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Ninety Five Years of Olive Oyl

Ninety Five Years of Olive Oyl
Ninety Five Years of Olive Oyl By Fred M. Grandinetti Olive Oyl, featured in comic strips, animated cartoons and numerous products, has always been an independent woman.  Though she is ...

Historic Sandwich, Massachusetts: The Town that Glass Built

Historic Sandwich, Massachusetts: The Town that Glass Built
Historic Sandwich, Massachusetts: The Town that Glass Built by Katharine H. Campbell Sandwich Celebrates! The town of Sandwich, Massachusetts, Cape Cod’s oldest town and the “town that glass built” celebrates ...

“The Gossips” are Back in Town

“The Gossips” are Back in Town
“The Gossips” are Back in Town “The Gossips,” one of Norman Rockwell’s most popular paintings, has returned to Norman Rockwell Museum to be displayed for a limited time. Created by ...

So Maybe I Don’t Want to Collect Casino Chips

So Maybe I Don’t Want to Collect Casino Chips
So Maybe I Don’t Want to Collect Casino Chips This column is devoted to pieces of gaming memorabilia OTHER than the CHIP! by Sheldon Smith There are so many items ...

A Treasure Chest Filled with Gold and Jewels Waiting to be Found

A Treasure Chest Filled with Gold and Jewels Waiting to be Found
A Treasure Chest Filled with Gold and Jewels Waiting to be Found by Mike McLeod Perhaps you have heard the story of Forrest Fenn, the New Mexico millionaire who has ...

100th Anniversary of Charlie Chaplin’s Screen Debut

100th Anniversary of Charlie Chaplin’s Screen Debut
100th Anniversary of Charlie Chaplin’s Screen Debut by Eric Bradley, Heritage Auctions February 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of Charlie Chaplin’s screen debut. His career lasted more than 75 years ...

Mementos of Mourning – The Quintessential Folk Art

Mementos of Mourning - The Quintessential Folk Art
Mementos of Mourning - The Quintessential Folk Art By Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell "The Halloween Queen®" Remember me. Memory is so sweet and to cling to a fragment of someone dear ...

Profile of Silent Film Collector Ben Model

Profile of Silent Film Collector Ben Model
Profile of Silent Film Collector Ben Model By Phil Hall There are few people who enjoy a greater degree of expertise on silent films than Ben Model. The New York ...

Collecting Apollo Moonwalkers

Collecting Apollo Moonwalkers
Collecting Apollo Moonwalkers by Bill Thornbrook Forty-five years after the first Moon landing, astronaut items still fly high. Between December 1968 and December 1972, Americans voyaged to the Moon nine ...

Once Upon a Time There Was Christmas

Once Upon a Time There Was Christmas
Once Upon a Time There Was Christmas By Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell "The Halloween Queen" Holidays do not have to be stressful nor terribly expensive if you slip back in time ...

Antique and Estate Jewelry; Its Time Has Come

Antique and Estate Jewelry; Its Time Has Come
Antique and Estate Jewelry; Its Time Has Come By Edward Lewand, GG, ASA, AAA Over the last few years, having an interest in antique and estate jewelry has become a ...

The Many Faces of Halloween

The Many Faces of Halloween
The Many Faces of Halloween By Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell   "The Halloween Queen" There is nothing more exciting than wondering who or what is behind the mask in front of you.  ...