Kovels' American Silver Marks (Hardcover)

~ Ralph Kovel (Author), Terry Kovel (Author)

Editorial Reviews

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"What the Kovels don't know about antiques isn't worth knowing."
--House Beautiful

"The Kovels are arguably the authorities on antiques and collectibles in this country."
--Los Angeles Times

"As millions already know, any book carrying the Kovel byline will be as reliable, informative, and fact-filled as any collector could wish."----------------
--American Country Collectibles -- Review

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"What the Kovels don't know about antiques isn't worth knowing."
--House Beautiful

"The Kovels are arguably the authorities on antiques and collectibles in this country."
--Los Angeles Times

"As millions already know, any book carrying the Kovel byline will be as reliable, informative, and fact-filled as any collector could wish."----------------
--American Country Collectibles

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 432 pages
• Publisher: Random House Reference; 1st edition (October 21, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517568829
• ISBN-13: 978-0517568828
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #635,983 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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33 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A "must have" for the collector of American Antique silver, October 4, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

While not the definitive reference that Jackson's book is on English silver, the Kovels do provide an extensive listing of American silversmiths and manufacturers. A person cannot be a serious collector of American antique silver without this book.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book was a dissappointment for me....., May 3, 2002

By	Susan A. Larry (NEW IPSWICH, NH USA) - See all my reviews

Unless already know the name of the maker, it's fairly difficult to look up a unknown, cryptic mark. I have to thumb through the whole book to find the mark I'm searching for. There is no cross reference section.
The book is organized and alphabetized by maker.
Unfortunately, there's very little information about the maker him/herself. Just circa and location. That's it. If I wanted to know more about a specific maker, I would have to refer to the bibliography section and buy another book.
I expected much more from Kovels.

4.0 out of 5 stars It helped me, September 20, 2009

By	David Walden (Boston, Massachusetts) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I know nothing about silver company marks and never before researched a company mark. But I had an old family candlestick for which we were curious to find out its period in history. I went to my local library, found this book on the shelf, saw it was organized alphabetically, studied my mark, decided it might have something to do with the W marks, began searching there, and found my mark after a few pages. I'm not sure how else one would organize such a book.