Did you know that August 17, 2022, was National Thrift Store Day? News to me. According to NARTS, The Association of Resale Professionals, there are currently more than 25,000 resale, […]
Author Archives: Nick Boschetto
by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor The arrangement and placement of flowers around the dead are considered the oldest act of mourning. During the 1951 excavation of the Shandiar Cave […]
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Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A Harmon Hollow Nantucket curlew decoy sold for $228,000 at the 17th […]
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By Melody Amsel-Arieli During the Middle Ages, Europeans grieved the passing of loved ones by following a variety of traditional social and religious rituals. Since lives then were marked […]
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While not a favorite topic for discussion, “death care is one of man’s oldest professions,” according to Robert L. Waltrip, an undertaker turned collector on the topic. In 1992, Waltrip […]
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While branding is and always has been an essential part of building any successful business, standing out from the crowd is harder than ever with all the new outlets and […]
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Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium An extremely rare 12-cent U.S. postage stamp with a portrait bust of George […]
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by Jessica Kosinski When it comes to collecting death-related items, a large category on which you may choose to focus is funeral home advertising. In the early days, advertisements […]
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Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium Astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s flown Apollo 11 in-flight coverall jacket, worn during the […]
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by Maxine Carter-Lome Mourning attire has evolved throughout the centuries but one thing that has remained constant, at least in western civilizations, is the wearing of the color black. Originally […]
