Product Description

Mauchline ware developed from a unique wooden 'hidden-hinge' snuff box that was originally produced in Laurencekirk in north-east Scotland. William & Andrew Smith of Macuhline became the pre-eminent producer of the huge range of products which owe their ancestry to the snuff box. This book describes the range of products and more.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #344867 in Books
• Published on: 2004-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 48 pages

About the Author
John Baker has been passionate about Muachline ware since the early 1970s. He was a founder member of the Mauchline Ware Collectors Club, and for many years the club's chairman.

Customer Reviews

A worthwhile addition to any antique collector's library.
This informative little book on the highly collectable Scottish souvenir ware was written by John Baker, who has been collecting Mauchline ware since the early 70's. As a former chairman of the Mauchline Ware Collectors Club he is well qualified to write on this subject.

He begins by giving an interesting account of the origin of this manufacturing industry, which in its heyday in the 1860's employed around 400 people. He explains how its original snuff box production grew into a massive range of products which included virtually anything small and useful, as long as it could be made out of wood!

A few chapters outline the different styles of Mauchline ware. Most of these pages are devoted to transfer ware, which is considered to be true souvenir ware and is the style in which most items were made. Also described are photographic ware, tartan ware, fern ware and the lesser known black laquer ware, seaweed ware and coloured fern ware.

The book is jam packed with black and white photographs (58), showing over 170 items of Mauchline ware. It concludes with a small biblography of further reading and suggestions of places to visit to view Mauchline ware. Excellent value.