Product Description

Many new photos and new discoveries and information make this book indispensable to all glass collectors and dealers. More than 5,000 items are showcased in beautiful professional color photos with descriptions and values. Many new finds and exceptionally rare pieces have been added. The highly collectible glass from the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s fills the nearly 300 pages, in addition to the ever-popular Fire King glassware. This comprehensive encyclopedia provides an easy to use format, showing items by color, shapes, or patterns. The collector will enjoy the pages of glass, from colorful juice reamers, shakers, rare and unusual glass knives, to the mixing bowls and baking dishes we still find in our kitchen cupboards. The price guide has been revised to reflect the current collector market. 272 pages. 2005 values. AUTHORBIO: A collector since childhood, Gene Florence's hobby of buying and selling glassware turned into a full-time career. First writing a book on Depression Glass, Florence has gone on to author many popular glassware titles including books on Depression Glass; Occupied Japan Collectibles; Kitchen Glassware; Very Rare Glassware; 40s, 50s, & 60s Glassware;Elegant Glassware; Stemware; Glassware Pattern Identification; Anchor Hocking's Fire-King; Glass Candlesticks; and Salt & Pepper Shakers. REVIEW: Written by America's top authority on Depression glass, this is undeniably the definitive reference on kitchen glassware. The highly collectible glass from the Depression era through the 1960s fills its pages, in addition to the ever-popular Fire-King and Pyrex glassware. In an easy-to-use format, more than 5,000 items are showcased. -John Alvey

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #42899 in Books
• Published on: 2001-05
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 270 pages

Customer Reviews

Kitchen Glassware
I love this book. It's colorful and informative. It was much cheaper than the book store. It arrived in excellent condition.

Kitchen glassware identification
This book goes everywhere with me! I've bought a lot of reference books, and it's definitely one of the best.

KITCHEN GLASSWARE IDENTIFICATION
THIS BOOK IS NOT ONLY A NECESSITY TO USE TO KNOW THE VALUE OF ANTIQUE GLASSWARE, IT SO INTERESTING JUST TO BROWSE THROUGH WITH ALL THE COLORFUL GLASSWARE AND ITEMS YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IN YEARS AND SOME I'VE NEVER SEEN. I'VE REALLY ENJOYED LOOKING AT THIS BOOK OVER AND OVER AGAIN.