November, 2009

Book of Knives

 
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Collector’s Guide to Vintage Coin Machines

 
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Collector's Guide to Vintage Coin Machines
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Coin Machines is a thorough look at slot machines, jukeboxes, arcade, counter and pinball games, trade stimulators, vending machines, and coin operated scales, all described in detail and abundantly photographed in color. These coin operated machines-- invented in England, adopted in America in the 1880s, and most prolifically produced in Chicago, Illinois--have been a part of everyday life for over one hundred years. "Automatic machines," as they were first called, are imaginative, entertaining, useful, colorful, and reflect changing technology as well. The text presents methods for identifying different types of machines, their history and development, and helpful hints on where to look for themachine of your dreams.

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Great guide to coin-op machines
 
Review Date: May 19, 1999
Reviewer: Paul McGinnis,
If you have any interest in collecting coin-operated machines or in their history, you should get this book. There are a large number of color pictures of historic slot machines, arcade machines, pinball machines, trade stimulators, and jukeboxes. In addition to the pictures and market prices, there is a lot of information about the history of these machines, and tips for collectors. This book was a great help when I purchased a vintage slot machine.

Dump Trucks (Mighty Machines)

 
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Rumble! Rumble! Roar! Dump trucks are powerhouses of productivity. Find out what, where, and how dump trucks work. Detailed diagrams identify the main parts of the machine, while easy-to-read factual text explains this exciting equipment.

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Knives ‘95 (Knives, 1995)

 
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Knives '95 (Knives, 1995)
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Directory of knifemakers and examples of current trends.
 
Review Date: May 6, 2000
Reviewer: Michael P., North Carolina
These books are a compilation of the year's current trends in the custom knifemaking industry. They include a few articles (some of more interest to knife collectors, some to knifemakers), a huge directory of custom knifemakers, and page after page of the most beautiful knives you will see anywhere (regretably, all b&w photos). As a bladesmith, I love these annuals an inspiration for design, as well as for embelishment.

Like the man said, 'If you're going to steal, steal from the best!'

Knives 1992
 
Review Date: April 23, 2010
Reviewer: Maharlika, Cleveland, Ohio USA
The book continues the "Knives" book series. Since this is an older book, there are no colored pictures. Everything is in black and white. However, there are some good information in the book--depending on what you are looking for. Also, it shows some of the knifemakers' progress--if you have the other books and continue to follow the series. You can see how some of their designs and works evolves and matures. Also, good for ideas for designing your knife and for collecting some of the earlier works by knifemakers that are retired or no longer making knives. Enjoy...M.

Peep-Machine Pin-Ups: 1940s-1950s Mutoscope Art (Schiffer Book with Values)

 
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Peep-Machine Pin-Ups: 1940s-1950s Mutoscope Art (Schiffer Book with Values)
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Machines called Mutoscopes offered quick shows for a penny from 1895 until as late as the 1970s, flipping cards to create the impression of a "moving picture." Associated with amusement piers and parks, and men's restrooms, these machines were notorious as proprietors of cheap peeps. During the 1940s, the International Mutoscope Reel Company began to manufacture coin-operated vending machines that served up 5-1/4" x 3-1/4"cards for collectors, usually of "pin-up" material. These cards are widely collected today, and a wonderful source of inspiring low-brow artwork. This comprehensive collection of more than 250 images includes work by noted artists Zoe Mozert, Earl Moran, and Gil Elvgren, among many other signed and unsigned, talented portrayors of the female form. A value guide will assist collectors.

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Nice but inadequate
 
Review Date: March 26, 2007
Reviewer: Teabag, Vermont
If you are looking to view the authors' collection of 230 Mutoscope Pin-Up cards, nicely reproduced, this is the book for you. If you want more information, look elsewhere.
There is a cursory history of Mutoscope cards and brief biographies of 4 artists represented, but that's it. No information on how many were made (386); over what period of time (1940-1954); how they were grouped (10 sets of 32 or 64 cards with 2 extras). It would have been nice to have a complete checklist and information on how to identify the various sets. Instead of being ordered by year or set, the authors put them alphabetically according to the cute quotes on the cards: from "A Clothes Call" to "You're The Top". There are Internet references, but you could have done that anyway, right? I am waiting for the complete reference guide. Anyone step up?
Poor value pin-ups
 
Review Date: February 3, 2008
Reviewer: Robin Benson,
I was always curious about Mutoscope cards and having bought the book I'm still curious. It seems cards were dispensed from coin-operated machines for mere pennies but the book doesn't picture the machines or tell me how they were dispensed or, as another reviewer has mentioned, how many different sets there were.

The 128 pages feature the pin-up cards printed in 175dpi and presented in a very boring layout, not even a thin grey drop shadow to give them a lift on the page. On the cover the thumbnail cards do have a depth shadow added though. The first few pages have some very skimpy text about the cards and the four artists who painted most of the artwork throughout the book.

I thought this was a rather expensive publication but if you like pin-up art there is a better book available. For a third of the price to can get Taschen's The Great American Pin-Up (Midi) which has hundreds of pictures and although I haven't checked I bet all these Mutoscope pin-ups are included (there is also a large coffee-table version of this wonderful book).