By Judy Gonyeau, managing editor The town of Ansonia, Connecticut, owes its name and fame to Anson Green Phelps – entrepreneur, businessman, and community supporter. Not only was he […]
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By Bob Frishman This article was first published in the NAWCC journal. This abbreviated version of the original article has been reprinted with permission from its author, Bob Frishman. To […]
By Douglas R. Kelly There’s a box full of empty boxes in a storage space under the eaves of our house. The empties once held toy and model cars, […]
By Bruce Elsass, collector, the Golden Glow of Christmas • Introduction by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor At the end of World War II, Japan had seen more than its […]
By Jonathan Sternfeld I started collecting Harvey Comics as a child in the late 1970s, but my interest in merchandise that featured Harvey’s characters did not really start until the […]
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher “Our idea has been to create a toy that prepares the child for life – appealing to their imagination and developing the creative urge and […]
By Douglas R. Kelly If you were roaming the earth in the 1950s, 1960s, or 1970s, you most likely spent at least a little time rummaging through cereal boxes […]
by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor Simeon Lipman is a lifelong pop culture, film, music, art, history, and sports enthusiast, who has been appraising collections, curating auctions and exhibitions, and […]
By Barry Blair, Sports Collectors Digest Most long-time readers of Sports Collectors Digest know the name Dick Perez as well as they know the names Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, […]
By The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation staff A version of this article first appeared in the winter 2021 issue of Trend and Tradition. Connie Matthews Harshaw was driving on Nassau […]