Melmac Dinnerware [Paperback]

Zimmer & Daigle (Author)

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Melmac dinnerware (also known as plastic or melamine dinnerware) is examined and explored in this new pricing guide. The mid-20th Century needed durable and attractive settings for the dinner table of the space age- and Melmac sets proved to fulfill the need. All-American made wares are depicted in full color, with entries from manufacturers such as Aztec, Boonton, Fostoria, Russel Wright, Imperial Ware, Texas Ware, Durawear, Prolon, Watertown, and more. 1997 VALUES -- Book Description

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: L W Publishing & Book Sales; 1 edition (February 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895380854
• ISBN-13: 978-0895380852
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,280,135 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars OK, not a doctoral dissertation but still a useful guide., July 12, 2000

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This review is from: Melmac Dinnerware (Paperback)

The authors have presented a fairly basic overview of most of the main lines of melmac dinnerware, including illustrations from their own impressive collection and a short history of each manufacturer. As a reference volume or identification guide, this falls short, but as a general overview of the world of melmac, probably this is the sort of information that most semi-casual collectors can use. Until a better volume on this subject comes along (rumor has it that a promising young scholar is working on just such an opus) this still has to rank as about the best set of encapsulated summaries and illustrations available. Hence 4 stars.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars a feeble attempt to cash in on another fad, August 6, 2001

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D. A. Langdon "seattlebeaconhillguy" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Melmac Dinnerware (Paperback)

I couldn't get very excited about this book. The whole genre of "pricing guides" is tacky and depressing (it takes all the fun out of junking - both from a buying and selling standpoint) but this one didn't even try to be informative. It wasn't well researched, nor was it very comprehensive.

I would suggest ignoring these guides and just going with your instinct. If you like it, buy it. Don't let these silly guides decide your taste for you. If you're a dealer, get to know your stuff and your customers and price accordingly.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars SO DISSAPOINTING!, February 7, 2006

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This review is from: Melmac Dinnerware (Paperback)

I have to agree with other reviewers. For those of us who love collecting melmac, this guide falls short by a mile. There was so much more to say about this fabulous vintage dinnerware - including listing pattern and color names, but it was nowhere to be found. Hopefully, someone else will publish a more comprehensive guide for us Melmacians!