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Collecting Costume Jewelry Christmas Tree Pins: Vol. I: Unsigned

 
 
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Collecting Costume Jewelry Christmas Tree Pins: Vol. I: Unsigned

Christmas tree pins are one of the most popular niches in the costume-jewelry figurals category. Holiday brooches are widely collected and sought, the most desirable being valued over $200. While most attention has been given to signed jewelry, unmarked pieces maintain an aura of mystery that maddens aficionados determined to solve a pin's provenance. Who made certain beautiful or unusual pieces? Was it Eisenberg, Carnegie, Weiss, Robert, Sandor, Boucher, Reinad, Mazer, Calvaire? Often, even experts will never know. Some unmarked creations are among the most intriguing of all - and among the most affordable. The most unusual specimens here include: karat-gold Christmas tree parure; white-flocked tin tree with aluminum bells; tree with French Provincial frame and blue-glass center panel. Text describes trees and offers price guide. Introduction aids collectors in understanding why a pin might have gone unmarked, including various scenarios involved in design and manufacture.

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Product Details:
Author: Kathy Flood
Paperback: 100 pages
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
Publication Date: April 24, 2008
Language: English
ISBN: 1419687034
Package Length: 10.5 inches
Package Width: 8.25 inches
Package Height: 0.25 inches
Package Weight: 0.65 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 6 reviews
 
 

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2 of 2 found the following review helpful:

5Someone's going to get coal in their stocking!  Oct 20, 2008
Kathy Flood has blessed us with an illustrative masterpiece to help the reader find their very own delightful holiday pin and a bit of magical holiday warmth that comes along with wearing it. We all know that nothing says holiday cheer like a beautiful Christmas tree pin. We also know that nothing says bah-humbug like a bad review from a lump of coal. I'm not sure which book was being reviewed that deserved a one star rating, but I assure anyone considering this book that if you crack open the cover all the Scrooge's in your life will be whisked away. Let the one-star Grinch be blinded by the sparkle of these pins as showcased as only Kathy can! Happy Holidays!

5Have a holly jolly Christmas tree pin!  Sep 26, 2008
I love, love, LOVE Christmas tree pins and this book has some beauties in it, most especially some original designs from Hanna Bernhard TO DIE FOR. Kathy, I can't wait for the NEXT volume!

1 of 4 found the following review helpful:

1Worst Book I Ever Bought!!!  Sep 19, 2008
[[ISBN-13:978-1-4196-8703-7 Christmas Tree Pins (Vol.1:unsigned) (paperback)
Very disappionting. As a collector of Christmas Tree Pins, I am excited when
a new book comes on the market. This one was a terrible example for collectors. The photos are mostly against a black paper, making it difficult to view the pins. Very cheap pins in a cheap looking book. As for price, oh my gosh... I would have gladly paid the price if the material was of any value.
I have never written a review before, but felt others should know what to expect before paying valuable dollars for such a lacking of information and enjoyment of the product.



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5Sherri's review  Sep 09, 2008
Once again, Kathy Flood has published a very informative book, this one being dedicated to Christmas Tree pins. Kathy has included such a variety of tree pins in this book and so many that one hasn't seen anywhere before. She has done a fantastic job of capturing the unusual. I thought I had a lot of tree pins in my collection, until I got this book and I have very few of the ones it in! It gives me so many to look for.

5So much fun!  Sep 09, 2008
This book is great for all Christmas pin or figural pin lovers. The photos are such fun to look at and to marvel over, and the text is informative and entertaining. I am hoping that Volume II is coming soon!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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