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These sought-after sections offer expert auction analysis, cultural commentary, and more, adding depth, variety, and a personal touch to every issue. Columns include Gavels ’n’ Paddles, Psychology of Collecting, The Beat, Pop Culture Collecting, Toys from the Attic, and Civil War Collector.

November 25, 2019 / Betty Woodman, Columns, Conoid chairs, Dan Dailey, Deisgn Sales, Divided Augean Pillow Pitcher, figural floor lamp, Gavels n Paddles, George Nakashima, Gustave Baumann, Ken Hall, Martin Brothers, Rago Auctions, Tobacco Jar, woodblock print

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Martin Bros. tobacco jar, $62,500, Rago Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Martin Brothers tall bird tobacco jar made in ...

Great Collections: November 2019

The Mini Time Machine Museum Collection The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures is dedicated to sharing the wonder of ...

November 22, 2019 / Autograph, ceiling fan, Columns, Daguerreotype, Deborah Aberneth, Exorcist, Fan, fishing, Fly reel, gyro fan, Hollywood, Life Cast, Linda Blair, Mike McLeod, Movie, Movie Makeup, Photograph, Reel, Rutgers, SFX, students, tackle box, Westinghouse, What's Selling on eBay

What’s Selling on eBay: November 2019

by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $123.50 (18 bids, 7 bidders): 2 Original Life Cast, Signed Linda Blair, Plaster Heads, ...

November 18, 2019 / Columns, Field Manufactoring, Gavels n Paddles, Goo Goo Gum, JP Seeburg, Ken Hall, Pace Manufacturing, Potter & Potter Auctions, Slot Machine, Sunny Boy, vending machine

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Goo Goo Gum vendor, $24,000, Potter & Potter

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A circa 1910 working Goo Goo Gum 1-cent vending ...

November 12, 2019 / Antiques Peek, Art, boxwood, Columns, figurines, Flea Market, hippopotamus teeth, Japanese, Jessica Kosinski, kimonos, mammoth ivory, Museum, Netsuke, ornate, pockets, robes, sagemono, shops, traditional

Antiques Peek: November 2019

Small, Beautiful, and Masterful by Jessica Kosinski They say good things come in small packages. Netsuke are tiny figures that ...

November 11, 2019 / Automobilia, Bengal Gasoline, Buffalo Brand Gasoline, Columns, Coors, Coors Dairy, Dairy, die cut, gasoline, Gavels n Paddles, Grease, Ken Hall, Morphy Auctions, Neon Sign, oil, Petroliana, Porcelain Sign, Tin sign

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Coors Dairy die-cut sign, $43,520 Morphy Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A complete Coors Dairy die-cut porcelain and neon sign ...

November 10, 2019 / Album, band, BBC, Boston Ma., Buddha, car crash, Columns, documentation, fatality, Gavels n Paddles, Glossy Photos, James Dean, Jimi Hendrix, Ken Hall, Led Zeppelin, Ming Dynasty, Music, musical album, Online Auction, photos, RR Auction, The Who

Gavels 'n' Paddles: James Dean crash photos, $22,498, RR Auction

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A collection of 30 original glossy photos, many unpublished, ...

November 2, 2019 / Antiques and Fine Art, Aquatic, Columns, Fish Lamp, Fontaine's Auction Gallery, Gavels n Paddles, Joseph Lauber, Ken Hall, lamp, marble, Marble Sculpture, Pablo Picasso, Picasso, Pitcher, religious windows, Stained Glass, Taureau, Tiffany Studios, windows

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Tiffany Aquatic Fish Lamp, $193,600, Fontaine's Auction

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Tiffany Studios (N.Y.) leaded glass aquatic fish lamp ...

October 30, 2019 / Antique Marketplace News, Antique Technologies, cellulose pulp, Columns, conservation, ephemera, Expert Insights, ferment paper, fermenting, Kary Pardy, laid paper, Paper, papermaking, preservation, printed materials, retting, wood fiber, woven paper

From Rags to Riches, not Ruin: Papermaking, Preservation, and Conservation

Exploring Antique Technologies by Kary Pardy It’s no accident that when we think of ephemera, we think of printed materials ...

October 30, 2019 / Ballantine Books, Bill Dedman, book, Columns, Historical, Maxine Carter-Lome, miniature craft, miniature house, Miniatures, Novel, Paul Clark Newell Jr., storybook, Talk of the Trade, William A. Clark

Publisher’s Corner: November 2019

Living in a Miniature World by Maxine Carter-Lome Recently I read Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr.’s book Empty ...

October 25, 2019 / Antique Marketplace News, Characters, Columns, Comic books, comics, Darth Vader, film, George Lucas, Han Solo, J.C. Vaughn, Jedi, Movie, Movie poster, movie posters, Obi Wan, Pop Culture Collecting, Princess Leia, Retro Collectibles, Sith, Skywalker, Star Wars, The Overstreet Guide, Yoda

Star Wars: Movie Poster Collecting Strikes Back

Comic Character Collectibles by J.C. Vaughn With Star Wars: Episode IX –The Rise of Skywalker due in theaters December 20, ...

October 24, 2019 / Album, BB King, blues records, Columns, Elvis Presley, Gavels n Paddles, GIbson Guitar, Julien's Auctions, Ken Hall, Music, records

Gavels 'n' Paddles: BB King's Gibson guitar, $280,000, Julien's Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall BB King’s beloved, stage-played “Lucille” black Gibson ES-345 prototype ...

What’s Selling on eBay: October 2019

by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $2,650 (48 bids, 14 bidders): Cap’n Hanks 1 Gallon Tin Litho Oyster Can packed ...

October 17, 2019 / Clars Auction Gallery, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, Landscape, MC Escher, Oil on Canvas, Painting, woodblock print

Gavels 'n' Paddles: M.C. Escher woodblock print, $98,400, Clars Auction Gallery

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A 13-foot woodblock print by M.C. Escher (Dutch, 1898-1972), ...

October 12, 2019 / Art, Collection, Columns, ephemera, folk art, illustrated

Great Collections: October 2019

My Hand-illustrated Envelopes by Collector Allan Weiss I got started collecting the hand-illustrated envelopes when a stamp dealer friend showed ...

October 10, 2019 / Colt Walker Revolver, Columns, firearm, Gavels n Paddles, Gun, handgun, John Ulrich Winchester, Ken Hall, Premier Gun Auction, revolver, Rock Island Auction Company, Winchester, Zane Grey

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Colt Walker Revolver, $1.035 million, Rock Island

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall The last martial Colt Walker revolver, in museum-worthy condition, ...

October 2, 2019 / American Flag, bowfront, Cabinet, Civil War, Civil War Era, Columns, corner cabinet, Diamond, emerald cut, engagement ring, folk art, Gavels n Paddles, Jewelry, Ken Hall, Quick Meal cook stove, Stove, Union, West Virginia, wood flag, Woody Auction

Gavels 'n' Paddles: 35-Star Flag Folk Art Table, $18,000, Woody Auction

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Civil War-era, 35-star, solid wood flag folk art ...

October 1, 2019 / Advertising, autographs, banners, broadsides, Columns, Comic books, documents, ephemera, historians, Library, Maxine Carter-Lome, Meriam-Webster, Museum, Newspapers, note cards, Paper, Photographs, Postcards, posters, show programs, Talk of the Trade, trade cards

Publisher’s Corner: October 2019

Enthusiastic About Ephemera by Maxine Carter-Lome Merriam-Webster defines ephemera as “something of no lasting significance - paper items (such as ...

Feast of the Seven Fishes Movie Slated for November Release

Comic Character Collectibles by J. C. Vaughn Shout! Studios has secured the rights to Feast of the Seven Fishes, the ...

September 26, 2019 / Albany, Albany Institute of History and Art, Art, Columns, crown, Decorative Art, Diane Shewchuk, fabric, Fine Art, Fire screen, gown, Hat, historic objects, History, Hudson River, Hudson River Valley, Museum, New York, Shoes, Upstate

Great Collections: September 2019

The Fabric of Their Lives: The Albany Institute of History and Art The Albany Institute of History and Art is ...

The Hudson Highway

Exploring Antique Technologies by Kary Pardy The river that flows two ways, the river of tides, the Great River of ...

September 17, 2019 / Antiques Peek, Columns, Duncan Fife, Duncan Phyfe, Dutch East India Company, furniture, Germantown, Henry Hudson, Hudson River, Hudson River Valley, Hudson Valley, Jessica Kosinski, John Cabot, Kast, New York City, Phyfe, Rhine Valley, wardrobes

Antiques Peek: September 2019

Furniture from the Valley by Jessica Kosinski The Hudson Valley is also commonly called the Hudson River Valley because it ...

September 12, 2019 / automaton, Barn, bitters, bottle, Columns, Deborah Abernethy, Hay, Hay Barn Carrier, Mike McLeod, Polish, Royal wedding, Silver gilt, smoker, stein, Tankard, Tea drinker, Trolley, Turkish, What's Selling on eBay

What’s Selling on eBay: September 2019

by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $4,450 (20 bids, 5 bidders): Automaton Turkish Tea Drinker Leopold Lambert Smoker. This is ...

August 30, 2019 / advertising scale, Antique Marketplace News, Antique Technology, baby scale, baby weight, Balance-based scales, Columns, Expert Insights, hanging scale, infant weighing machine, Kary Pardy, measure, post office, Scales, spring scales, stores, weight

Measuring the Appeal of Antique Scales

Exploring Antique Technologies by Kary Pardy Balance-based scales appear in the historical record around 2400-1800 BC, in what is now ...

August 29, 2019 / Columns, Duke of York, Dutch East India Company, East India Trading Company, Eden, Erica Lome, Giovanni da Verrazano, Henry Hudson, Hudson River, Hudson River Valley, Jersey City, Maxine Carter-Lome, New York City, New York State, NY, Pacific Ocean, River, Talk of the Trade

Publisher’s Corner: September 2019

Visiting the Hudson River Valley by Maxine Carter-Lome If you’ve ever visited or spent time in the Hudson River Valley ...