Background
Robert Brenner is an American professor and lecturer, as well as a writer. He made researches on holiday customs in the United States and on Depression glass.
(From the first Christmas celebrations in Colonial America...)
From the first Christmas celebrations in Colonial America to Christmas in the 1990s, this book explores in detail holiday preparations, tree traditions, ornaments, decorations, and lights. Through over 500 color photographs illustrating over 3,000 objects, catalog reprints, and historical photographs, it documents Christmas history and decade by decade. This marvelous and comprehensive study will be an invaluable aid to collectors, museum curators, and all Christmas enthusiasts, helping them to better understand how the popular holiday evolved. An index references both the text and the photographs. There is a newly revised price guide that includes a value for each item shown in the book.
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1993
(From the first reference to a valentine card in 1625 to m...)
From the first reference to a valentine card in 1625 to modern times, Valentine Treasury - A Century of Valentine Cards celebrates sentimental charm, wit, and romance over the decades in America's valentines. Page after page of colorful valentines ranging from elaborately decorated Victorian pull-downs to simple ones exchanged by schoolchildren in the 60s and 70s are displayed in over 560 spectacular color photographs. European origins as well as American traditions, celebration and card sending customs, card designs and themes, artists and manufacturers from Howland, Whitney, Prang, to Gibson, Hallmark, and American Greetings are included. Anyone who has ever sent or received a valentine will enjoy this fascinating book.
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1996
(Christmas celebrations of the past forty years are shown ...)
Christmas celebrations of the past forty years are shown through historical photographs, catalog pages, and over 530 photographs of artificial and real trees, Christmas ornaments, interior and exterior lights, candy containers, cards, tinsel garlands, and cheerful holiday figurines. Innovations in Christmas ornamentation, lighting, and display are presented--including artificial trees of the 1960s, country-style ornaments of the 1970s, 1980s chaser lights, and sophisticated 1990s European glass ornaments. Updated values are provided in the captions. With this wonderful book to inspire your search, you can carry the spirit of Christmas with you all year 'round!
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(A nostalgic look at Christmas decorating customs, electri...)
A nostalgic look at Christmas decorating customs, electric lighting innovations, and tree decorations in the U.S., featuring machine-produced glass ornaments, bubble lights, Italian miniature lights, Matchless Stars, and many more. Includes historical photos, color photos of decorations from each decade, and detailed text. A treat for collectors, historians, and Christmas enthusiasts.
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(For intermediate to advanced computer technicians, studen...)
For intermediate to advanced computer technicians, students, hobbyists, Brenner gives techniques for repairing the PC. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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(Once given as a premium for purchasing a product or given...)
Once given as a premium for purchasing a product or given as a gift for buying a movie ticket during the harsh years of the Depression, this colored glassware of green, yellow, pink, blue, and other hues is now avidly collected by countless Americans. Recently hailed as one of the top collectibles sought on the Internet, Depression Glass has attracted the interest of many young enthusiasts. From Adam to Windsor, readers of this book will soon become familiar with these pattern names as well as gain a richer appreciation of this tableware's history and its value today. Very inexpensive when first produced, Depression Glassware was America's early experimentation with the mold-etched method for producing pattern glass. Today collectors recognize the beauty and creativity of the glass artisans during this period. Whether a beginning or a veteran collector, some very exciting discoveries await the reader as the pages are turned. Hundreds of glass pieces photographed in full color are accompanied by a price guide to help the collector determine the current value for these colorful and elegant pieces. Anyone who has ever found a piece of Depression glass in a relative's house, seen pieces at an antique show, or been attracted by its design and color, will find this book fascinating.
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1998
Robert Brenner is an American professor and lecturer, as well as a writer. He made researches on holiday customs in the United States and on Depression glass.
Brenner obtained Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Wisconsin—Oshkosh. He also had graduate study at the University of Wisconsin—Madison, the Cardinal Stritch College, the University of Wisconsin—Stout, the Concordia University, and the University of Minnesota—St. Cloud.
Brenner served at the Princeton High School, where he held the position of an English teacher, from 1968.
He was also a lecturer at museums, art institutes, and public gatherings. Brenner worked as a consultant to Galloway Village, Smithsonian Institution, and Sheboygan Historical Society.
In his writings, Brenner centres on a history of celluloid items used to decorate American homes, also he is the author of a manuscript on Christmas celebrations in America since World War II and research on holiday customs in America.
He is a contributor to periodicals, including Country Home, Antique Toy World, Early American Life, Doll Collector, Antique Trader Weekly, Collector Editions, and Antiques and Collecting.
(Christmas celebrations of the past forty years are shown ...)
(From the first reference to a valentine card in 1625 to m...)
1996(From the first Christmas celebrations in Colonial America...)
1993(For intermediate to advanced computer technicians, studen...)
(A nostalgic look at Christmas decorating customs, electri...)
(Once given as a premium for purchasing a product or given...)
1998
Brenner is a member of National Council of Teachers of English, Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English, Wisconsin Education Association, and Friends of the Fox.
He is regarded as a life member of Continuing Education, Princeton Historical Society and Friends of the Library.
Brenner married Sharon Thiel on June 6, 1979.
