Ken’s Korner: Play-Doh Turns 50 in 2006 – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – May 2006 In 1956, a wallpaper cleaning product was invented that probably would have slipped quickly into obscurity were it not for Cincinnati Rainbow Crafts, which…
Ken’s Korner: Edward R. Murrow papers gifted to Tufts – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – May 2006 In the 1980s, CBS-TV’s London bureau was cleaning out some files when a producer spotted an old brown envelope thrown into…
Ken’s Korner: Ray Charles’ tour bus donated to Morehouse – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – May 2006 The tour bus used by music legend Ray Charles and depicted in the biopic “Ray” has been donated by the Ray…
Ken’s Korner: ‘Ice House Cover’ surfaces in Chicago – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – May 2006 A 90-cent 1869 stamp known as the “Ice House Cover” has turned up at a stamp shop on Chicago’s North Side nearly…
Ken’s Korner: Katrina MRE meals turning up on eBay – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – May 2006 Emergency military rations intended for victims of Hurricane Katrina have turned up for sale on eBay, a Congressional investigation has revealed.…
Ken’s Korner: Austria drops plans to buy Klimt works – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – May 2006 After years of legal wrangling, Austria finally said it would honor an arbitration court decision to give five precious Gustav Klimt…
Ken’s Korner: If you buy a fake on eBay — then what?? – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – May 2006 If someone buys an item on eBay that turns out to be a knockoff or a fake, they…
Buying White Elephants – May 2006 Buying White Elephants – Business of Doing Business – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – May 2006 By Ed Welch White Elephant: The origin of this expression comes from the former country of Siam,…
Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of Peter Rabbit – Literature and Collectibles – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – April 2006 By Debby DuBay Say Peter Rabbit and adults are flooded with childhood memories of waking up on a sunny spring…
Guess What Article for April 2006 By Bob Cahn, “The Primitive Man” We’ve always had a format of showing photos of the actual monthly featured item. But deviation never hurt anyone; thus a break with tradition by showing you this…
