Antique American Pewter - History Development Makers Marks / Scarce Book

Description

PEWTER IN AMERICAN – ITS MAKERS & THEIR MARKS – Three Volumes in One
by Ledlie Irwin Laughlin, American Legacy Press, NY, 1981.
Three volumes in one, this rare out-of-print book is the most comprehensive text published on American antique pewter including its makers and their marks.  Over 1,000 black-and-white photographs illustrate the touch marks and show examples of early American pewter.
This extremely in-depth text covers by chapter:
Volume I
:  Introduction; The European Background; Problems of the Colonial Pewterer; The Business of a Pewterer; The Marks of a Pewterer; Pewter Making in America; Household Pewter; Ecclesiastical Pewter; The Pewterers of Massachusetts Bay; The Rhode Island Pewterers; The Pewterers of the Connecticut Valley.
Volume II
:  The Pewterers of New York City; Albany Pewterers; The Pewterers of Pennsylvania; The Pewterers of the South; The Initialed Porringers; Unidentified Porringers; The Britannia Period; Makers of the Britannia Period; Dethroned Pewterers; Fakes; The Cleaning and Care of Pewter; Random Notes on Collecting; Unsolved Problems of American Pewter; Appendixes – Check List of American Makers of Pewter, Britannia, or Block Tin and Representative Inventories of American Pewter Shops; Bibliography; and Index.
Volume 3
:  Preface; Acknowledgments; Problems of the Colonial Pewterer; The Business of a Pewterer; The Marks on Pewter; Household Pewter; Ecclesiastical Pewter; The Pewterers of Massachusetts Nay; The Rhode Island Pewterers; The Pewterers of the Connecticut Valley; The Pewterers of New York City; Albany Pewterers; The Pewterers of Pennsylvania; The Pewterers of the South; Unidentified American Touches; The Britannia Period; Makers of the Britannia Period; Dethrowned Pewterers; Checklist of American Makers of Pewter, Britannia or Block Tin; Index of Symbols and Initials in the Early Touchmarks; Index of Makers of Pewter Shown in Plates; Bibliography; and General Index.   The profuse illustrations, identifying captions, and rich narrative which includes a history of the industry and numerous biographical sketches of the artists, combine to make this book an invaluable resource reference work.   “These volumes are widely held to be the most scholarly work available on the subject.”
Bible-thick 8.7” x 11.1” hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  687 pages.
FREE Media Mail shipping for books delivered within the 48 United Sates.  Rates vary for international mailings.