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Anri Woodcarving: Bottle Stoppers, Corkscrews, Nutcrackers, Toothpick Holders, Smoking Accessories, and More
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by:
Rains, Philly
Bull, Donald
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Publisher:
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Published: November 2001
ISBN: 0764314211
Format:Hardcover
Pages:272
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Book Description
About the Author
Philly Rains discovered vintage ANRI in the mid-1980s and her collection now numbers over 1,200 items. She is the owner of Black Cat Antiques in Arkansas. Don Bull is a well-known expert on corkscrews, openers, and advertising who has
previously authored six books for Schiffer Publishing. Dons home is in Virginia.
Book Description
This book presents vintage, often whimsical, and one-of-a-kind wooden figurine carvings by ANRI, the world-renowned company founded in 1912 in
the Dolomite Mountains of northern Italy. Among the more than 2,500 carvings featured are bottle stoppers, bottle openers and corkscrews, bar sets, calendars, letter openers, bookends, humidors, ashtrays, lighters, cigarette boxes, pipe rests, salt and
pepper sets, pepper mills, napkin rings, timers, toothpick holders, brushes, salt and serving spoons, spoon and key racks, door knockers, and figurines, including monks and characters from novels by Charles Dickens. Collectors with a wide range of
interests will be delighted with the amazing number of woodcarvings shown. This book will amuse and inspire todays woodcarvers and collectors, novices and experienced devotees alike.
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