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New Arrivals! Book from The National Horse Brass Society in England.
A
Guide to Harness Decorations By Terry Keegan- A Publication
from the National Horse Brass Society in England
- It has 32 pages. Copyright by the Society in 1983. Has wonderful
illustrations of horse brasses and many other harness decorations. Contents
is as followings: Horse Brasses patterns; Horse brasses subject brasses,
Commemorative and award brasses, trade and harness makers brasses, swingers,
Hames and hames plates, breast pieces and other straps, rosettes, bells,
shanked decorations, nose bands plates and other decorations, Woollen and
floral decorations, Old and new, The national horse brass society, Publications
, museums and shows -
This wonderful book is full of information and great
illustrations. Mr. Keegan is also the writer of a book called The Heavy
Horse. In great condition. A rare find- $40.00
Award
Brasses -By Malcom Andrews-Publication
from the National Horse Brass Society in England
- It has 57 pages. Copyright by the Society in 1989. Has wonderful
illustrations of Award horse brasses. Contents: The London Parades ( listing
their brasses), Vestry Parades ( listing their brasses), Town
and Country Parades( listing their brasses) , More
R.S.P.C.A Award Brasses , Horse Shows(
listing their brasses), Ploughing Match Awards( listing their brasses),
Private Parades( listing their brasses) Miscellaneous Awards and Modern
Parades( listing their brasses). This is a just a wonderful book
listing all the great parades rare brasses. In great condition. A rare
find- $40.00
Saddlers
Brasses By Ran Hawthorne- A
Publication from the National Horse Brass Society in England. Published
in 1993. This book has 48 pages. This is
a wonderful book on saddlers horse brasses. The purpose
to having the name and location put on a brass was to identify the maker
and to act as a constant reminder to one and all of the name
and maker. Saddler brasses are lovely. Peak production
of saddlers brasses was around the
1880's. Saddler Makers would put their name and town
or county on just about any brass
harness decoration piece. They were very proud of
their pieces. Contents is as following: Face
pieces, Nose bands, Rosettes, Swingers, Hameplates,
Collar top decorations, Tug loops, Rein hangers, Studs, Award studs, Saddlers
brasses with Engine Motif, Welsh saddler sand Scottish saddlers.
In good condition. A great book for a horse brass collector. - $40.00
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Brewery
Brasses- By Gron Williams- Published by The National
Horse Brass Society in England , Copyright 1991. If you like Brewery
Brasses this is a must book. I just love them. Many of the old Victorian
dray horse were beautifully decorated with brewery horse brasses, as are
today's American Budweiser clydesdales . This book illustrated the
rare brewery brasses and the brewery companies behind the brasses. Contents
: Barrel brasses, Moonrakers, London Pride, Burton and Brum, North
Star, Celtic Fringe, and Souvenirs. It has great history on the great dray
horse. This is a rare book to find. In good condition. This book
has 33 pages -A rare find!- $40.00
Horse
Bells- By Terry Keegan, Douglas Hughes, Claude Brock and Ran Hawthorne
- Published in 1988 by The National Horse Brass Society
in England. This book has 36 pages. With over 150 illustrations on Horse
Bells, from the very rare horse brass bell , bell swinger, and bell
terrets. Contents : History on Horse Bells, Team Bells, Hame bells, Casting
a Rumbler bell, Rumbler bell patterns, Horse bell in America, Bell terrets
and swingers, Bell face pieces ( horse brasses). It illustrates
over 26 different patterns of rare horse brass bells. A great book
. In excellent condition- $35.00
Collecting
Horse Brasses Volume 1- with photographs of 403 horse brasses-
By Ran Hawthorne - Published by The National Horse
Brass Society in England - Published in 1995. This book has 44 pages -
This is the first volume of collecting horse brass books, there 4 volumes.
This book has 403 brasses listed . Each has a description and rarity value
rating from 0-7. The higher the figure, the rarer the brass. It is a great
guide to know how rare your brasses are or the ones you plan to buy. I
personally use these books to know how much I am willing to purchase a
brass for. It gives a description and date of each brass. The Brasses are
listed by groups of patterns : horse design brasses, Crescent brasses,
Cast Pattern Brasses, Pattern Brasses, Shield Lotus brasses, Heart and
Patriotic Brasses, Wheatsheaf brasses, Acorn, tree, boss ans sun brasses,
Animals, Birds and Fish brasses, Stamped Round Hanger Brasses, Stamped,
Boss and Ceramic Center Brasses, Royalty Brasses, Bell Brasses, Swingers,
Trade Brasses, Carriers and Award Brasses, Railroad Locomotives brasses,
Railway Company Brasses, Hameplates, Trade Rosettes and studs brasses,
Studs and Nose bands Brasses, and Some Collectable Brasses of later
years (modern brasses). These four books are a must for a true horse brass
collector. A rare find! Just a great book. - In excellent condition
$50.00
Collecting
Horse Brasses Volume 2- with photographs of 403 horse
brasses- By Ran Hawthorne - Published by The National
Horse Brass Society in England - Published in 1997. This book has 44 pages
- This is the Second volume of collecting horse brass books, there
4 volumes. This book has 403 brasses listed . Each has a description and
rarity value rating from 0-7. The higher the figure, the rarer the brass.
It is a great guide to know how rare your brasses are or the ones you plan
to buy. I personally use these books to know how much I am willing to purchase
a brass for. It gives a description and date of each horse brass.
The brasses are illustrated by groups of patterns : Horse & Horse Shoe
design brasses, Horse, Men, Mechanical & Pattern; Engine, crescents
patterns, Sun Whorls patterns, Stamped and cast patterns , stamped brasses
, Sun brasses, Royal Commemoratives, Royalty and Nationalistic brasses,
Bee and beehive brasses, Animal and Birds brasses, Animal trade brasses,
Wheat sheaves, Anchors, Barrels, saddlers, Award brasses, Swingers, Hameplates,
Railway Company hameplates, Saddler Nose band brasses, Saddler Studs and
Rosettes, Later Collectable brasses, and Blacksmith and solid state brasses.
These four books are a must for a true horse brass collector. A rare find!
Just a great book. - In excellent condition $48.00
Collecting
Horse Brasses Volume 3 - with photographs of 432 horse brasses-
By Ran Hawthorne - Published by The National Horse
Brass Society in England - Published in 1998. This book has 44 pages -
This is the Second volume of collecting horse brass books, there 4 volumes.
This book has 432 brasses listed . Each has a description and rarity
value rating from 0-7. The higher the figure, the rarer the brass. It is
a great guide to know how rare your brasses are or the ones you plan to
buy. I personally use these books to know how much I am willing to purchase
a brass for. It gives a description and date of each horse brass.
The brasses are illustrated by groups of patterns : Tumblers &
swingers,
Face pieces brasses, crescent and cross brasses, animals
brasses, royalty brasses, award brasses, bells, and terrets.
These four books are a must for a true horse brass collector. A rare find!
Just a great book. - In excellent condition $48.00
Collecting
Horse Brasses Volume 4 (IV) - with photographs of over 400
horse brasses- By Ran Hawthorne - Published by The
National Horse Brass Society in England - Published in 1999. This book
has 44 pages - This is the Second volume of collecting horse brass
books, there 4 volumes. This book has 403 brasses listed . Each has a description
and rarity value rating from 0-7. The higher the figure, the rarer the
brass. It is a great guide to know how rare your brasses are or the ones
you plan to buy. I personally use these books to know how much I am willing
to purchase a brass for. It gives a description and date of each
horse brass. The brasses are illustrated by groups of patterns :
ceramics, animals, lions, geometric, star, royalty, sail boats, dogs, crescents,
saddlers, brewery, sun, swingers, terrets, nose bands, and rosettes. These
four books are a must for a true horse brass collector. A rare find!
Just a great book. - In excellent condition $48.00
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