Expert Exchange
Exploring Antique Technologies – Saving Scrimshaw: How it’s Made and How to Take Care of It
by Kary Pardy If you’re a nautical fanatic, a coast dweller, or a fan of early American arts, you probably know and appreciate scrimshaw. But what is it really, and ...
Exploring Antique Technologies – When Antique Technology Still Works: Finding our Way with a Sextant
by Kary Pardy Do You Know Where You’re Going To? In 1714, the British Parliament established the Longitude Act, and with it, the Longitude Rewards. Equivalent to just over a ...
Exploring Antique Technologies: Ancient Art – Unraveling the Art of Knitting
by Kary Pardy Knitting is everywhere recently. Creating warm hats, scarves, wraps, sweaters, and mittens is currently a fashionable pastime for people of all ages, and skilled knitters can create ...
Looking into the Colorful Past of Stained Glass Art
Looking into the Colorful Past of Stained Glass Art by Kary Pardy Stirring scenes, epiphanies of light, color and symbolism, glowing recreations of nature – you may connect all these ...
Guiding the Next Generation of Collectors
An Interview with Terry Kovel by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor Recently, we had the opportunity to chat with Terry Kovel, editor and publisher of Kovels Antiques, Inc. For over 53 ...
Renovation, Restoration, Preservation, Conservation
By Bart Bjorneberg, Bernacki & Associates, Inc. What do these words mean and what conditions and responsibilities do they engender when used in connection to furnishings, art objects, environments, and ...
Exploring Antique Technologies: March 2020
Using Technology to Keep your Antiques Safe By Kary Pardy The restored Rothko murals were installed for the November 16, 2014 opening of the Harvard Arts Museums. Note the projectors ...
Exploring Antique Technologies: February 2020
No Matter Which Direction the Wind Blows, We Still Love American Weathervanes By Kary Pardy This ca. 1890-1899 wood fish weathervane sold on 1stdibs.com and was listed in good condition ...
Antiques Peek: Vintage DIY – Decoupage Lunchbox Purses!
By Jessica Kosinski It is often said that memory is a powerful thing. Sometimes a sight, smell or sound can take you back to a whole other era. Such is ...
Taking the Scenic Route: The Allure of Airstream Trailers
by Kary Pardy Have you ever wanted to pack everything up and hit the open road? Embrace a minimalist lifestyle and go on an adventure in the process? With all ...
Coasting into Childhood on Vintage Wooden Sleds
Exploring Antique Technologies by Kary Pardy Most of us in snowy climates have fond memories of racing downhill on sleds, and these memories are not unique to our generation. Americans ...
The Maritime World Through Miniatures and Beyond
Exploring Antique Technologies by Kary Pardy Peabody Essex Museum Russell W. Knight Curator of Maritime Art and History, Daniel Finamore, appears on the museums’ webpage to discuss the appeal of ...
