Old Stuff in Up-Country Pennsylvania

Old Stuff in Up-Country Pennsylvania by Earl F Robacker. Published by A S Barnes & Co, New York, NY, 1973. 1st Edition. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Folio (up to 15'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Torn & Taped DJ. Some edge wear to boards, small bump center bottom front & back, overall content excellent. 283 Pgs. ISBN 0498012115. LCCN 72-5174. The author carries the reader from pioneer days to the present, surveying folk ways, thought patterns, and antiques peculiar to the up-country (Wayne, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania). Mica-flecked redware from long-vanished potteries; home-crafted gear once used in making maple sugar; wonderful old ''piece-patch'' quilts and loomed coverlets; interlocking wooden puzzles, whittled by hand; exquisite Dorflinger glass from White Mills, these and dozens of other topics are discussed. Illustrated with over 180 photographs of different Pennsylvania Dutch antiques, including a number in color, as well as end-of-chapter lists of what collectors are looking for and buying today. Photographs by Stephen a Karas and Bryden Taylor. Description text copyright 2007 BooksForComfort. Item ID 14446.