_ Colonial Wrought Iron, the Sorber Collection (Hardcover)_

Title: _ Colonial Wrought Iron, the Sorber Collection (Hardcover)_

• by Don Plummer (Author)
• Publisher: Skipjack Press; 1 edition (May 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1879535165
• ISBN-13: 978-1879535169
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds

This book is comprised of over 505 black and white photographs of the collection of James C. Sorber of West Chester, PA before it was sold at auction. Mr. Sorber collected a large number of diverse colonial-style wrought iron objects during his lifetime mainly kitchen and household items, tools, and Conestoga wagon hardware. Upon his death the collection was sold piece by piece at auction.

Other very important books cataloging early American ironwork include:

• Antique Iron: Survey of American and English Forms, 15th through 19th Centuries by Schiffer and Schiffer
• Early American Wrought Iron by Albert H. Sonn
• Hooks, Rings and other Things: An Illustrated Index of New England Iron, 1660-1860 by Frank Barnes