Synopsis
Representing five years of research culminating in a book of over 500 pages with information on more than 5,000 Haviland dinnerware patterns, Haviland - A Pattern Identification Guide is the most comprehensive book on the topic ever undertaken. Each pattern is shown in full color with short informational text about the history of the shape or blank. There is a brief history of the Haviland companies, an easy to use visual index, a complete numeric and textual index, and supplemental color images of product and historic literature. Also included is a separate price guide to complement the patterns featured in this publication.
About the Author
Bob Page is the founder and CEO of Replacements, Ltd., the world's largest retailer of old & new china, crystal, silver and collectibles. He has managed to spin his flea market hobby into an $80 million per year business that deals in more than 180,000 patterns. Dale Frederiksen, Page's partner, enjoys frequent buying trips to research undocumented tableware patterns. Page and Frederiksen also love spending time with their twin boys, Owen and Ryan. Dean Six has written and lectured widely on American Glass organizations, and he is active in a number of national glass organizations. He has collaborated on other Page/Frederiksen publications such as Noritake: Jewel of the Orient, A Collection of American Crystal, Seneca Glass Company, Homer Laughlin: Decades of Dinnerware, and Franciscan: An American Dinnerware Tradition.
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