American Antique Silver Pewter 3500 Marks - Makers Dates Hallmarks / Scarce Book

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HANDBOOK OF AMERICAN SILVER AND PEWTER MARKS
by C. Jordan Thorn, Tudor Publishing Co., N.Y., 1949.
This rare out-of-print book contains “3500 American silver and pewter marks from American craftsmen about whom, prior to its publication, little was often known.  They served long apprenticeships and then may have moved about a good deal, making their dates, locations, and signatures difficult to establish.  In including two kinds of metalware crafts, the author has departed from the norm but holds the worthwhile goal of appealing to collectors who soon learn that understanding one of these arts is not sufficient, and that in collecting, one field merges into another until true understanding requires a knowledge of both.”  This then, remains one of the essential reference works for collectors, dealers, and curators of antique American silver and pewter productions.
6.25” x 9.5” hardback with dust cover in good condition (dust cover shows edge wear / small tears).  289 pages.
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