Printed & Lace Handkerchiefs: Interpreting a Popular 20th Century Collectible

by Betty Wilson

Book Overview

Collecting pretty handkerchiefs has become a wide-spread and popular hobby for many people. This entertaining and comprehensive identification and price guide will be useful and fun for all vintage linen enthusiasts. Over 400 color photographs and a lively and factual text present hankies from both historical and design points of view. You will learn how events of the 20th century influenced their designs, and how clever hankie aprons and wall-hanging...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764318012
• ISBN13: 9780764318016
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.9" x 8.4"
• Grade Range: Grade 10 to Postsecondary