Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A circa 1904 Caille Bros. 5-cent Roulette floor-model slot machine with seven coin slots sold for $246,000 at an Antique Coin-Op Machines &…
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher From 19th century miners and railroad workers to the cowboys of the Old West, hippies, rock stars, fashion models, and adults and children of all ages, blue jeans are part of the well-worn clothing that…
If you are a history lover, no doubt museums are a favorite haunt. The following list of Top 10 Bucket List History Museums comes from a December 31, 2022 article by Zachary Mack for yahoo!life: 1. Topkapı Palace Museum (Istanbul,…
by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor One-hundred years ago, Bertha Alexander turned the porcelain doll industry on its head when she transformed into Madame Alexander and became a maker of dolls designed for hands-on play, not a place on a shelf.…
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A Kyser & Rex (Philadelphia) Roller Skating cast-iron mechanical bank with bright original paint colors sold for $24,000 at an auction titled…
by Sunseria Morgan, Jewelry Curator, RubyLane.com Art Nouveau Jewelry. Emerging like the first wildflower in spring from a meadow of melting snow, slowly unfolding its petals to unveil new life, the style of Art Nouveau bloomed and stood out…
By Douglas R. Kelly Pittsburgh Pirates fans have been through it. So have Baltimore Orioles fans and Detroit Tigers fans. But as difficult as the loss of historic ballparks has been in those cities, New Yorkers would say that all…
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium The only known Winter Dance Party concert poster from Feb. 3, 1959, promoting Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper, and Dion,…
Ever drive by a house you love and not know its style? Or pick up a piece of glass or pottery at a show or flea market but you can’t date it or identify its maker? Or, ascribe the style…
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher One Hundred years ago this coming February, British archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter entered an undiscovered burial chamber in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings to discover what still is considered one of the greatest archaeological…
