Trivets - Antique Vintage Reproductions / Scarce 2-Volume Book Set + Values

Description

This early out-of-print book set pictures and describes antique, vintage and reproduction cast iron trivets.
TRIVETS - BOOK 1
by Dick Hankenson, Wallace-Homestead Book Company, IA, 1972.
6“ x 9“ spiral bound softback in very good condition.  107 pages.
TRIVETS - BOOK 2
by Dick Hankenson, Wallace-Homestead Book Company, IA, 1972.
6“ x 9“ spiral bound softback in very good condition.  144 pages. Black-and-white photographs have identifying captions with pattern name, maker and date when known including scarcity and values,  The book discusses how trivets were made, and a comprehensive index leads the reader to the various trivet types (e.g. brass, cast iron, children’s trivets, hand wrought, laundry, platter, stove pipe, tile, Tailor’s goose, wire, wooden, and odd trivets and core makers tools).   Patterns are endless – geometric designs, spiders, stars, anchors, flowers, hearts, good luck, lacy, tree of life, leaves, animals of all kinds, snails, and more.  This scarce book set is a collector’s item in itself and an invaluable resource reference work for the collector or dealer of antique trivets.  .
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