Furniture of the Depression Era

by Robert Swedberg

A great book on all types of furniture in the Depression era. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0891453326
• ISBN13: 9780891453321
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Collector Books
• Length: 143 Pages
• Weight: 1.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.6" x 11.4"

Customer Reviews

Interesting and informative

I picked up this book because I see so much of this furniture in antique shops and I wanted to be able to distinguish it from other periods. Although I've never been particularly interested in this period, I found this book to be quite interesting. The book explains the history of the furniture and its development, with lots of anecdotes along the way. Through the many color photographs, you will learn how to spot specific types of furniture and get a better idea of which company might have manufactured a specific piece. One of the topics addressed early in the book is the use of veneer. The authors explain that 'veneer' doesn't have to be a dirty word and that even the ancient Egyptians used a form of it. There is a section devoted to the repairing and replacing of veneer. They also provide detailed explanations for such terms as 'burl' and 'pollarding.' They explain the differences between better- and lesser-quality ('borax') furniture, and a pricelist (1999 values) is also included.