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Author: Betty Newbound
Publisher: Collector Books
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

20 reviews
Sales Rank: 83998

Media: Hardcover
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 264
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.7

ISBN: 0891456260
Dewey Decimal Number: 748.2913075
EAN: 9780891456261

Publication Date: August 1994
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
This comprehensive, easy-to-use book is the first published to cover milk glass that was mass produced in the United States since 1930. Patterns and shapes made by Fenton, Westmoreland, L.E. Smith, and Kemple are all featured in full-color photographs as well as vintage company catalogs and advertisements. This beautiful presentation will be a great addition to any glassware dealer's or collector's library. 2000 values. AUTHORBIO: Betty and her husband Bill Newbound are the authors of the longstanding Collector's Encyclopedia of Milk Glass and several volumes on Blue Ridge Dinnerware. Their latest title, The Best of Blue Ridge Dinnerware, features the "cream of the crop" of Blue Ridge items. REVIEW: This book is a must for milk glass lovers, organized alphabetically by item. Categories include bottles & jars, bowls, candlesticks, kitchenware, lamps, plates, shakers, toothpick holders, trays, vases, and more.

Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

Good Book! September 18, 2008
This is a great addition to our collection of books to help us identify antique glass ware!

4 out of 5 stars

Excellant Resource for Newbie Milk Glass Collectors July 3, 2008
I recently decided to delve into Milk Glass. The decision came in a round about manner: I needed a vase or two and opted to go the eBay route. Remembering a friend's milk glass vase, I decided that was what I was going to get. The variety and choices out there are phenominal. More choices that the average person can navigate. I purchased a couple just because they were there and realized that I needed to learn more about these beauties. Enter a book search at Amazon. This was the first book listed and it provided the "search inside" feature. This way, I was able to stroll through the index and find a couple of my new purchases.

Well, the book arrived yesterday and it is incredible. This edition has been updated with 2005 values but it is fun being able to read about the companies and check out the pictures. Not all milk glass is pretty. Some of it is just darn disturbing and some is just plain kitchish. All in all, I am finding this to be an excellant resource especially for me the newbie collector.

Why 4 stars and not 5? At the back portion of the book, some of the pictures are difficult to make out. It may be the result of copying directly from the original company catalogues.

5 out of 5 stars

Perfect January 11, 2007
I needed a picture book with decriptions. I got that and a history on each kind of milk glass. I think I'll keep this one.

3 out of 5 stars

Good Eye Candy December 2, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Good resource for exceptional pieces, but it's not organized well, and does not cover most everyday pieces. Values are over-inflated, especially for what milk glass is selling for online.

2 out of 5 stars

Museum Pieces Only November 7, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I pick up a lot of milk glass in thrift stores and was hoping this book would help me identify some of the pieces. Unfortunately, most of the items in this book have long been unattainable to the casual collector. The informational section was too short and poorly researched, and the author virtually ignored contemporary milk glass from makers like E.O. Brody, Anchor Hocking and Avon (only a few of Avon's dozens of milk glass pieces were featured).

If you want a book about milk glass from 1950 to present, this isn't it. Hopefully someone will realize the need for a book that covers "common" milk glass, which is getting harder to find and will ultimately be tomorrow's collectibles.

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