Old pewter, brass, copper & Sheffield plate

OLD PEWTERAND SHEFFIELD PLATEBRASS, COPPER,BYN. HUDSON MOOREAUTHOR OF"THE OLD CHINA "THE OLD FURNITUREBOOK," BOOK,""THE LACE ETC.BOOK,"With One Hundred and Five IllustrationsYORKNEWFREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANYPUBLISHERSCopyright, 1905,A. STOKES COMPANYBY FREDERICK1905Published in November,PREFACEOLD is of interest to thepewter becoming daily greatersince the for this attractive warehouseholder, fancy usingin houses has become so Oldcountry widespread. plates,and that have not seen the forplatters chargers lightscores of or that have been toyears, subjected indignities,such as the flour barrel or rain-watercovering catchinginto the are now forth and treatedleaking garret, broughtwith and consideration.pride" "and the likeHollow-ware tankards,jugs, mugs,is in if as ornamentseven more and not wanteddemand,in be used on thefor the shelves the maydining-room,""in to Old Blue China andtable, appropriate proximitybeen hauled forthancient which also havemahogany,from undeserved obscurity.cases theMuch of the is marked but in some;pewter"have become al-as these marks weretouches," called,of it was made inmost from use. SomeundecipherableAmericanthis and bears the names of makers,countrythat had nomuch was and sold herethough importedthismark at all. To facilitate the classification of ware,such Americana list of Scotch andContinental, English,thenames as could be has been added tofound, book;nameso that in cases if even of the remains ...