, THIS is a must have addition..

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good, September 17, 2010

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Fred Cross (TAMPA, FLORIDA, US) - See all my reviews

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