Collecting Figural Tape Measures

by Elizabeth & Douglas Arbittier

Overview

Tape measures, those useful sewing tools in imaginative cases, are now becoming a collecting passion. Presented here are over 700 tape measures in brass, wood, celluloid and porcelain figural shapes, dating back to the 1820s and up to the present. Over 500 color photographs show tape measures in hundreds of variations from animals and birds to people and their houses, and the captions describe their particular winding mechanisms. Each measure is also given a value range

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780887408663
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date:	01/13/1997
Series:	Schiffer Books for Collectors Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Liz and Doug Arbittier, who have been collecting figural tape measures for many years, live in Watertown, NY. Janet and John Morphy began collecting 28 years ago; both are natives of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Editorial Reviews

The authors, tape measure collectors themselves, have written an interesting, well-organized and concise overview of their subject (possibly the only one which focuses soley on tape measures).

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