Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A vampire killing kit, housed in a silk-lined walnut case and featuring […]
Author Archives: Maxine Carter-Lome
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by Rob Wolfe of American Pickers I’ve always loved signs. They can tell you so much about the history of a place, an industry, a specific time period, and […]
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By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher “THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR” The National Register of […]
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Elephant ivory has been exported from Africa and Asia for millennia with records going back to the 14th century BCE. During the 18th & 19th centuries, ivory decorative objects were […]
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Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A circa 1777 Continental Army canteen, marked “U:STATES”, sold for $41,125 at […]
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by Douglas R. Kelly My great friend of many years, Renny Schoonmaker, likes to call these kinds of things “go-with items.” These are the displays, the ads, and the accessories […]
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by Jessica Kosinski It’s interesting that I was asked to write an article about street signs because I have firsthand experience with living on an unusual street, or in […]
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Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A Gimbels Department Store version of Babe Ruth’s M101-4 rookie card sold […]
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By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher Despite the constraints of slavery, poverty, lack of education, and social and racial discrimination, these seven men defied the odds and went on to influence, […]
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On Friday, May 17th, Brimfield Auction Acres in Brimfield, MA, took its place on The National Register of Historic Places as the birthplace and originator of the World Famous “Brimfield […]
