Findings
Findings

Author: Mary Carolyn Beaudry

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 9780300134803

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Mary C. Beaudry mines archaeological findings of sewing and needlework to discover what these small traces of female experience reveal about the societies and cultures in which they were used. Beaudry's geographical and chronological scope is broad: she examines sites in the United States and Great Britain, as well as Australia and Canada, and she ranges from the Middle Ages through the Industrial Revolution.The author describes the social and cultural significance of "findings": pins, needles, thimbles, scissors, and other sewing accessories and tools. Through the fascinating stories that grow out of these findings, Beaudry shows the extent to which such "small things" were deeply entrenched in the construction of gender, personal identity, and social class.

Reading Programs for Young Adults
Reading Programs for Young Adults

Author: Martha Seif Simpson

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2015-11-16

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 1476605440

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School and public libraries often provide programs and activities for children in preschool through the sixth grade, but there is little available to young adults. For them, libraries become a place for work—the place to research an assignment or find a book for a report—but the thought of the library as a place for enjoyment is lost. So how do librarians recapture the interest of teenagers? This just might be the answer. Here you will find theme-based units (such as Cartoon Cavalcade, Log On at the Library, Go in Style, Cruising the Mall, Space Shots, Teens on TV, and 44 others) that are designed for young adults. Each includes a display idea, suggestions for local sponsorship of prizes, a program game to encourage participation, 10 theme-related activities, curriculum tie-in activities, sample questions for use in trivia games or scavenger hunts, ideas for activity sheets, a bibliography of related works, and a list of theme-related films. The units are highly flexible, allowing any public or school library to adapt them to their particular needs.

Warman's Americana & Collectibles
Warman's Americana & Collectibles

Author: Ellen T. Schroy

Publisher: Warman's

Published: 2001-10

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 9780873419765

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"More than 25,000 updated prices, 240 popular categories, collectibles from 1930s to today, expert collecting advice, histories, references"--Cover

Warman's Americana and Collectibles
Warman's Americana and Collectibles

Author: Harry L. Rinker, Jr.

Publisher: Wallace-Homestead Book Company

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 612

ISBN-13: 9780870696848

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For more than ten years Warman's Americana & Collectibles has served as the leader in documenting and valuing twentieth-century collectibles ...

Zalkin's Handbook of Thimbles and Sewing Implements
Zalkin's Handbook of Thimbles and Sewing Implements

Author: Estelle Zalkin

Publisher: Wallace-Homestead Book Company

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780870697630

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Use this fact-packed, liberally illustrated handbook to find values for collectible sewing implements, from needlework tools to pin cushions, clamps, work boxes, and more.

Warman's Antiques and Their Prices
Warman's Antiques and Their Prices

Author: Harry L. Rinker

Publisher: Wallace-Homestead Book Company

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 738

ISBN-13: 9780870695926

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The nation's oldest and most respected antiques and collectibles price guide celebrates its Silver Anniversary. This complete reference contains descriptions and prices for more than 50,000 objects, plus historical background, critical reference and periodical sources, addresses of collector's clubs, and collecting and reproduction hints for more than 500 categories of collectibles. Illustrated.

Warman's Paper
Warman's Paper

Author: Norman E. Martinus

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13:

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Collecting paper ephemers is one of the busiest and most popular areas of the antiques and collectables market. Affordable and accessible, its popularity spans many collecting categories. This all-in-one reference provides essential information for dealers, collectors, or anyone interested in paper antiques and collectables.

The Official Rinker Price Guide to Collectibles
The Official Rinker Price Guide to Collectibles

Author: Harry L. Rinker

Publisher: House of Collectibles

Published: 2000-10-10

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 9780676601596

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This fourth edition of the Harry L. Rinker Official Price Guide to Collectibles has more coverage of collectibles than any other book on the market. Here you'll find furniture, decorative accessories, and giftware along with the traditional character and personality items, ceramic, glass, and toys. Each category includes a brief history, collecting tips, reference books, periodicals, collector clubs, and vital information on reproductions. It's a complete document of the 20th-century American lifestyle.