By Stan Van Etten Serious collectors of American antiques and folk art will not be surprised by the title of this short article. The January 2000 Sotheby’s and Guyette & […]
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By Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod In all of the items shown in this month’s column, each object sold at the highest end of the market for that type of […]
No Matter Which Direction the Wind Blows, We Still Love American Weathervanes By Kary Pardy If you are an Americana collector, you are likely familiar with the gold (or copper) […]
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2019 in Hindsight: A Year of Pop Culture By J.C. Vaughn Looking back, 2019 may go down as a truly epic year for comic books, original comic art, and pop […]
Make No Little Plans: A.B. Wells, A Collector of Americana Excerpts from osv.org on their founding collector extraordinaire Old Sturbridge Village began as one man’s hobby, but over the years […]
by Jessica Kosinski What Hooked Rugs Are Hooked rugs are typically rugs made with fabric or yarn. A special hook tool somewhat similar to a crochet hook is used to […]
The Feeling of Love and Respect for the Red, White, and Blue By Judy Gonyeau When it comes to the creation and design of a nation’s flag, many say it […]
Story & Photos by Donald-Brian Johnson For thousands and thousands of mid-twentieth century Americans, the week just wasn’t complete without the latest issue of Liberty, the magazine that could be […]
South Carolina laws against educating slaves had been on the books since 1740 and were as solid as ever at the time of Dave’s birth. These same laws were only […]