{"product_id":"9780007205851_collins-need-to-know-antique-marks","title":"Collins Need To Know?: Antique Marks","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis handy guide to identifying and interpreting gold, silver, platinum and ceramic marks includes all hallmarks from 1544. Details of the new hallmarking system, international marks and guides to the great makers are all included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo you attend car boot sales or browse in antique shops in search of bargains? Have you ever wished you knew more about grandma’s silver spoons? Do you envy the experts’ ability to identify and date old hand-me-downs? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, Need to Know? Antique Marks is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked with thousands of clear illustrations, the book shows hallmarks on silver, gold and platinum, as well as those on Old Sheffield Plate, pewter, pottery and porcelain. Complete with a history of hallmarks and how to read them, Need to Know? Antique Marks is absolutely indispensable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book provides:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull hallmarks for silver from London, Edinburgh, York, Norwich, Exeter, Dublin, Newcastle, Chester, Glasgow, Birmingham and Sheffield, along with maker’s marks from these cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUp-to-date hallmarks for gold and platinum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOld Sheffield plate marks, showing the variety of maker’s marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePewter marks and a selection of pewter touch marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePottery and porcelain marks showing both letter and name marks, and symbol marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull international hallmarking conventions and information on oriental ceramics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvice on spotting a bargain and avoiding the fakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistories of the major manufacturers\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins AU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46895304835221,"sku":"9780007205851","price":22.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007205851_0d9b7e45-02e8-4dc8-9660-a11fb7c57892.jpg?v=1776888548","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007205851_collins-need-to-know-antique-marks","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}