Check List Of Early American Bottles And Flasks

By Stephen Van Rensselaer

A definitive checklist for early American glass lovers. Essential for antique bottle collectors. Stephen Van Rensselaer's Check List Of Early American Bottles And Flasks sets out a compact, authoritative programme of identification: names, forms and practical cues that make historical glass bottles legible to eye and mind. As an antique bottle identification guide and early American glassware reference it has been used in the field and at auction, functioning as a collectors bottle checklist and a practical flask collecting handbook. The entries are concise and the typology clear; the work rewards glass bottle collecting with a reliable framework for assessing shape, rarity and provenance. Dealers and hobbyists consult it as a vintage bottle price guide and reference for antique dealers, while American history enthusiasts and students of 19th century collectibles use its listings to connect objects with social and commercial history. Compact enough for field use yet rich in reference detail, Van Rensselaer's checklist also helps stabilise vocabulary across collections - collectors searching for Van Rensselaer bottles will find it an indispensable starting point. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. More than a technical inventory, this work is a document of material culture that captures craft, trade and collecting in the nineteenth-century United States; its influence touches research, restoration and the everyday decisions of those engaged with United States glassware. Casual readers will enjoy the plain descriptions and the doorway they provide into a vanished world, while seasoned bibliophiles and classic-reference collectors will prize the restored text as a lasting reference. Practical, historically minded and quietly authoritative, Van Rensselaer's checklist deserves pride of place on the shelf of anyone interested in glass bottle collecting.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354307302
• ISBN13: 9789354307300
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"