A Collector's Guide to Salem Witchcraft & Souvenirs (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
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Book Description
The Salem Witch trials were one of the darkest chapters in American history. With absorbing historical narrative and 300 photographs, Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell recounts three hundred years of a city's past, from the trials themselves through the 1890s, when Daniel Low produced the first souvenir spoon, to years of memorabilia and collectibles. The historic sites in Salem are documented through their many changes. These tourist meccas are visited by tens of thousands of people each year, whose purchases have helped to create a photo album of printed images and a treasure trove of silver and china souvenirs showing both witches and the historic sites. Separate chapters in this book illustrate the witchcraft theme as depicted on jewelry, silverware, cups and saucers, assorted chinaware, bottled goods, and a host of other interesting items.
About the Author
Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell is a writer and antiques dealer specializing in Salem witches, Halloween collectibles, and the supernatural. This book includes a special chapter on one of her favorite subjects-postcards.
A Collector's Guide to Salem Witchcraft & Souvenirs (Schiffer Book for Collectors),Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell,Christopher J. Russell,Schiffer Publishing,0764304259,Antiques/Collectibles,Art & Art Instruction,Catalogs,Collectibles,Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775,History,Salem (Mass.),Subjects & Themes - General,Witchcraft in art,Antiques & Collectables,Occultism & quasi-religious beliefs
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