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Antiques Peek: March 2020

1878 Edison Phonograph Patent Image

Buying Patented [divider align=”center”] By Jessica Kosinski [divider align=”center”] [row] [col span=”6″ span__sm=”12″] Anyone who collects antiques will tell you that determining value can involve several important factors. Topping the list are things like item condition, place of origin and,…

Publisher's Corner March 2020

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By Maxine Carter-Lome [divider align=”center”] Celebrating 20 Years of Living and Loving Antiques [divider align=”center”] This issue marks the 20th Anniversary of the Journal of Antiques & Collectibles; two decades of sharing market news and education; and exploring the history…

Decoys: Highly Collectible Americana

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By Stan Van Etten [divider align=”center”] [ux_image_box img=”47506″] This outstanding Canada goose by Nathan Cobb, Jr. sold at auction for $118,000. [/ux_image_box] Serious collectors of American antiques and folk art will not be surprised by the title of this short…

Comic Character Collectibles

Frankenstein

2019 in Hindsight: A Year of Pop Culture By J.C. Vaughn [ux_image_box img=”47663″] Bernie Wrightson’s cover for his illustrated version of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, published by Marvel Comics in 1983, sold for $1.2 million in 2019 at Profiles in History.…

Great Collections: February 2020

A B Wells

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 has evolved into a national institution, recreating life as it…

Antiques Peek: Hooked on Rugs

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by Jessica Kosinski [divider align=”center”] [row] [col span=”6″ span__sm=”12″] [ux_image_box img=”47595″] This early floral hooked rug showing a strong “folk art” style rug sold for $649 in 2012. [/ux_image_box] [/col] [col span=”6″ span__sm=”12″] It is easy to go through life…

The Cult of the Flag

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The Feeling of Love and Respect for the Red, White, and Blue By Judy Gonyeau [ux_image_box img=”47460″] Alfred Jacob Miller’s The Bombardment of Ft. McHenry. This event is said to have served as the inspiration for The Star-Spangled Banner by…