Antique & Collectible News
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2020 – A Big Year for Old Clothes: Although fashion spending with the exception of ‘loungewear’ is down a record 79% since Covid forced Americans to start working from home last April, industry data suggests that secondhand and vintage are on the rise.
Although fashion spending with the exception of ‘loungewear’ is down a record 79% since Covid forced Americans to start working from home last April (Boston Consulting Group estimates 2020 will ...
Exploring Antique Technologies: Shaped in Steel – Dissecting the Technology Behind your Edged Weapons
by Kary Pardy There are lots of reasons to be drawn to edged weapons, and their beauty and history are chief amongst them. Each piece carries with it a complicated ...
Triggering Memories with Antiques…Part of the fun of walking through an antique shop is the memories it evokes.
Part of the fun of walking through an antique shop is the memories it evokes. How often do you see something that triggers a story or reminds you of your ...
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 ...
“Collecting Just for Kicks,” by Maxine Carter-Lome
My isolation and downtime during the early months of COVID gave me the perfect opportunity to catch up on my Netflix binge-watching. I watched all seasons of Designated Survivor and ...
Comic Character Collectibles: In the Time of COVID-19: Pop Culture Thriving?
by J.C. Vaughn In recent discussions, a handful of auction houses and high-end comic book insiders confessed that in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic they really didn’t know ...
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 ...
Millennials Moving Antique & Vintage Markets
ASHEFORD INSTITUTE - For many, especially during the time of Covid, it may come as somewhat of a surprise to think of today's Millennial generation as having a major influence on ...
What’s Michael Jordan worth this season at auction?
Michael Jordan‘s legend is almost unfathomable, made even greater by this year’s ESPN documentary The Last Dance. In the wake of the popular series, MJ memorabilia has skyrocketed in price and ...
The best seat in the house is up for sale at Heritage Auction’s Entertainment & Music Memorabilia event to be held online at HA.com, August 8-9.
This isn't just a rocking chair for sale. It was, in 1974, the best seat in the house when Bob Dylan and The Band toured the United States in January and ...
Read Us Online For Now
Dear Readers, With so much change and uncertainty these past few months we are happy to finally be able to publish an issue for you even if it is not ...
Comic Character Collectibles: April 2020
Spider-Man Meets Spawn to Celebrate Overstreet’s 50th by J.C. Vaughn It has been mentioned more than once in this space that 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of The Overstreet Comic ...
The Show Will Go On – Online!
BRIMFIELD, MA - When Klia and Arthur Crisafulli of Northwood, NH, purchased Hertan’s Antique Shows and real estate in Brimfield, MA, the last thing they expected was that their inaugural ...
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 ...
Important Note to Readers & Subscribers
Dear Reader, I would like to take this opportunity to share information about our plans for publishing a May issue of Journal of Antiques & Collectibles. At this time we ...
May Brimfield Shows Cancelled
The Brimfield Show Promoters Association was notified on March 30th that the 2020 May Brimfield Show has officially been cancelled. Please contact your individual show promoter to discuss further details ...
Guiding the Next Generation of Collectors
An Interview with Terry Kovel by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor [divider align="center"] [row style="collapse" width="full-width"] [col span="6"] [ux_image id="48020"] [/col] [col span="6"] [ux_image id="48019"] [/col] [/row] Recently, we had the ...
Renovation, Restoration, Preservation, Conservation
By Bart Bjorneberg, Bernacki & Associates, Inc. [divider align="center"] What do these words mean and what conditions and responsibilities do they engender when used in connection to furnishings, art objects, ...
Shows cancelled as country deals with Caronavirus
Antique shows are the latest business segment to be hit by fear and uncertainty surrounding caronavirus. Shows scheduled in March and for April around the country are being cancelled to ...
Exploring Antique Technologies: March 2020
Using Technology to Keep your Antiques Safe By Kary Pardy [divider align="center"] [ux_image_box img="47990"] The restored Rothko murals were installed for the November 16, 2014 opening of the Harvard Arts ...
Exploring Antique Technologies: February 2020
No Matter Which Direction the Wind Blows, We Still Love American Weathervanes By Kary Pardy [divider align="center"] [ux_image_box img="47681"] This ca. 1890-1899 wood fish weathervane sold on 1stdibs.com and was ...
Television Academy Foundation Launches 2020 Spring Auction
The Television Academy Foundation launched its 2020 Spring Auction featuring once-in-a-lifetime television experiences for fans including exclusive set visits, celebrity meet-and-greets, television show memorabilia and tickets to the 72nd Primetime ...
Antiques Peek: Vintage DIY – Decoupage Lunchbox Purses!
By Jessica Kosinski [divider align="center"] 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 ...
Comic Character Collectibles
By J.C. Vaughn [divider align="center"] Marvel Comics #1 Joins the $1 Million Club A CGC-certified 9.4 copy of Marvel Comics #1 has joined Action Comics #1, Detective Comics #27, and ...
