80 Years of Bluto! – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – May 2012 by Fred Grandinetti Who would have thought a character that is fat, covered in facial hair, overbearing, a perennial girl-stealer, rude and money hungry would become an enduring…
Welcome to the NEW home of The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles. This month’s issue features a great piece by Jane Prentiss (Skinner, Inc.) about nature’s influence on the antique world. The nature theme is shown thorough various examples ranging from…
Stonehenge: Myths, Facts, Fiction, and Literature – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – April 2012 By Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell, The Halloween Queen® On days when the fog and mist do not envelop the standing stones, and the dawn rises…
Global Attraction – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – April 2012 By Murray Hudson Nothing in the world beats a globe for saying “This is it!” An earth globe is the one object that shows where we wake, work…
One of Japan’s Most Celebrated Cultural Treasures: Colorful Realm of Living Beings – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – March 2012 by Ito Jakuchu To be Seen in Its Entirety for the First Time Outside of Japan On View at…
Celts in America – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – March 2012 By Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell © Halloween Queen Celebrate March 17th? Doesn’t everyone? The Irish are part of the Celtic people who immigrated to America bringing with them…
Baseball: A Collectible for Now and Forever The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – February 2012 by Marshall Fogel “Right up there with motherhood and apple pie, baseball brings our communities and families together in our perfect ballparks on that…
Collecting the World’s First Typewriters The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – February 2012 By Martin Howard Why collect typewriters? I started collecting typewriters in 1989, when I spotted a very dusty and intriguing item high upon a shelf in…
Why Presidents’ Day? – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – February 2012 By Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell, The Halloween Queen® Lincoln, Jefferson, the two Roosevelts, and Adams both father and son, were great men and worthy of days of their own.…
Midnight in Paris: An Antique Textile Dealer’s Passion – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – January 2012 By Frank Ames Before I begin my story about the Kashmir shawl, let me go back a few years and explain how this…
