Thanks to Antiques Roadshow, the highest rated, long running prime-time series on PBS®, with millions of viewers a week, we are a nation seeking fortune in our attics. And thanks to Antiques Roadshow Primer, with 572,000 copies in print, we are highly antiques-literate. But there's another audience out there, too, showing up ever more frequently on Antiques Roadshow--those obsessive, bitten-by-the-bug collectors. Bring on the Maltese Falcon posters! Celebrating the collectible--that 20th-century object that brings with it less monetary value than passion, nostalgia, quirky appeal, and just plain pleasure--Antiques Roadshow Collectibles focuses on 12 major areas that inspire both the thrill of the chase and the thrill of discovery: furniture, photographs, posters and illustration art, costume jewelry and wristwatches, dolls, toys, advertising memorabilia, sports, glass and pottery, and more. A guide to value rather than price, it is packed with a wealth of information that will help turn any interested flea market fiend into a first-class collector. From the innovative design of Bertoia chairs to the high-quality crafting of costume jewely to the surprising variety of PEZ dispensers, here are 416 pages brimming with information. Bound into the book is a 32-page full-color section, while hundreds of black-and-white photographs illustrate every chapter. There are Antiques Roadshow discoveries, tips from experts and appraisers, the steps to becoming a focused collector--even how to use pieces without compromising their value. After all, isn't it more fun to eat off the Fiestaware?
"You can love it without getting your heart broken". "What you're looking for". It's hard to resist the promises of comfort, power, and gratification evoked in these simple phrases. Drawn respectively from ads for a car, a candy bar, and a cigarette, they represent advertising at its most effective -- and most pernicious.In Can't Buy My Love, Jean Kilbourne examines the cumulative impact of advertising on attitudes, values, and behavior, paying particular attention to ads designed to appeal to young women. She deftly deconstructs various ad campaigns to show how they encourage the development of intimate, even passionate, relationships with products. From alcohol and tobacco ads that tempt the young with easy ways to rebel against society, to the not-so-subtle assurances that having the right clothes, cosmetics, and snacks can be just as satisfying as a relationship with another person, Kilbourne argues that the real intent of many advertisers is to create an addiction that keeps consumers coming back in hopes of finally realizing their dreams.
For bear lovers and advertising buffs alike, collectors and non-collectors, this book is a must; it is destined to become "the" definitive reference work on bears that advertise products. With more than 500 previously unpublished color photographs, this first-of-its-kind book spotlights bears used to entice us to purchase products. More than three dozen collectors have shared their bear treasures of great diversity, from expensive limited editions to easily affordable bears found hibernating at flea markets and thrift shops. The bears advertise readily recognized trademarked products and appear on signage and packaging, as well as "bearly" edible foods and "other beary good stuff." This comprehensive look into the what, where, and how of advertising bears is sure to include your favorites.
This one-step guide to a multitude of outdoors-related collectibles provides you with a big, bold and beautiful overview of this exciting hobby. With 1,200 superb color photos, extensive descriptions, current collector pricing, and chapters about fishing lures, reels, game calls, archery, advertising materials, shot shell boxes, licenses, and duck, trout and pheasant stamps, you will be hard pressed to find another guide with the same depth of information.
The world of soda advertising bottle and can openers is explored here with over 350 photos featuring thousands of openers --Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, Nehi, Cheerwine, New-Grape, Red Rock Cola, Moxi, Hires, and Royal Crown, to name a few--along with information on American patents; opener manufacturers; soda products; opener packaging; modern, foreign, and fantasy openers; hints on grading and cleaning openers; index; and price guide. An additional catalog index of over 2,500 known soda advertising openers is organized by type. With such a wealth of information amassed into one volume, this book is destined to become the bible for soda opener collectors.
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