By Judy Gonyeau, managing editor In the early 1800s, tin peddlers were out and about selling their wares to the westward-leading people of the United States. Soon after, the tin […]
Author Archives: Nick Boschetto
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By Shirley M. Mueller, M.D. Hello – I’m Shirley M. Mueller, and I am delighted to be writing for the Journal of Antiques and Collectibles. My columns going forward […]
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by Laurence Carpenter In my time as a professional music memorabilia dealer, I have committed myself to exclusively handling pieces of the utmost provenance and authenticity. This decision was […]
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Photos by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor Meet Richard Eckert, Interpreter, Tin Shop, at Old Sturbridge Village (OSV) in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. OSV’s Tin Shop is a reconstructed early 1800s shed […]
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Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A dairy cow weathervane attributed to A. J. Harris (Boston, active 1868-1882) […]
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Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi’s set of six match-worn shirts from the […]
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“I will take anything I don’t have to feed.” – Margaret Woodbury Strong Every year since 1998, The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY inducts beloved toys […]
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“… a nation without humor is not only sad but dangerous” – Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Eighty-nine years ago, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (1874-1948) placed her collection of American folk art […]
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“At first the artists adopted Lyme, then Lyme adopted the artists, and now, today, Lyme and art are synonymous.” – Florence Griswold, 1937 Thanks in large measure to “Miss […]
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While tin might be considered the antique of metals, remnants of its dominant presence in the world since its extraction and earliest use during the Bronze Age are evident today […]
