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Over 275 full-color photographs capture yo-yos of many companies, decades, and designs, along with yo-yos that shriek, whistle, and spark. Yo-yo championship patches, tricks books, and trophies are also displayed. Brief histories of the yo-yo companies are provided. Values for every yo-yo are found in the captions.

A revision of the Schiffer edition of 1967 (earlier editions go back to 1965) under the title American Cut and Engraved Glass. Arranged by glass company, the entries are abundantly illustrated with photos (of fair definition: cut glass is famously tough to photograph) and line drawings.

Coke trays are a prolific part of advertising history that show the evolution of American popular culture. From ribbons-and-lace girls of late Victorian era through Roaring Twenties flappers, World War II brides, and working women of today, Coca-Cola has called upon images of glamour girls and girls-next-door to sell Coke. Warm family scenes, baseball and children at play add to the wholesome appeal of Coke.

MacDonald's fast food restaurant Happy Meal toys given out during the late 1990s in 114 countries all are listed and shown, plus the displays, pins, buttons, register toppers, banners, pogs, and other memorabilia distributed. Descriptions, check-off boxes and values are included. All aboard for world-class fun!

Saddle up for adventure with the mass-produced, plastic toy horse-and-rider sets by Hartland Plastics. This guide is loaded with over 550 color photos of six dozen riders, 10 standing gunfighters, and over 100 different horses, each described with current prices, data tables, and advice on the care and repair of your models.

Here are 72 all-new scrollsaw projects, featuring original patterns and designs ranging in difficulty from simple to quite challenging. Each project includes a pattern, supply list, detailed instructions, and a color photograph of the finished craft. A helpful introduction covers scrollsaw and crafting techniques that will inspire your own original designs. Whether youre a beginner or a pro, youll certainly enjoy both the process and the charming, professional-looking results of scrollsaw carving with Barbara McKee!

A sweeping survey of the early world of plastics presents celluloid toys, ornaments, jewelry, greeting cards, dolls, and more in over 500 color photographs. Early 20th century catalog copy further chronicles celluloid artifacts and tells a concise and colorful history of celluloid's development (including startling accounts of exploding billiard balls and curling dentures). Values are in the captions and the bibliography leads to further sources.

From the years of slavery through the years of civil rights, images of black people have taken many forms from formal studio photos and advertising images to folk art and household items. Hundreds of items are gathered here illustrated in color photos.

A guide to the objects associated with Jewish rituals, such as candlesticks, plates, and cups. The text includes a price guide.