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Have you ever looked at a button and wondered about its history? Where it's from? The craftmanship involved in its creation? In A Button a Day, author Lucy Godoroja takes readers on a visual tour of buttons great and small, offering fascinating insights into their peculiar history and sharing an appreciation of their design and meaning. From the exquisite to the different to the ordinary, the study of buttons offers a world of delight. This collection of quirky and beautiful images alongside intriguing stories veers away from antiques to focus on modern creations, giving Godoroja a newfound wealth of button design, material and meaning to discuss. A Button a Day showcases the craft and produ...
In the 'Journey of Perseverance' Priya Mishra recounts how she tore through all odds to become the leader that she is today. With powerful learning’s and messages across every page, the author has infused several personal examples of perseverance that can be used in our daily lives. She strongly paints a picture of culture and how a culturally conditioned individual can achieve the unthinkable with the right kind of support from other members.
The Assay Marks depicted in this guide have been collected for a period of over 70 years. As well as a reference of hallmarks, the text also contains an explanation of the Hallmarking Act 1973, as amended in 1998.
Designed as the essential reference tool for appraisers, collectors and dealers of silverware, the Encyclopedia is an indispensable guide for anyone researching silver hallmarks, offering clear and wide-ranging reproductions of thousands of hallmarks from more than 60 countries and regions, past and present, on every continent. It is also clearly and logically organized into two volumes for ease of reference: in the first volume are hallmarks listed by visual type and category, fully cross-referenced to information in the second volume on country of origin (in order of importance), centre of assaying or making, date and silver standard marks, special marks such as import/export marks, and selected maker's marks. Vetted by an international team of experts, the Encyclopedia thus helps you to identify silver hallmarks quickly, easily and reliably. It also includes brief historical overviews of hallmarking in each country, a description of the hallmarking process, and a guide to identifying fake and forged marks. Practical, comprehensive and up to date, Miller's Encyclopedia of World Silver Marks is an invaluable aid to identifying silverware from around the world.
In the world of costume jewelry, the name Lea Stein Paris receives recognition as the most notable and innovative designer of plastic jewelry of the 20th century. Here are laminated celluloid bracelets, pins, necklaces, combs, picture frames, boxes, buttons, and accessories in many shapes that amuse and fascinate. Foxes and running children are some of her best known designs.
Button collecting has been a hobby in America and Britain for a number of years. Organized along the lines of stamp collecting, there is an incredible variety of buttons available, with the most magnificent produced during the eighteenth century. This book outlines button history and describes the types of buttons that the average collector is most likely to encounter. With illustrations of a large range of button designs, this is a perfect introduction to an enjoyable, timeless hobby, ideal for aspiring collectors and anyone interested in the history of fashion.
Clinton Derricks is an authority and avid collector on golliwog dolls, which are very popular in England. Many view golliwogs as an important segment of black social history in the western world; while others may consider that they perpetuate a negative image of blacks in society.
Set against a backdrop of murder, intrigue, and industrial labor conflict in the early twentieth century pearl button industry, Shell Games graphically portrays one of the most important battles in the fight for safe and humane working conditions. Filtered through the thoughts and emotions of Pearl McGill, a woman who stood heroically against the injustices destroying the lives of so many around her in the shops and factories, this conflict vividly comes to life and underscores many of the concerns contemporary workers still encounter.