McCoy Pottery: Collector's Reference and Value Guide provides even the experienced McCoy pottery collector with new insights along with over 2,500 pieces featured in 590 beautiful color photographs. McCoy is probably the best known of all American potters due to the wide variety of pieces they produced since 1910--all captured here and given a price range based on today's volatile market.
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This reference book is exclusively about the pottery made by the Nelson McCoy Pottery Company from 1920 through the Lancaster years of ownership in the 1980s. Information is presented in a sequential format from a collector's perspective, and brief facts and opinions about pieces are included. Hundreds of pieces are featured in dazzling, full-color photos. -Phillip Norris
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About the Author
Bob Hanson is a longtime collector of Nelson McCoy Pottery, as well as Brush-McCoy, J.W. McCoy, and pieces from the "Arts & Crafts" Era. In addition to pottery, he collects reverse paintings and trays, silhouette pictures, vintage whimsical plastic pins, and electric novelty clocks. Along with wife Margaret, he has co-authored three volumes in the McCoy Pottery series.
Craig Nissen and his wife Pat enjoy collecting not only Nelson McCoy Pottery, but Van Briggle pottery, Roseville pottery, Aladdin electric lamps, beaded "sugar" shade lamps from the 1920s, cupid photos, rug and pillow beaters, and wall pockets. Craig co-authored three volumes in the McCoy Pottery series, and is also the author of McCoy Wall Pockets & Decorations.
Margaret Hanson was a longtime collector of Nelson McCoy Pottery, as well as Brush-McCoy, J.W. McCoy, and pieces from the "Arts & Crafts" Era. Along with husband Bob, she co-authored three volumes in the McCoy Pottery series. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
Craig Nissen and his wife Pat enjoy collecting not only Nelson McCoy Pottery, but Van Briggle pottery, Roseville pottery, Aladdin electric lamps, beaded "sugar" shade lamps from the 1920s, cupid photos, rug and pillow beaters, and wall pockets. Craig co-authored three volumes in the McCoy Pottery series, and is also the author of McCoy Wall Pockets & Decorations.
Margaret Hanson was a longtime collector of Nelson McCoy Pottery, as well as Brush-McCoy, J.W. McCoy, and pieces from the "Arts & Crafts" Era. Along with husband Bob, she co-authored three volumes in the McCoy Pottery series. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
To the point, full of wonderful photos w/ most recent prices,
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This review is from: McCoy Pottery Collector Reference (McCoy Pottery: Collector's Reference & Value Guide) (Hardcover)
I really like this book. I recently added a few new pieces of McCoy pottery to my collection. This book has great photos and concise information. It is full of a variety of items that I did not know McCoy produced, but now I do know. I was able to accurately price some items that I have on the market and I was able to review items that I have seen for sale. I was hoping for a book with photos and prices only and that is what I got. There is very little time waisted in this book. The photos are well produced and labeled. Great for those of you who are looking for collectibles and wondering about the justification of their price. I highly recommend this book.
31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
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McCoy Pottery Volume One Collecter's Reference & Value Guide,
By joe granger (madison, WI United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: McCoy Pottery Collector's Reference & Value Guide, Vol. 1 (Hardcover)
This body of work is a richly detailed piece of reference that has become my source of insight and excitement ever since the moment of purchace. The authors have layed out the Mccoy lines in a chronological fashion, listing also their identifying namesake. These categories are then subdivided into year produced, description, size, mark, available glazes and value. Lines produced by the McCoy are also given a smart descriprion, so that we as collectors gain a little insight as to the backround behind different lines. The book also offers a full history on marks and labels, and will also describe differing values related to pieces with reference to other oddities. Finally we are given a sincere history of Nelson Mccoy Pottery, which is a true asset to the begining collecter. This book is a must have. I find myself consulting it before and after every purchase I make. I have always purchased pottery because it effects my on an aesthetic level. Yesterday I purchased a $10 McCoy jardiniere. My $10 investment turned into $75! because I read the book.
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MCCOY LOVERS HAVE ALL THE LUCK,
By Kathryn Lynch (Woodbridge, VA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: McCoy Pottery: Collector's Reference and Value Guide, Vol. 3 (Hardcover)
With the third collaboration of HNH, McCoy Collectors have all the luck when it comes to having the very rarest and finest examples of McCoy Pottery at their fingertips. This book provides a generous number of pages on the subject of Floraline, an often overlooked segment of the McCoy Pottery line produced for the floral industry. HNH have singled out the best of the best when it comes to the rare and non-production lines. The most helpful section in Volume III can be found in the back of the book. Here HNH have cataloged the entire McCoy line that they have covered in each volume. They attribute the era the piece was produced as well as the volume and page number that each piece can be found on. I can't say it enough, McCoy Lovers have all the luck! Please join me in celebrating the life of Margaret Hanson, co-author of McCoy Pottery Collector's Reference and Value Guide, Volume III. Margaret passed away at her home near Seattle, WA on November 1, 2001. Her indomitable spirit lives on in all of those who knew her. She is an wonderful example of what living with passion and beauty is all about. Her's was a life well-lived!
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As we noted in Volume 1, the history of "McCoy" pottery is actually quite complex. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
standard glaze, production glazes, glaze colors, hand decoration, gloss glazes, shield mark, red decoration, brown spray, hand decorated, catalog page, wall pocket, special decoration, blue glaze Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Flower Bowl, Milk Can, Leslie Cope, Oil Jar, Round Vase, Bird Bath, Pedestal Vase, Pitcher Vase, Planting Dish, Cookie Boy, Cookie Jug, Covered Sugar, Goblet Vase, Ivy Vase, Kitten Planter, Panda Bear, Plow Boy Planter, Rustic Line, Utensil Holder, Coffee Pot, Console Bowl, Designer Accents, Flat Leaf Apple, Koala Bear, Margarine Container New!
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As we noted in Volume 1, the history of "McCoy" pottery is actually quite complex. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
standard glaze, production glazes, glaze colors, hand decoration, gloss glazes, shield mark, red decoration, brown spray, hand decorated, catalog page, wall pocket, special decoration, blue glaze Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Flower Bowl, Milk Can, Leslie Cope, Oil Jar, Round Vase, Bird Bath, Pedestal Vase, Pitcher Vase, Planting Dish, Cookie Boy, Cookie Jug, Covered Sugar, Goblet Vase, Ivy Vase, Kitten Planter, Panda Bear, Plow Boy Planter, Rustic Line, Utensil Holder, Coffee Pot, Console Bowl, Designer Accents, Flat Leaf Apple, Koala Bear, Margarine Container New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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