by Kary Pardy Someone mentions taxidermy and a few main themes come to mind: trophies in hunting lodges, decor in rustic cabins, or the old stuffed fox at your grandparent’s […]
Author Archives: Nick Boschetto
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Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Navajo chief’s blanket, $40,625, John Moran Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A Navajo Second Phase woman’s chief’s blanket sold for $40,625 at an […]
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by Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher In 1867, Theodore Roosevelt began what he called the Roosevelt Museum of Natural History. It consisted of 12 specimens that had been carefully preserved and […]
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Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Beatles Shea Stadium poster, $137,500, Heritage Auctions Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A rare 1966 concert poster from The Beatles’ performance at Shea Stadium […]
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A rare movie poster for the 1933 classic film The Invisible Man sold for $182,400 at an auction held March 21 by Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Tex. The sale coincided […]
Growing up in New York City, one of my favorite places to visit on cold and rainy days when you could not play in the Park was the American Museum […]
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A diamonds and cultured pearl ‘toi et moi’ ring sold for $56,325 at an auction of items from the estate of the late actress Diahann Carroll held March 10 by […]
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Viking Glass grew out of its predecessor, New Martinsville Glass Company, which was established in 1900 by Mark Johnson and George Matheny. The plant was up and running in 1901 […]
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Mercury glass is not all it is wrapped up to be as there is no actual mercury used in the encased silvered part of the glass, except during its first […]
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By Kary Pardy, writer of “Exploring Antique Technology” Mickey Mantle’s baseball, a celebrity-signed photograph, the copy of the Declaration of Independence from your relative’s attic: the value of each of […]
