English Domestic Brass, 1680-1810 Kitchenware Tools Fireplace Lighting & More

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English Domestic Brass, 1680-1810 and the History of its Origins.
By Rupert Gentle & Rachael Feild.
Published by E.P. Dutton in 1975.
A most useful and essential reference for the metals enthusiast. The contents include candlesticks, jacks, snuffers, sconces, lanterns & chandeliers, andirons & other fireplace tools, trivets & footmen, kitchen tools, tableware, tankards & goblets, warming pans, boxes, buckles & buttons, tobacco-related brass, clocks & watches, door fittings & locks, furniture mounts & handles, bells, scales, frames, and more! 'Gentle & Field' has become the bible for brass lovers everywhere. There is a good bibliography.
Hardcover. 8"x11", 365 pages, 366 black & white illustrations and a color frontispiece, dust jacket. Jacket with some wear and soil, slight stain on the fore-edge of the pages, but otherwise clean, with a tight binding.
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