Background
Baker, Lillian L. was born on December 12, 1921 in Yonkers, New York, United States.
(Author Lillian Baker is founder of the first club for col...)
Author Lillian Baker is founder of the first club for collectors of hatpins and hatpin holders and author of an encyclopedia on the subject for which this handbook serves as an addendum and supplement. The infinite variety of hatpins, holders, and stands, makes collecting them an exciting adventure, and sharing these finds with readers and other collectors is the purpose of this book.
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(Hundreds of pieces of jewelry are photographed in beautif...)
Hundreds of pieces of jewelry are photographed in beautiful full color and are presented with authoritative descriptions and market values. A most enjoyable value guide full of information and a must for jewelry lovers and collectors. 2005 values.
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(A definitive book about the prized plastic genre of jewel...)
A definitive book about the prized plastic genre of jewelry, inlcuding Celluloid, Catalin, Lucite, Bakelite, Tenite, Marblette, resins and the "space-age" phenolics which comprise the overall picture of 20th century production and design. Features more than 500 variations, pictured in 66 full-color and 20 black-and-white photographs, plus dozens of 1935 illustrations.
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artist historian lecturer author
Baker, Lillian L. was born on December 12, 1921 in Yonkers, New York, United States.
Student, El Camino (California) College, 1952; student, University of California at Los Angeles, 1968, 77.
Continuity writer Station World International News Service, New York City, 1945-1946. Columnist, free-lance writer, reviewer Gardena (California) Valley News, 1964-1976. Free-lance writer, editor Gardena, 1971-1996.
Lecturer in field; founder, editor International Club for Collectors of Hatpins and Hatpin Holders, bi-monthly newsletter Points, annual Pictorial Journal, 1977-1996, convention and seminar coordinator, 1979, 82, 84, 87, 90, 92.
(A definitive book about the prized plastic genre of jewel...)
(Author Lillian Baker is founder of the first club for col...)
(Hundreds of pieces of jewelry are photographed in beautif...)
(This title is out of print and no longer available.)
(A Classic in its Field!)
(New edition)
Co-founder Americans for History Accuracy, 1972, Committee for Equality for All Draftees, 1973. Chair Son of Bay election campaign Staten Island Hayakawa, for United States Senator from California, 1976. Witness United States Commission Wartime Relocation, 1981, United States Senate Judiciary Committee, 1983, United States House Representatives Judiciary Committee, 1986, United States House Representatives Subcommittee on Appropriations, 1989.
Guest artist United States Olympics, 1984. Fellow International Biographical Association (life). Member National League American Pen Women, National Writers Network, National Writers Club, Society Jewelry Historians United States of America (charter), Art Students League New York (life), National Historic Society (founding), National Trust for Historic Preservation (founding), Americans for History Accuracy (co-founder), World World War II National Commemorative Association (advisory board 1993-1995), The Center for Civilian Internee Rights Inc.
(honorary), other organizations.
Married Roscoe A. Baker. Children: Wanda Georgia, George Riley.