Cooper Grace Rogers (115 results)

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Scholfield Wool-Carding Machines. Book.

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Wraps. First edition. viii, 65 p. illus. 28 cm. Smithsonian studies in history and technology; no. 7. Smithsonian studies in history and technology, no. 7. Includes Illustrations. Bibliography: p. 63-65. The Copp Family Textiles SMITHSONIAN STUDIES IN HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGY. AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION of household textiles, costume items, furniture and related family pieces used by the Copp family of Stonington, Connecticut, from 1750 to 1850, were presented to the United States National Museum in the 1890s by John Brenton Copp. Although it is not uncommon for families to save some treasured items from their beloved ancestors, it is far less common to save so much of the more utilitarian types of fabrics-ticking by the bolt, handwoven sheets by the dozens, yards and yards of fringes-items that many other, more frugal, New Englanders might have continued to use throughout the nineteenth century. In addition to the general background information, this catalog includes considerable technical information about each textile. These included thirty sheets, twenty-four of which were marked with embroidered initials.Many of the earliest books on weaving, textiles and needlework, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Very good. 1971 edition, light shelfwear and mild soiling to the cover.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hardcover without dust jacket. Ex-Library book with appropriate stamps, stickers and markings. Black covers with gold lettering and design. Wear noted to corners, edges and head and tail of spine. Pages browning with age but clean and very readable with many illustrations. Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin 254, Washington, DC 1968. It had no instrument panel with push-button controls. It was not operated electronically or jet-propelled. But to many 19th century people the sewing machine was probably as awe-inspiring as a space capsule is to their 20th-century descendants. It was expensive, but, considering the work it could do and the time it could save, the cost was more than justified. The sewing machine became the first widely advertised consumer appliance, pioneered installment buying and patent pooling, and revolutionized the ready-made clothing industry. It also weathered the protests of those who feared the new machine was a threat to their livelihood. Here is it's story.…

paperback. Condition: Good. Good stiff glossy paper wraps; light rubbing along edges. Binding tight; contents clean and unmarked except for writing on spine. 65pp. Chipping at spine, white cover lightly soiled.

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Invention of the Sewing Machine. Book.

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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Library mounted boards on the inside of the front and back cover.; Ex-Library; 4to 11" - 13" tall.

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paperback. Condition: Good. Ex-library copy, with the usual markings/stickers/stamping present, including a slip insert pocket attached to the preliminary pages. Cover cloth & text block show general shelf & handling wear. Missing dust jacket. Pages are slightly worn. Preliminary pages may have a few markings; otherwise, interiors are intact with unmarked text/pictures. Good reading copy.…

Condition: New. The Copp Family Textiles (Paperback or Softback).

hardcover. Condition: Used-Very Good. Second Printing. Cloth, no dj. Minor shelf wear; some scuffing and rubbing to cloth. Creasing to corners of boards, with attendant creasing in text block. Else fine. A nice, clean copy.

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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-Library; 4to 11" - 13" tall.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. In English.