While not a favorite topic for discussion, “death care is one of man’s oldest professions,” according to Robert L. Waltrip, an undertaker turned collector on the topic. In 1992, Waltrip […]
Category Archives: Great Collections
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Shaker Museum, located in Mount Lebanon, NY, was lauded by The New York Times as being, “Widely considered the country’s most significant collection of Shaker furniture, objects, and archival materials.” […]
Interview by Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher On September 14-17, 2022, the lifelong collection of Elmer Duellman and his Elmer’s Auto and Toy Museum will be going up for auction through Mecum […]
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by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor When two were courting in early 19th century France, Victorian England, or during America’s Gilded Age, maintaining one’s perceived virtue was paramount. Keeping a […]
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Meet Katherine Gray. Her expertise in glass design is something to observe – it is at once infinite, moving, gracious, colorful, and an exploration of color, balance, and textural. Her […]
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Negro League Baseball got its start thanks to the increasing popularity of two things after the Civil War: baseball and segregation. Even before the Civil War, African Americans were playing […]
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The exhibition American Art Deco: Designing for the People investigates a dynamic period in American history and culture when the country and its citizens went through political, economic, social, and […]
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Back in 1888, George Safford Parker (1863-1937) was working part-time as a seller and repairman of fountain pens. As he worked, he found that he could not find a pen […]
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Deep inside a mountain on a remote island in the Svalbard archipelago, halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole, lies the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, an underground, naturally preserving […]
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The National Law Enforcement Museum opened its doors to the public in October of 2018, creating for the first time a place to share and showcase the story and […]
