This easy to use, new pictorial Christmas ornament guide will be the ideal book to take on trips to antique stores and flea markets. The captions of the almost 2,000 color photographs include the title of the piece, size variations, where made, reproduction information, rarity rating, and current collector value. A brief introduction, history, and collector notes are included. Glass ornaments of all types are featured: animals, beads, Santas, trees, buildings, crosses, food, patriotic items, and much more. There are not only fabric ornaments, but wax, metal, Sebnitz, and others. There are also many miscellaneous Christmas collectibles featured, including lighting, candy containers, plaques, dolls, and other figures and decorations. 2010 values.
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George Johnson's book on Christmas ornaments adds a nice touch to any collector's bookshelf. This new volume is largely about glass ornaments and happily includes a wide range of them. Other chapters deal with Dresden ornaments, plus paper, wax, fabric, metal, and plastic decorations. Additionally there are sections on electric lighting, tree tops, and stands. Altogether there are nearly 2,000 full color photos with descriptions and values.
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George W. Johnson has been collecting antique Christmas decorations for over 30 years, and is a member of the Golden Glow of Christmas Past, a club for enthusiasts of Christmas memorabilia. He is an elementary and middle school teacher who specializes in working with talented and gifted students in Southern Local Schools near Logan, Ohio.
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A Must Have Book for Christmas Ornament Collectors,
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This review is from: Pictorial Guide To Christmas Ornaments & Collectibles (Identification and Values) (Hardcover)
If you love vintage Christmas ornaments you will love this book! This is the best book I've seen on the topic. It definitively covers Dresden ornaments, and ornaments made of glass, paper, fabrice, metal, wax, and more. It contains thousands of photographs of mostly pre-war ornaments, a wealth of information and a price guide to help value your collection. Even if you are not an ornament collector, you'll find this book contains collections that will absolutely amaze you. This book will remain in my library forever.
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A Must Have Book for Christmas Ornament Collectors,
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This review is from: Pictorial Guide To Christmas Ornaments & Collectibles (Identification and Values) (Hardcover)
If you love vintage Christmas ornaments you will love this book! This is the best book I've seen on the topic. It definitively covers Dresden ornaments, and ornaments made of glass, paper, fabrice, metal, wax, and more. It contains thousands of photographs of mostly pre-war ornaments, a wealth of information and a price guide to help value your collection. Even if you are not an ornament collector, you'll find this book contains collections that will absolutely amaze you. This book will remain in my library forever.
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Pictoral Guide to Christmas Ornaments,
This review is from: Pictorial Guide To Christmas Ornaments & Collectibles (Identification and Values) (Hardcover)
Although prices have declined on collectibles since the book was published, it was an invaluable guide to identifying ornaments including history and explanation of what makes an ornament a collectible.
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Glass Christmas ornaments, as we know them, have only been produced for a little more than 150 years, and it has not been until the last 75 years that they were the major type of decoration on the tree. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
candy container, figural lights, wax ornaments, indented ball, glass skirt, metal tree stand, wax angel, scrap face, wax baby, cotton animals, fabric ornaments, glass ornaments, cotton people, clown head, tin ornaments, plastic ornaments, free blown, paper ornaments, stylized body, exhaust tip, snow children, pressed cotton, glass body, original box, bubble lights Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pine Cone, Santa Head, Girl's Head, Father Christmas, Merry Christmas, Bunch of Grapes, Egg Shape, Angel Head, Cotton Ornaments, Crescent Moon, World War, Flower Basket, Man's Head, West German, Baby Jesus, Chenille Arms, Joey Clown, Miscellaneous Collectables, Santa Face, Snow White, Boy's Head, Snow Angel, Boy Clown, Rosbro Plastics, Standing Angel New!
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Glass Christmas ornaments, as we know them, have only been produced for a little more than 150 years, and it has not been until the last 75 years that they were the major type of decoration on the tree. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
candy container, figural lights, wax ornaments, indented ball, glass skirt, metal tree stand, wax angel, scrap face, wax baby, cotton animals, fabric ornaments, glass ornaments, cotton people, clown head, tin ornaments, plastic ornaments, free blown, paper ornaments, stylized body, exhaust tip, snow children, pressed cotton, glass body, original box, bubble lights Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pine Cone, Santa Head, Girl's Head, Father Christmas, Merry Christmas, Bunch of Grapes, Egg Shape, Angel Head, Cotton Ornaments, Crescent Moon, World War, Flower Basket, Man's Head, West German, Baby Jesus, Chenille Arms, Joey Clown, Miscellaneous Collectables, Santa Face, Snow White, Boy's Head, Snow Angel, Boy Clown, Rosbro Plastics, Standing Angel New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Little Golden Book) by RH Disney on page 113
- The Three Bears (Learn-a-Tale) by Anne McGill-Franzen on page 344
- Victorian Christmas by Joan Green on page 318
- Little Red Riding Hood (Puzzle Tales Series) by Weatheril Weatherill Sue on page 91
- Amelia Earhart (Gente Que Hay Que Conocer) (Spanish Edition) by Jonatha A. Brown on page 105
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