Long before Kevin Costner’s John Dutton, Rip, and the ranch hands on the Yellowstone Ranch, there was the Marlboro Man, the quintessential archetype, even today, of the American cowboy and our westward expansion as a country. The Marlboro Man was…
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A pair of lime-colored Stillwater (Oklahoma) Bottling Works / C. F. Knowles / Corliss Bros. bottles, 6 3/4 inches tall, sold for $2,000…
In our pages and in my columns I write a lot about the Brimfield Antique Shows, mostly because the shows are in our ‘backyard’ here in Sturbridge where our office is located, and because our publication has produced the Brimfield…
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A two-color gold and diamond evening clutch sold for $20,160 at a Fine Jewelry & Luxury Handbags auction held July 20th by Doyle…
The National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors, Inc. (NAWCC) formed in 1943 when three watch collectors formed the organization then called The Watch Collectors Club. Once they added “Collectors” to the name, its membership grew exponentially and today boasts…
by Charles Snider, Ruby Lane Customer Service I had the privilege of being at one of the closing parties at the famous luxury jewelry Henri Bendel boutiques on New York’s famous 5th Avenue before they shuttered their doors. They…
by Jessica Kosinski They say one of the most valuable things a person can spend is time. That is definitely true. I spent many a day in the backyard of the family home I still live in gardening with…
By Bob Frishman This article was first published in the NAWCC journal. This abbreviated version of the original article has been reprinted with permission from its author, Bob Frishman. To view and read the entire version, please click here. Since…
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A factory-sealed 4GB original 2007 iPhone sold for $190,373 at a Summer Premier Auction held in July by LCG Auctions in Baton Rouge,…
By Douglas R. Kelly There’s a box full of empty boxes in a storage space under the eaves of our house. The empties once held toy and model cars, but that was 60 or 70 years ago. Now they…
