- Kovel’s Antiques: Figurines feature founding fathers
- July 5, 2009
- Before there were photographs and television, some of the best likenesses of important people were created by makers of ceramics.
- Sometimes antique’s function remains mystery
- June 28, 2009
- Several museums have “What is it?” exhibits that display unusual items in the hope that someone will recognize a rarely used specialized tool or a pot for an ethnic dish unfamiliar to us today.
- Clever cufflinks a great gift for dads
- June 21, 2009
- A smart woman created Father’s Day in 1910.
- Moxie advertising gear fuels special interest from collectors
- June 14, 2009
- Moxie, the soft drink that was introduced as a medicine in a Massachusetts drugstore in 1876, used some very early automobiles in advertising campaigns.
- Art glass gains audience
- June 7, 2009
- Twentieth-century art glass is attracting adventurous buyers who search for relatively unknown European pieces.
- Dual-use furniture a mixed blessing
- May 31, 2009
- Dual-purpose furniture is not a new idea. Many unusual pieces were made in the 19th century. Ever see a desk that became a bed? Or a chair that turned into a bathtub? Both were made in the 1880s. The best-known of the metamorphic pieces is probably a highchair that can become a child’s chair and sometimes even a stroller. The highchair had a tray and was supported by legs on wheels.
- Schimmel works rare, valuable
- May 24, 2009
- In the 1950s, America’s best-known folk-art wood-carver was Wilhelm Schimmel of Cumberland Valley, Pa.
- Delphite glassware a favorite amid collectors
- May 17, 2009
- Next time you go to a house or garage sale, be sure to look for glass kitchen utensils and containers from the 1930s to the 1960s.
- Collectors dish out popular floral prints
- May 10, 2009
- It’s spring, and the flowers are blooming.
- These collectibles are the icing on the cake
- May 3, 2009
- At most American weddings, you can expect to see a wedding cake, usually covered in white frosting and often topped by bride and groom figures made of china, plastic, composition or even molded sugar.
- Lapel pin interest grows into Hesston man’s hobby
- May 3, 2009
- Visitors taking a look at Harvey Thiessen’s vast lapel pin collection aren’t just seeing a bunch of items, they’re viewing a sea of memories.
- Peanut butter collectibles sell in a jiffy
- April 26, 2009
- Peanut butter, everyone’s favorite food, has had bad press lately, but peanut butter collectibles rank high with collectors.
- Built-in furniture common in 18th-century homes
- April 19, 2009
- Ever wonder how large, tall pieces of furniture were moved in and out of the small doorways in 18th-century homes? Beginning about 1740, corner cupboards were very popular storage pieces. Some were built into the room by carpenters so they never had to be moved. Instead of a rectangular piece of furniture, the corner piece was triangular in the back so it fit into a corner with no wasted space.
- Bulb pots grew in popularity during previous centuries
- April 12, 2009
- Spring means gardens again have bulbs in bloom. Crocuses, daffodils, tulips, narcissuses and other bulbs need weeks in cold weather to start to grow and flower. But even the warm Southern states now have bulbs blooming that were kept in a refrigerator for a time before they were planted. Our 18th-century ancestors understood how to force bulbs and grew them in their gardens and in pots in the house.
- Toys’ markings give clues to their origins
- April 5, 2009
- Toys often can tell you when and where they were made.
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