Collecting Butter Prints And Molds, by Paul E. Kindig. 284 Pages. Clothbound. Butter Prints and Molds is the first major work on a subject of interest to many folk art authorities and collectors. To create this excellent book, the author has carefully examined and photographed all American public and many private collections, as well as traveled to Europe to compare their prints with ours. The detailed chapters on hand-made, craftshop-made, and factory made prints and molds help to identify the methods of construction and patterns associated with each type. The books main feature, its superb illustrations, show the beauty and infinite variety of these tools of the old home dairy which can be seen as the American counterparts of coats of arms. They are arranged by similar designs and include tulips, hearts, plant forms, animals, symbols, and monograms. This comprehensive and analytical treatment of these wooden butter shapers will be a necessity to collectors and dealers, and sure to hook everyone else on them. $49.95 (BK-0685)
