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Summary: The most complete guide to American sterling silver patterns
Review: Ms. Hagan's "Sterling Flatware", revised second edition is a must have book for any silver pattern matcher or anyone seriously interested in American sterling silver flatware. This book contains several hundred more patterns than the "Jewelers Keystone" pattern matching book and is a vast improvement over the Authers's First edition. There are some disadvantages. The first is that after minor use, the pages will fall out. This can be remedied by puting the pages into plastic sleaves and than into a 3 ring binder. The second disadvantage is that line drawings are used instead of photographs. This often makes it a little more difficult to identify a pattern. Still this has to be the book of choice for myself and other professionals in this field.... Marc Cutcher / Solomon Enterprises, Inc.
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Summary: An invaluable resource for finding US sterling patterns.
Review: As a sterling dealer, I rely heavily on this book for finding pictures of sterling flatware patterns. The many B&W photos, general pricing structure, hallmark listings, and depth of manufacturers make my job much easier. I would like some more history of manufacturers, but as a photographic journal of American patterns, this one can't be beat
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Summary: Try to find an earlier edition
Review: The 2nd edition of this book was very good, with actual photographs of flatware handles, and made an excellent reference book. Hallmark illustrations were also very good. Subsequent editions have moved to line drawings of the pattern handles, and do not include the photographs. There are better guides to be had.
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