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LENDING LIBRARY
The Potsdam Public Museum Lending Library includes a wide variety of books on Antiques, Collectibles, and Decorative Arts. Please be aware of the following Regulations for borrowing books from the Museum’s Lending Library:
- The books that may be signed out are indicated by category on the list below. All such books are in the bookcases in the museum library to the left if you enter by the main entrance or to the right if you enter by the museum’s back entrance.
- All books are checked out at the Library & Research desk.
- Books must be returned two (2) weeks from the day borrowed.
- We must have your Name, Local Address and Phone number on the file card in each book you wish to sign out, and may request Photo identification.
- Please treat all materials carefully and return them in good condition for others to use.
Potsdam Public Museum
ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES AND DECORATIVE ARTS
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ADVERTISINGAntique and Contemporary Advertising Memorabilia, by B. J. Summers, 2005
AGRICULTURAL, FARM, etc.
American Farm Collectibles, by Russell E. Lewis, 2004
Farm Tools, by Michael Partridge, 1973
ANIMAL COLLECTIBLES
Covered Animal Dishes, by Everett Grist, 2000
Cat Collectibles, by Pauline Flick, 1995
Flower Frogs for Collectors, by Bonnie Bull, 2001
BASKETS
Baskets, by Nancy N. Schiffer, 2001
Glass and Ceramic Baskets, by Carle Bess White & L. M. White, 2002
BOTTLES & JARS
The Wonderful World of Cookie Jars, by Ellen and Mark Supnick, 1995
The Collector’s Guide to Old Fruit Jars, by Douglas M. Leybourne, Jr., 2001
Perfume, Cologne & Scent Bottles, by Jacquelyn Y. North, 1999
Udderly Splendid (milk bottles), by John Tufton, 2003
CERAMICS, POTTERY, STONEWARE, etc.
A Collector’s Guide for Currier & Ives Dinnerware by Royal China Co., by Eldon R.
Aupperle, 1996 (with 2001 Price Guide)
Depression Pottery, by Jeffrey B. Snyder, 1999
Collecting Fiesta, Lu-Ray and Other Colorware, by Mark Gonzalez, 2000
Flow Blue: A Closer Look, by Jeffrey B. Snyder, 2002
Collector’s Guide to Frankoma Pottery: 1933 to 1990, by Gary V. Schaum, 2001
The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Gaudy Dutch & Welsh, by John A. Schuman III, 1998
The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Granite Ware: Color, Shapes & Values, by Helen Greguire, 1993
White Ironstone: A Collector’s Guide, by Jean Witherbee, 1996
Johnson Brothers: Classic English Dinnerware, by Bob Page & Dale Fredericksen, 2003-2004
The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Majolica, by Mariann Katz-Marks, 2000
Official Price Guide to Pottery and Porcelain, Eighth Edition, by Harvey Duke, 1995
An Illustrated Encyclopedia of British Pottery and Porcelain, by Geoffrey A. Godden, 1965
The Frank P. and Harriet C. Burnap Collection of English Pottery in the
William Rockhill Nelson Gallery, by Ross E. Taggart, 1967
Quimper Pottery, by Adela Meadows, 1998
Warman’s Roseville Pottery, by Mark F. Moran, 2004
Scandinavian Ceramics and Glass, by George Fischler & Barrett Gould, 2000
Spongeware, 1835-1935: Makers, Marks & Patterns, by Henry E. Kelly & Arnold A.
Kowalsky & Dorothy E. Kowalsky, 2001
American Stonewares: The Art & Craft of Utilitarian Potters, by Georgeanna H. Greer, 1999
English Transferware: Popular 20th Century Patterns, by Joe Keller & Mark Gibbs, 2005
Collector’s Guide to Yellow Ware: An Identification & Value Guide, by Lisa S. McAllister, 2000
CIVIL WAR
Warman’s Civil War Collectibles, by John F. Graf, 2003
CLOCKS
The Standard Antique Clock Value Guide, by Alex Wescot, 2003 (reprint of 1977)
Compass & Clock, by John Wilmerding, 1999
COMMUNICATIONS, RADIO, etc.
Tabletop Radios, Volume I: The Complete Price Guide to Antique Radios, by Mark V. Stein, 2002
COMPANIES
The Book of Griswold & Wagner, by David G. Smith & Chuck Woffard, 2003
The Jewel Tea Company: Its History and Products, by C. L. Miller, 1994
COOKBOOKS
Vintage Cookbooks and Advertising Leaflets, by Sandra J. Norman & Karrie K. Andes, 1998
Savory Suppers and Fashionable Feasts: Dining in Victorian America, by Susan Williams, 1985
CRAFTS
Tramp Art One Notch at a Time, by Clifford A. Wallach & Michael Cornish, 1998
DECORATIVE ARTS
Cabin Style: Decorating With Rustic, Adirondack and Western Collectibles, by Dian Zillner & Suzanne
Silverthorn, 2004
All Color Book of Art Nouveau, by Geoffrey Warren, 1972
FASHION, CLOTHING
Vintage Clothing, 1880-1980, by Maryanne Dolan, 1995
1920’s Fashions from B. Altman & Company, by B. Altman & Company, 1999
Everyday Fashions of the Twenties as Pictured in Sears and Other Catalogs, by Stella Blum, 1981
Everyday Fashions of the Thirties as Pictured in Sears Catalogs, by Stella Blum, 1986
Everyday Fashions of the Forties as Pictured in Sears Catalogs, by Stella Blum, 1992
Hats: A History of Fashions in Headwear, by Hilda Amphlett, 2003
Vintage Hats & Bonnets: 1770-1970, by Susan Langley, 2002
Victorian Fashions & Costumes from Harper's Bazaar, 1867-1898, by Stella Blum, 1974
Corsets & Crinolines, by Norah Waugh, 1981
Shoes: A Celebration of Pumps, Sandals, Slippers and More, By Linda O'Keeffe, 1996
FIREFIGHTING
Firefighting Collectibles, by Andrew G. Gurka, 2001
FISHING
Modern Fishing Lure Collectibles: Volume I, by Russell E. Lewis, 2002
FOLK ART
American Folk Art in Wood, Metal and Stone, by Jean Lipman, 1972
The Flowering of American Folk Art, by Jean Lipman & Alice Winchester, 1974
FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS
An Encyclopedia of Desks, by Mark Bridge, 1999
Furniture of the Depression Era: Furniture and Accessories of the 1920’s, 1930’s and 1940’s,
by Robert W. and Harriet Swedborg, 1999
How to be a Furniture Detective, by Fred Taylor, date unk.
Fifties Furniture, by Leslie Pina, 2000
Furniture Field Guide, by Mark Moran, 2002
The Antiques Treasury of Furniture and Other Decorative Arts, by Alice Winchester (ed.), 1959
Furniture Treasury (mostly of American origin), by Wallace Nutting, 1965 (orig. 1928)
Pine Furniture: The Country Look, by Nancy N. Schiffer, 1999
Designed for Life: Scandinavian Modern Furnishings, 1930-1970, by Michael Ellison & Leslie Pina, 2002
The Language of Doors, by Paulo Vicente & Tom Connor, 2005
American Interiors, by Harold L. Peterson, 1971
English Antique Furniture, by Margery Dean, 1969
Floor Coverings in New England Before 1850, by Nina Fletcher Little, 1972
Williamsburg Reproductions: Interior Designs for Today's Living, Craft House, 1976
GARDEN ANTIQUES
Garden Ornaments and Antiques, by Myra Yellin Outwater & Eric B. Outwater, 2000
GENERAL ANTIQUES
The Encyclopedia of Collectibles, 15 Volumes, Time-Life Books, 1978-1980
GLASSWARE
Anchor Hocking’s Fire King Glassware, by Garry and Dale Kilgo & Jerry and Gail Wilkins, 1997
Art Glass Nouveau, by Ray and Lee Grover, 1967
The Art of Carnival Glass, by Glen and Stephen Thisleweed, 2004
Collector’s Encyclopedia of Depression Glass, by Gene Florence, 2000
Elegant Glass: Early, Depression and Beyond, by Debbie and Randy Coe, 2001
Pictorial Guide to Silvered Mercury Glass, by Diane Lytwyn, 2006
Heisey Glass: The Early Years: 1896-1924, by Shirley Dunbar, 2000
The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Heisey Glass, 1925-1938, by Neila Bredehoft, 1999
Early American Pattern Glass, by Alice Hulett Metz, 2000 (orig. 1958)
Standard Encyclopedia of Pressed Glass, 1860-1930, by Bill Edwards & Mike Carwile, 2000
Purple Glass: 20th Century American and European, by Leslie Pina & Ed Goshe & Ruth Hemminger, 2002
Tiffany Favrile Art Glass, by Moise Steeg, Jr., 1997
The Big Book of Vaseline Glass, by Barrie Skelcher, 2002
The Illustrated Guide to American Glass, by Emma Papert, 1972
GUNS, FIREARMS
2003 Standard Catalog of Firearms, by Ned Schwing,
Antique Guns, by Hank Wieand Bowman, 1953
HOLIDAY COLLECTIBLES
Christmas: 1940-1959: A Collector’s Guide to Decorations and Customs, by Robert Brenner, 2004
Christmas: 1960-Present: A Collector’s Guide to Decorations and Customs, by Robert Brenner, 2002
Christmas Revisited, by Robert Brenner, 1999
Christmas Pins Past and Present, by Jill Gallina, 2004
Halloween: Collectible Decorations and Games, by Pamela Apkarian-Russel, 2000
Christmas Music Companion Fact Book, by Dale V. Nobbman, 2000
The Victorian Christmas Book, by Antony & Peter Miall, 1978
The Gift of Christmas Past: A Return to Victorian Traditions, by Sunny O'Neil, 1981
The Christmas Tree Book, by Phillip V. Snyder, 1977
JEWELRY, PERSONAL ACCESSORIES, etc.
Beads in Fashion, 1900-2000, by Leslie Pina & Lorita Winfield & Constance Korosec, 1999
The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Buttons, by Sally C. Luscomb, 1999
The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Hairwork Jewelry, by Jeanenne C. Bell, Graduate Gemologist, 1998
Warman’s Jewelry Field Guide, by Leigh Leshner, 2005
Vintage Jewelry for Investment and Casual Wear, by Karen L. Edeen, 2002
100 Years of Purses: 1880s to 1980s, by Ronna Lee Aikins, 2005
Umbrellas, by Judith Pinkerton Josephson, 1998
KITCHENWARE, HOUSEWARES, etc.
Aprons: Icons of the American Home, by Joyce Cheney, 2000
Aprons of the mid-20th Century: To Serve and Protect, by Judy Florence, 2001
Antique Boxes, Tea Caddies & Society, 1700-1880, by Antigone Clark & Joseph O’Kelly, 2003
Irons, by Elaine Marie Alphin, 1998
Victorian Houseware, Hardware and Kitchenware With Up-To-Date Prices for Collectors, by Robert S. Barlow,
1992
300 Years of Kitchen Collectibles, by Linda Campbell Franklin, 1997
Kitchen Treasures, by Barbara E. Mauzy, 2003
Scales: A Collector’s Guide, by Bill and Jan Berning, 1999
Depression Area Kitchen Shakers, by Barbara E. Mauzy, 2001
Glass Kitchen Shakers, by Gene and Kathy Florence, 2004
The Eccentric Teapot, by Garth Clark, 1989
Old America Kitchenware, 1725-1925, by Louise Lantz, 1974
LIGHTING: LAMPS, LANTERNS, ELECTRIC LIGHTS, ETC.
The Glass Candlestick Book, Volume 1: Akro Agate to Fenton, by Tom Felt & Elaine and Rich Stoer, 2003
The Glass Candlestick Book, Volume 2: Fostoria to Jefferson, by Tom Felt & Elaine and Rich Stoer, 2003
Electric Lighting of the 20’s – 30’s, James Edward Black, ed., 2001
Electric Lighting of the 20’s & 30’s: Volume 2, James Edward Black, ed., 2001
Oil Lamps: The Kerosene Era in North America, by Catherine M. V. Thuro, 2001
Oil Lamps II: Glass Kerosene Lamps, by Catherine M. V. Thuro, 2000
Oil Lamps 3: Victorian Kerosene Lighting: 1860-1900, by Catherine M. V. Thuro, 2001
Miniature Lamps II, by Ruth Smith, 2000
Classic Lanterns, by Dennis A. Pearson, 1998
METALS: BRASS, COPPER, SILVER, etc.
Antique Brass and Copper: Identification and Value Guide, by Mary Frank Gaston, 1992
International Hallmarks on Silver, Tardy, 2000
Silver Novelties in the Gilded Age: 1870-1910, by Deborah Crosby, 2001
Georg Jensen: A Tradition of Splendid Silver, by Janet Drucker, 2001
Yesterday’s Silver for Today’s Table: A Silver Collector’s Guide to Elegant Dining, by Richard Osterberg, 2001
MISCELLANEOUS, OTHER
Diary of an Early American Boy: Noah Blake, 1805, by Eric Sloane, 1965
Garage Sale & Flea Market Annual, Collector Books, 2006
The Grand Generation: Memory, Mastery, Legacy, by Mary Hufford & Marjorie Hunt & Steven Zeitlin, 1987
The Pioneer Americana Collection of Dr. & Mrs. Donald A. Shelley, Pook & Pook, Inc., 2007
MUSIC
American Musical Instruments in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, by Laurence Libin, 1985
The Sheet Music Reference & Price Guide, by Anna Marie Guiheen & Marie-Reine A. Pafik, 2004
NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIFACTS
Indian Arrowheads: Identification and Price Guide, by Robert M. Overstreet, 2001
ORIENTAL
Collecting Oriental Antiques, by Judith Moorehouse, 1976
PAINTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHERS
Collector’s Guide to Wallace Nutting Pictures, by Michael Inankovich, 2001
POSTCARDS
Rare & Expensive Postcards, Book II, by John M. Kaduck, 1980
PHOTOGRAPHS, CAMERAS, etc.
Antique Trader Cameras and Photographica Price Guide, Kyle Husfloen, ed., 2004
The Daguerreotype in America, by Beaumont Newhall, 1976
PRICE GUIDES
The Antiques Trader 1993 Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide, Kyle Husfloen, ed.
Discovering Antiques: The Story of World Antiques, British Publishing Corporation, 1973
Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price List, 1993, by Ralph and Terry Kovel
Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price List, 2004, by Ralph and Terry Kovel
Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price List, 2011, by Terry Kovel and Kim Kovel
The Sotheby Parke Bernet Guide to Pricing Antiques, by Ian Bennett, 1975
Warman’s Antiques and Their Prices, Harry L. Rinker, ed., 1989
PRIMITIVES
Primitives: Our American Heritage, by Kathryn M. McNerney, 2001 & 2002 (2 books)
QUILTS & COVERLETS
America’s Glorious Quilts, Dennis Duke & Deborah Harding, ed., 1989
New York Beauties: Quilts from the Empire State, by Jacqueline M. Atkins & Phyllis A. Tepper, 1992
101 Patchwork Patterns, by Ruby McKim, 1962 (orig. 1931)
Red & White: American Redwork Quilts, by Deborah Harding, 2003
Red & White: Redwork Patterns, by Deborah Harding, 2003
Vintage Quilts, by Bobbi Aug & Sharon Newman & Gerald Roy, 2002
America’s Quilts and Coverlets, by Carleton L. Safford & Robert Bishop, 1972
Coverlets, by Mildred Davison & Christa C. Mayer-Thurman (The replica Rolex Art Institute of Chicago), 1973
The Book of Handwoven Coverlets, by Eliza Hall, 1988
Double Wedding Ring Quilts: New Quilts from an Old Favorite, by Victoria Faoro, ed., 1994
Quilts, Coverlets & Hooked Rugs, by Charles Rand Penney, 1982
American Beauties: Quilts from the Empire State, by Jacqueline M. Atkins & Phyllis A. Tepper, 1971
Made in New York State: Handwoven Coverlets, 1820-1860, by Margaret E. M. Shaeffer, 1985
Quilts Collections: A Directory for the United States and Canada, by Lisa Turner Oshins, 1987
SEWING, KNITTING, etc.
Classic Millinery Techniques: A Complete Guide to Making & Designing Today’s Hats, by Ann Albrizio & Osnat Lustig, 1998
The Story of Antique Needlework Tools, by Bridget McConnel, 1999
SHIPS, NAUTICAL, etc.
100 Historic Ships in Full Color, by John Batchelor, 2001
SPORTS:
2005 Baseball Card Price Guide, Price Guide Editors of Sports Collectors Digest
STENCILS
Early American Stencils On Walls and Furniture, by Janet Waring, 1968
Early American Wall Stencils in Color, Alice Bancroft Fjelstul, Patricia Brown Schad and Barbara Marhoefer, 1982
TEXTILES: HOOKED RUGS, LINENS, NEEDLEWORK, SAMPLERS, etc.
The Complete Guide to Collecting Hooked Rugs: Unrolling the Secrets, by Jessie A. Turbayne, 2004
Kilim Rugs: Tribal Tales in Wool, by Susan Gomersall, 1999
Collecting Household Linens, by Frances Johnson, 1997
Collecting More Household Linens, by Frances Johnson, 1997
Miller’s Samplers: How to Compare & Value, by Stephen and Carol Huber, 2002
Terrific Tablecloths from the ‘40s and ‘50s, by Loretta Smith Fehling, 1998
Miller’s Collecting Textiles, by Patricia Frost, 2000
Oriental Rugs: A Buyer's Guide, by Lee Allane, 1988
TOOLS
The Handplane Book, by Garrett Hack, 1997
Classic Hand Tools, by Garrett Hack, 1999
A Museum of American Tools, by Eric Sloane, 1964
The Antique Tool Collector’s Guide to Value, by Ronald S. Barlow, 2002-2003
Town-Country Old Tools, Locks, Keys & Closures, by Jack P. Wood, 2003
TOYS & DOLLS
Schroeder’s Collectible Toys: Antique to Modern Price Guide, by Sharon and Bob Huxford, 2002
O’Brien’s Collecting Toys, Karen O’Brien, ed., 2004
Antiques of American Childhood, by Katharine Morrison McClinton, 1970
200 Years of Dolls, by Dawn Herlocher, 2002
Mandeville’s Madame Alexander Dolls: 4th Collector’s Price Guide, by A. Glenn Mandeville, 2003
Steiff Bears and Other Playthings Past and Present, by Dee Hockenberry, 2000
The Encyclopedia of Toys, by Constance King, 1978
TRAINS
Standard Catalog of Lionel Trains: 1945-1969, by David Doyle, 2004
WEDDINGS, BRIDES, ETIQUETTE
Accessorizing the Bride: Vintage Wedding Finery Through the Decades, by Norma Shephard, 2005