Antiques Peek: January 2017

Adams & Westlake, Adlake, Antiques Peek, beacon of light, Columns, conductors, Dietz, Dressel, engineers, Jessica Kosinski, Keystone, Lanterns, Light, Railroad, Railroad Lanterns, signal beacons, station masters, trainmen

Railroad Lanterns By Jessica Kosinski The history of the American railroad system is undeniably amazing. Without railroads many of the U.S. cities and states as we know them today simply ...

Antiques Peek: December 2016

Antiques Peek, Celebrate, Celebration, Christmas, Columns, Flexography, Gifts, Holidays, Wrapping, Wrapping Paper

That's a Wrap! by Jessica Kosinski With the holiday season rapidly approaching, chances are good that you are stocking up on wrapping paper. After all, no matter which holiday you ...

Antiques Peek: November 2016

Antiques Peek, Betty Crocker, Books, Columns, cookbooks, Family, Fast Food, Jessica Kosinski, Memories, recipe, Restaurants, Vintage Cookbooks

Vintage Cookbooks by Jessica Kosinski Have you ever wondered what people used to do back before there were restaurants and fast food joints on every corner? And what used to ...

Antiques Peek: October 2016

Antiques Peek, Bernard Ravca, Civil War, Columns, Dolls, Dorothy Heizer, Florence Kate Upton, folk art, Folk Art Dolls, Golliwog, Halle Blakely, Jessica Kosinski, Johnny Gruelle, Raggedy Ann & Andy, Traditional Dolls, Trends

Folk Art Dolls by Jessica Kosinski It would be impossible to talk about folk art fully without taking some time to recognize a major folk art phenomenon, which was the ...

Antiques Peek: September 2016

Amish, Antique Shops, Antiques Peek, Barrel Churns, Butter, Butter Churns, Columns, Dash Churns, decorative, Farms, flea markets, Jessica Kosinksi, Plunge Churns

Like Buttah’ Churns by Jessica Kosinski When it comes to tools of the trade in the kitchen, few are more iconic than the butter churn. Today butter churns are mostly ...

Antiques Peek: August 2016

Advertising, Aflack, Animals, Antiques Peek, Columns, Edison-Bell Company, Geico, Jessica Kosinski, Lassie, Morris the Cat, Nipper the Dog, Pinbacks, Rin Tin Tin, toys, Watches

Animals in Advertising by Jessica Kosinski Advertising is a huge industry, and it's not a new one. Ads go back for as long as people have been trying to sell ...

Antiques Peek: July 2016

Antiques Peek, Columns, Leslie Smith, Lesney Matchbox, Lesney Products, Rodney Smith, tin toys, Toy Cars

by Jessica Kosinski Tin Toy Cars Since this issue is all about toys from the attic, let's take a peek at two of the most well-known names in toys, Hot ...

Antiques Peek: June 2016

Antiques Peek, ceramic tiles, Columns, cotton, fabric, Hot-Pads, Industrial Revolution, Jessica Kosinski, looms, Potholders, Textile, Trivets, World War II, yarn

by Jessica Kosinski Hot-Pads, Potholders and Trivets When it comes to kitchen collectibles, some of the most fun to collect are potholders (pot holders), hot pads, and trivets. In this ...

Antiques Peek: May 2016

Antiques Peek, band marketing, Bo Diddley, Bobby Darin, Columns, Fan Club, Jessica Kosinski, KISS, KISS Army, membership cards, pinback buttons, Rich Dickerson, Rock & Roll Collectibles, Rock n Roll, The Beatles, The Monkees

Rocking On: Fan Club Collectibles Through The Years by Jessica Kosinski In this month's issue, it's time to turn back the clock and look at how rock & roll fan ...

Antiques Peek: April 2016

Antiques Peek, Arpels, Beauty Techniques, Cartier, Columns, compacts, Elgin American, J. M. Fisher Co., Jessica Kosinski, makeup cases, parure case, retail stores, Stratton, Tiffany & Co., Van Cleef, vanity tables, vintage compacts

by Jessica Kosinski These days we all take our compacts and makeup cases for granted, but the compacts we buy in retail stores are nothing compared to vintage compacts, which ...

Antiques Peek: March 2016

Antiques Peek, Armand Couaillet, Carriage Clocks, Clocks, Columns, France, hourglasses, Jessica Kosinski, Saint-Nicolas d'Aliermont France, Time, time keeping, Time Piece, Watches

Carriage Clocks by Jessica Kosinski Human beings have been interested in time for centuries, but keeping track of how time passes has changed a lot throughout different cultures and time ...

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