End of November Book Review by
Sam Mitchell
Title: Christmas Pins Past & Present
Author: Jill Gallina
Type of Book: Soft cover
Average Price: $19.95
In or Out of Print: In print
Number of Pages: 143
Brief Description of Book: Book covers Christmas Jewelry from about the 1940s to the present.
NOTE: Reviews Based on the following Scoring Measure:
1 Being “Forget It” and 10 Being “Must Have”
QUANTITY OF PICTURES:
Comments: Lots of pictures 325 in all I think.
SCORE: 9
QUALITY OF PICTURES:
Black and White Pictures?
Color?
How good are the pictures?
Are there close ups of the marks?
Comments: All color pictures no black and white. Not a single picture of a mark or the backs.
But all marked pieces are identified.
SCORE: 8
QUANTITY OF INFORMATION:
Range of information offered?
Is information thorough?
Comments: Range of information is pretty good and includes some designers you don’t usually
See.
SCORE: 8
QUALITY OF INFORMATION:
Accuracy (are there mistakes?):
Comments: Info looks good
SCORE: 8
VALUES LISTED:
Are they helpful or realistic?
Comments: Some prices are a little high and some are low, but pretty good overall...
SCORE: 8
USER FRIENDLY:
Is the book easy to read and follow?
Are things easy to find (table of contents/index)?
Comments: I thought the book did real well here.
SCORE: 8
TOTAL AVERAGE SCORE..... 8
Is this a must have book? Well this is another one of those yes or no books. If you buy up or collect Christmas Jewelry to keep or sell this will be a good book for you, otherwise you don’t need it.
Overall Comments: Any book that lists 11 pieces from our own Beegee McBride Has to be good
Right??? LOL
Christmas Pins especially trees are becoming more and more collectable. This is one of several good books on Christmas jewelry because it lists designers that you don’t normally see, such
as Beegee McBride, Anka Dimitrijevic, Dorothy Bauer, Butler and Wilson, to name a few.
The pictures in the book are really good overall and shows a lot of the rarer and unusual Christmas pins. The book does not show a single mark or the backs of the pins, but all the pieces are Identified.
As with any book you are thinking of buying, go to your local book store or library and check the book out to make sure its right for you.
Sam Mitchell
Title: Christmas Pins Past & Present
Author: Jill Gallina
Type of Book: Soft cover
Average Price: $19.95
In or Out of Print: In print
Number of Pages: 143
Brief Description of Book: Book covers Christmas Jewelry from about the 1940s to the present.
NOTE: Reviews Based on the following Scoring Measure:
1 Being “Forget It” and 10 Being “Must Have”
QUANTITY OF PICTURES:
Comments: Lots of pictures 325 in all I think.
SCORE: 9
QUALITY OF PICTURES:
Black and White Pictures?
Color?
How good are the pictures?
Are there close ups of the marks?
Comments: All color pictures no black and white. Not a single picture of a mark or the backs.
But all marked pieces are identified.
SCORE: 8
QUANTITY OF INFORMATION:
Range of information offered?
Is information thorough?
Comments: Range of information is pretty good and includes some designers you don’t usually
See.
SCORE: 8
QUALITY OF INFORMATION:
Accuracy (are there mistakes?):
Comments: Info looks good
SCORE: 8
VALUES LISTED:
Are they helpful or realistic?
Comments: Some prices are a little high and some are low, but pretty good overall...
SCORE: 8
USER FRIENDLY:
Is the book easy to read and follow?
Are things easy to find (table of contents/index)?
Comments: I thought the book did real well here.
SCORE: 8
TOTAL AVERAGE SCORE..... 8
Is this a must have book? Well this is another one of those yes or no books. If you buy up or collect Christmas Jewelry to keep or sell this will be a good book for you, otherwise you don’t need it.
Overall Comments: Any book that lists 11 pieces from our own Beegee McBride Has to be good
Right??? LOL
Christmas Pins especially trees are becoming more and more collectable. This is one of several good books on Christmas jewelry because it lists designers that you don’t normally see, such
as Beegee McBride, Anka Dimitrijevic, Dorothy Bauer, Butler and Wilson, to name a few.
The pictures in the book are really good overall and shows a lot of the rarer and unusual Christmas pins. The book does not show a single mark or the backs of the pins, but all the pieces are Identified.
As with any book you are thinking of buying, go to your local book store or library and check the book out to make sure its right for you.
Other Sizes: Original Medium