General Store Collectibles

This all-new identification and value guide is a companion book to David Wilson's first book because there are no repeated items. It features more than 500 gorgeous color photos of store fixtures, showcases, advertising items, patent medicines, dye cabinets, coffee mills, and much more from the shelves, counters, and walls of the old general store. The informative historical text is paired with period photos of actual stores showing displays, storekeepers, and customers. This is a fascinating look at part of America's history and the resulting collectible field. 1998 values. AUTHORBIO: David Wilson has collected country store Americana for more than 34 years. He has been an antique dealer and appraiser, an has operated a museum in California's gold discovery site, Coloma. He has been a member of the Tin Container Collector's Association, Antique Advertising Association of America, and the Oregon State Historical Society. REVIEW: This book saves collectors untold hours of research trying to identify things in their inventory. Hundreds of glass patterns are shown in detail for easy reference.