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Andere, Mary. Old Needlework Boxes & Tools Their Story and How to Collect Them (1971) Drake Publishers Ltd., NY; includes small sections on crochet hooks, tambour hooks, & spool knaves. Bowles, Ella Shannon. Homespun Handicrafts (1931) J.B.Lippincott Co.,Philadelphia & London; with chapters on spinning, weaving, knitting, embroidery, quilts, rug-making Netting, & lace, includes pincushions. Burgess, Fred. W. Chats on Household Curios (c1914); pp 223-250 chapter: "The Old Workbox" includes spinning wheels and numerous "Little Accessories" for lace-making, cutting, knitting, pins, & pincushions. Clark, Marian. Spoolknitters...Old & New (2009) Marian Clark--through Blurb.com Clement, Joyce. Official Price Guide to Sewing Collectibles (1987) House of Collectables, NY; all types of needlework tools, including small chapters on crochet tools, threads, & thread holders. Dudding, Jean. Coggeshall Tambour Lace A Short History Jean Dudding, Braintree, UK; includes tambour hooks & frames. Franklin, Linda Campbell. 300 Years of Housekeeping Collectibles (1992) Books Americana, Florence, AL; includes sewing/mending tools, auto knitter, & laundering tools. Gaussen, Elaine. Miller’s Sewing Accessories A Collector’s Guide (2001) Octopus Pub. Group, Ltd., London; sewing accessories of all types, including a small number of crochet hooks & spool knaves. Gengelbach, Darlene J. Encyclopedia of Children's Sewing Collectibles (2007) Collector Books, Paducah, KY; mostly sewing, but also knitting, crochet, weaving, books & patterns. Groves, Sylvia. The History of Needlework Tools & Accessories 2nd impr. (1968) Country Life Books, Feltham, Middlesex, UK; all types of needlework including tambour, crochet & knitting tools. Gullers, Barbara D. Antique Sewing Tools & Tales (1992) Gullers Pictorial Partnership, Phoenix, AZ; beautiful photos of exquisite needlework tools including a small selection of crochet & tambour hooks and yarn & thread holders. Hopewell, Jeffery. Pillow Lace & BobbinsShire 9 (1975, 1977, 1984) Shire Pubs Ltd., Bletchley, Bucks, UK. Johnson, Eleanor. Needlework Tools Shire 38 (1978-83) Shire Pubs., Ltd., Aylesbury, Bucks, UK; includes numerous needlework tools: one crochet hook set & one tambour hook. Longman, E.D. & Loch, S. Pins & Pincushions (1911) Longmans. Green & Co., London, NY, Bombay & Calcutta; about pins of all types including hairpins, Does this include knitting or crochet needles?????. McConnel, Bridget. The Story of Antique Needlework Tools (1999) Shiffer Pub. Co., PA; all types of needlework tools including a small number of crochet/tambour hooks & thread holders. McManus, Michael. A Treasury of American Scrishaw A Collection of the useful & Decorative (1997) Penguin Studio, NYC; sewing, weaving, knitting, crochet, tatting & netting tools. Paludan, Lis. Crochet, History & Techniques (1995) Interweave Press, Loveland, Co. Proctor, Molly. Needlework Tools & Accessories A Collector’s Guide (1990) B.T. Batsford, London; all needlework tools including a small chapter on tambour work & crochet. Rehnbourg, Paul. Gold Wire Safety Pins & Knitting Needles catalog (c1917) Shelton. CT; includes ribbon runners, knitting needles, crochet needles, thimbles, sewing kit, emery, tatting shuttles, spool holder, yarns/floss, & knitting needle protectors. Rogers, Gay Ann. An Illustrated History of Needlework Tools (1983, 4th ptg 1991) John Murray, London; includes sewing & threadwork tools. Rogers, Gay Ann. Price Guide to An Illustrated History of Needlework Tools (1989) Needlework Unlimited, Claremont, CA. Scalessa, Nicole H. Historic Reflections in Crochet (2001) The Library Co. of Philadelphia, PA. Scalessa, Nicole H. The Hook & the Book: The Emergence of Crochet & Knitting in American Culture 1840-1976 (2001) The Library Co. of Philadelphia, PA. Sommer, Elyse. Textile Collector’s Guide Valuables… Usables… Reusables (1978) Monarch, NY; includes a small section on textile tools of all sorts & publications some crochet & textile care. Springett, Christine & David. Spangles & Superstitions (1987) C&D Springett, Rugby, Warwickshire, UK; Lace-making bobbins. Taunton, Nerylla. Antique Needlework Tools & Embroideries (1997) Antiques Collectors’ Club Ltd., Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK; all needlework tools, including some crochet/tambour hooks & thread holders. Thompson, Helen Lester. Sewing Tools & Trinkets Vol. 1 (1997) Vol. 2 (2002) Collector Books, Paducah, KY; numerous needlework tools, including a small number of crochet hooks & other implements related to crochet. Turner, Pauline. Crochet Shire 126 (1984) Shire Pubs Ltd., Aylesbury, Bucks, UK. Whiting, Gertrude. Tools & Toys of Stitchery (1928) Columbia University Press, NY; later reprinted as: Old-Time Tools & Toys of Needlework (1971) Dover Pubs., Inc., NY; orignial has wonderful spiderweb design on cover, book contains information & photos of many types of needlework implements including a small chapter on knitting-needles & crochet-hooks, also some thread holders. Zalkin, Estelle. Thimbles & Sewing Implements (1988) Wallace-Homestead, Radnor, PA; needlework tools of all types, including crochet hooks.