JEWEL TEA COMPANY: Its History and Products - Hardcover

MILLER, C L

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0887406343 ISBN 13: 9780887406348

Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD, 1999

Synopsis

The Jewel Tea Company of Chicago, Illinois reached a national market for its household products through salesmen and mail order catalogs from 1901 until 1981. the company's Autumn Leaf Pattern china-featured throughout the text-was widely distributed and frequently graced dinner tables earlier this century. It is fondly remembered and sought by today's collectors. Rarely seen Autumn Leaf wares are explored along with a brilliant assortment of better known pieces. A combination of modern color and historic black and white photographs chronicle the staggering array of Jewel Tea wares including china, cookware, coffee and teapots, premium products, children's toys, and more. There is something for everyone in this impressive, photograph-filled and thoroughly researched text with price guide.

About this title

Synopsis:

Color and b&w photos illustrate the Jewel Tea Company's wares including china, cookware, coffeepots and teapots, and household products, from the beginning of the century to the present. Includes historical details on the products' manufacture, design, and marketing, and price guides. Of interest to collectors. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc.

About the Author:

C.L. Miller, an avid collector of Jewel Tea products, has spent the last two years compiling this volume. He calls central Ohio home.

About this edition

• Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0887406343
• ISBN 13: 9780887406348
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1