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Metal Detecting for the Beginner
Author: Vince Migliore
ISBN-10: 144212153X
ISBN-13: 9781442121539
Published: 2009-03-31
Publisher: CreateSpace
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Book Description:
"Metal Detecting for the Beginner" is a how-to guide for anyone interested in the sport of metal detecting. Get a feel for a typical hunt; learn key terminology, and how to buy your first detector. This book guides you through the technical concepts you will need to make intelligent choices on the equipment you buy. It includes an ample list of manufacturers, suppliers, and online resources. Welcome to the wonderful world of metal detecting! Expanded 2nd edition now available.
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Clock Repairing as a Hobby: An Illustrated How-To Guide for the Beginner
Author: Harold C. Kelly
ISBN-10: 160239153X
ISBN-13: 9781602391536
Published: 2007-09-17
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
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Book Description:
All of the precise and delicate gears and levers in a clock can appear dizzying to the amateur, but this guide, with its wonderfully detailed diagrams, can clear things up. It covers the theory behind clock movement and design, including the particulars of escapements, pendulums, balance wheels, and even the sheet music for popular chimes. The American striking clock, the 400-day clock, and the alarm clock receive special attention. The in-depth information, including explanations of clock repairing terminology and details on the tools, materials, and supplies that are needed for success, will benefit even skilled enthusiasts.
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Stories in Sterling: Four Centuries of Silver in New York
Author: Margaret K. Hofer
ISBN-10: 1904832652
ISBN-13: 9781904832652
Published: 2011-12-16
Publisher: D Giles Ltd
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The first comprehensive survey of the New York Historical Society's internationally renowned collection of some 3,000 pieces of early American silver.
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English Silver Hall-Marks: Including the Marks of Origin on Scottish & Irish Silver Plate, Gold, Platinum & Sheffield Plate: With 500 of the More Important Makers Marks from 1697-1900 (Dealer Guides)
Author: Judith Banister
ISBN-10: 0572029993
ISBN-13: 9780572029999
Published: 2004-09-30
Publisher: Foulsham & Co Ltd
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Book Description:
You don't have to know anything about hallmarks to use this book, it's been designed to be a visual index. The absolutely unique feature of this book is that it will indentify the first mark you need - The City Mark. Illustrated city marks are all on the fore edge of its pages. So you just flick the pages to match a mark on your silver to its illustration in the book - from there its easy. The Jackson book uses a design where The City you need is presented as a Page Heading. So to use Jackson's book, you have first to know that the Anchor mark represents Birmingham or the Lion Head represents London etc. In Jackson, you need to know the City Name before you can look up its hallmarks system to date your silver.
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Mexican Silver : 20th Century Handwrought Jewelry & Metalwork
Author: Penny Chittim Morrill
ISBN-10: 0764306634
ISBN-13: 9780764306631
Published: 1999-01-01
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd
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Book Description:
Here is the powerful story of the silver renaissance in Mexico from the 1920s to the present. The wealth of color photos showcases the incomparable beauty of these works in silver. Extensive research, newly revised, sheds new light on the life and art of William Spratling, Margot van Voorhies, Fred Davis, and Hubert Harmon, and on the artisans who worked for them, making this book the definitive study of Mexican silver jewelry and decorative objects. 440 photographs, 405 in color., 440 photos, 8 1/2" x 11", Values Reference
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All About Antique Silver with International Hallmarks
Author: Diana Sanders Cinamon
ISBN-10: 097851680X
ISBN-13: 9780978516802
Published: 2006-08-01
Publisher: AAA Publishing
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Book Description:
This is an outstanding silver reference book that gives identification and dating clues for hollowware and flatware. The book features silver hallmarks for 24 countries including England, France, Germany, Italy and Russia. It also includes British design registry numbers, U.S. Design and Utility patent numbers and metric conversion tables. The book will help you to: discover the difference between silver items and items that just look like silver; identify important construction techniques and understand how they effect quality; Circa date a piece of silver and identify the maker; and, know what makes a piece collectible and why.
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Warman's Sterling Silver Flatware: Value & Identification Guide
Author: Phil Dreis
ISBN-10: 0896899705
ISBN-13: 9780896899704
Published: 2009-06-23
Publisher: Krause Publications
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Book Description:
Beautiful to behold and exciting to collect, sterling silver flatware not only is prized for its pristine designs and characterized as a popular familial heirloom, with today's robust metals market it holds the potential for profit.With all these interests at work, it not only pays to have access to up-to-date pricing for 15,000 varying pieces and 1,400 photos and illustrations found in Warman's Sterling Silver Flatware, 2nd Edition, it's a fundamental must.Research the work of dozens of American markers, along with an overview of the decorative styles of British designers, and select European silversmiths.
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The Essential Guide to Investing in Precious Metals: How to begin, build and maintain a properly diversified portfolio
Author: David L Ganz
ISBN-10: 1440223696
ISBN-13: 9781440223693
Published: 2011-12-01
Publisher: Krause Publications
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Book Description:
Gold. Silver. Platinum. Palladium. Want more than a piece of paper with a stock number on it to show for your investment? Then learn about all the ways you can add precious metals to your portfolio. Gold and silver have been king and queen of metals for centuries. Today, they are joined by platinum and palladium in the precious metals arena. They are traded in the form of bars, rounds and ingots, tangible assets you can see and touch.
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Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
Author: Dorothy T. Rainwater
ISBN-10: 076431887X
ISBN-13: 9780764318870
Published: 2003-08-30
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd
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Book Description:
With more than 2300 marks illustrated and brief histories and cross-references of more than 1600 manufacturers, this is the most comprehensive reference source on the subject. To compile the information presented here, the authors devoted much time researching numerous sources. These include various editions of Trademarks of the Jewelry&Kindred Trades, U.S. Patent Office records, silver and jewelry catalogs of manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, records of companies still in business, and pieces examined in antiques shops all over the country. This fifth edition includes new trademarks, additional companies, and brings to date the many changes in company ownership during the last decade.
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