System for Dating Country & Primitive Furniture, Part1 The Business of Doing Business in Antiques – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – July 2002 Have you ever tried to pinpoint the construction date of a country cupboard? The stylistic…
Guess What Article for June 2002 The Journal of Antiques & Collectibles By Bob Cahn, “The Primitive Man” Getting a grip on things is what this month’s “Guess What” is all about. We have an adjustable (wingnut allows for tightening…
Hearth to Hearth: Poetry in Cookbooks – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – June 2002 We may live without poetry, music and art; We may live without conscience and live without heart; We may live without friends; we may live without books;…
Stuff of Dreams: Art as Everyday Life – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – June 2002 Art has not always been relegated to a two-dimensional frame. It is only within the last 500 years or so that we have…
Who Wins & Loses as Antiques go Cyberspace – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – June 2002 A major change in the antique business is taking place now and will continue for the next few years. The antique trade…
Hearth to Hearth: Kitchen Gardens – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – May 2002 With the first bulbs and sprouted plants making the garden a wonder of anticipation, it is not too late to think of seeds. If you got to them…
Collecting Hippie Culture Memorabilia – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – May 2002 by Dr Gary Moss From the standpoint of someone wanting to assemble a new and exciting collection, hippie artifacts are a potential goldmine. This subject overlaps…
The Antique Dealer and the Web Search Engine, The Business of Doing Business in Antiques – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – May 2002 Along came a spider… and demanded money. Search engines, as most people conceive them to be,…
Guess What Article for April 2002 The Journal of Aantiques & Collectibles By Bob Cahn, “The Primitive Man” When one talks about “leverage,” do they refer to using a pry bar to adjust an automobile’s fan belt pulley or the…
Hearth to Hearth: Passover Foods – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – April 2002 Passover is for many Jews the best holiday of the year. After more than 5,000 years of recorded history, its celebrations of freedom and the new planting season…
Antiques for Retirement, The Business of Doing Business in Antiques – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – April 2002 Antiques can make an excellent retirement business if the business plan is structured in accordance with retirement needs. No two-retirement…
Guess What Article for March 2002 The Journal of A&C By Bob Cahn, “The Primitive Man” If it has spring action – it qualifies as a “Guess What” – and guess what, meet a qualifier. The action is subtle and…
