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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.

March 27, 2019 / ale, Art Deco, Bakelite, Beer Tray, Black Bellied Plover, City Brewery, colonial, Columns, decoy, Devorah Abernethy, eBay, George Washington, Handkerchief, Hunting, Lure, Map Radio, Memorial, Mike McLeod, Porter, Radio, Raymond Loewy, Shorebird, Steuben Brew, vintage, What's Selling on eBay

What’s Selling on eBay: March 2019

By Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $2,293 (42 bids, 11 bidders): Vintage Raymond Loewy Old Antique Colonial Globe Art Deco ...

Antiques Peek: March 2019

Get Rid of Those Nasty Wrinkles By Jessica Kosinski Have you ever had a pressing issue to attend to? Most ...

March 20, 2019 / Antique Toys, Bulls and Bears, clockwork, Columns, Ferris wheel, Game, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, McLoughlin Bros, Pook & Pook Inc, Signs, trade sign, Wall Street

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Bulls and Bears toy game, $20,740, Pook & Pook, Inc.

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A scarce McLoughlin Bros. Bulls and Bears – The ...

March 14, 2019 / CollectorCorkscrews.com, Columns, Corks, Corkscrew, Decoration, Gavels n Paddles, Japanning, Ken Hall, mechanical corkscrew

Gavels 'n' Paddles: English Thomason corkscrew, $23,244, CollectorCorkscrews.com

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An English “manufactured” Thomason mechanical corkscrew, with fine handcrafted ...

March 11, 2019 / book collection, Collecting, Columns, cook, cookbooks, Cooking, food culture, food history, Guinness Book of World Records, Guinness Record, Little Suzy Homemaker, Maxine Carter-Lome, reading, Sue Jimenez, Time-life books

Great Collections: March 2019

For the Love of Cooking Sue Jimenez, a retired forensic anthropologist who grew up in Toronto but has called Albuquerque, ...

March 9, 2019 / Black Panther, Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers, Columns, DC Comics, Fantastic Four, Flash, Gavels n Paddles, Incredible Hulk, Ken Hall, Marvel Comics, silver age, The Hulk, Toys & Comics, Wolverine

Gavels 'n' Paddles: DC Comics Flash #105, $20,000, Bruneau & Co.

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A copy of DC Comics Flash #105 (Feb.-Mar. 1959), ...

March 4, 2019 / Bertoia Auctions, Columns, Fall Auction, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, Mechanical, toys, vintage toys

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Witch Atop Mechanical Cat, $21,600, Bertoia Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A large witch atop a mechanical black cat on ...

March 1, 2019 / Art, Auction House, Bernardino Luini, Bidding, Christie's, Columns, Cultural, Journey, King Louis XII, Leonardo da Vinci, Money, Paint, Painting, Pontus Silfverstolpe, Salvator Mundi, Tips, , Trends

Tips and Trends: March 2019

The Price of Art and its Journey By Pontus Silfverstolpe When I was a child, I was told it was ...

February 28, 2019 / Columns, Happy, Homemaker, Housekeeping Monthly, matriarch, Maxine Carter-Lome, mother, Publisher, Talk of the Trade, The Good Wifes Guide, throwback, Wife

Publishers Corner: March 2019

The Happy Homemaker by Maxine Carter-Lome The term “Happy Homemaker” is a 1950s throwback to a time when housewives took ...

February 28, 2019 / Antique Marketplace News, Columns, destination, Earth, Expert Insights, globes, International, Kary Pardy, national, New World, scientific progress, time capsule, Wooden Axis, worldwide

As the World Turns On Its Wooden Axis

Exploring Antique Technologies By Kary Pardy You close your eyes, give the globe a hard spin, and jab your finger ...

February 27, 2019 / book collection, Books, Columns, Correspondence, democracy, Forest Retreat, John Adams, knowledge, letter, letters, Libraries, Library, Maxine Carter-Lome, Monticello, Museum, reader, reading, Thomas Jefferson

Great Collections: February 2019

Thomas Jefferson’s Books By Maxine Carter-Lome “I cannot live without books.” - Thomas Jefferson in a letter to John Adams, ...

February 26, 2019 / Americana, Bank, Bottles, brass, Coca Cola, Coke, Cola, Columns, Deborah Abernethy, Factory, Felt Hat, Hat, Hunter, lion, Locomotive, Mike McLeod, Ship, soda, soda bottle, Steam Whistle, Three Point Hat, toy, Tricorne, What's Selling on eBay, Whistle, wild game

What’s Selling on eBay: February 2019

by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $4,427 (48 bids, 16 bidders): Authentic Antique 18th C Early American Gentleman’s Tricorne Felt ...

February 26, 2019 / Antiques Peek, Calligraphy, Columns, Communication, Computers, digital, emails, fountain pen, handwritten letters, Ink, Jessica Kosinski, letters, Mail, Pen, penmanship, post, quills

Antiques Peek: February 2019

The Power of the Pen by Jessica Kosinski For as long as humanity has existed, communication has been essential. Today, ...

February 25, 2019 / Aston Martin, Basketball, Basketball Hall of Fame, car, Columns, football, Gavels n Paddles, Goldin Auctions, Heisman Trophy, Holiday Auction, JFK, Ken Hall, Lee Harvey Oswald, Tim Brown, Wide Receiver

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Tim Brown Heisman Trophy, $435,762, Goldin Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall Wide receiver Tim Brown’s original 1987 Heisman Trophy sold ...

February 18, 2019 / Columns, Gavels n Paddles, gold, Hugh Hefner, Julien's Auctions, Ken Hall, medicine ring, Playboy Magazine, Ring, Underwood Standard Portable Typewriter, Viagra pill

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Hugh Hefner typewriter, $162,500, Julien’s Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall The vintage Underwood Standard Portable typewriter used in college ...

February 12, 2019 / Columns, comics, Pop Culture Collecting

Bob Overstreet’s Call to Remember Why We Love Comics

Comic Character Collectibles by J.C. Vaughn At 80 and showing few signs of slowing down, author and publisher Robert M ...

February 11, 2019 / chronograph, Columns, daffodil lamp, Daytona, Gavels n Paddles, gold, Ken Hall, lamp, Leaded glass, Morphy Auctions, Paul Newman, Poppy Lamp, Rolex, table lamp, Tiffany lamps, Tiffany Studios, watch

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Rolex ‘Paul Newman’ watch, $578,100, Morphy Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Rolex Daytona Ref. 6241 ‘Paul Newman’ 18kt gold ...

February 4, 2019 / Alaska Commercial Company, Chinese coin, Chinese Hunan One Tael Silver Coin, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Holabird Western Americana Collections LLC, Ken Hall, Mass Mining Company, Pioneer Brown & Co, silver, Silver coin, soda, soda bottle, stock certificate, unissued certificate

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Chinese Hunan One Tael silver coin, $6,875, Holabird Western Americana

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Chinese Hunan One Tael silver coin weighing 35.6 ...

January 31, 2019 / Clothing, Columns, Fine Autographs & Artifacts Auction, Gavels n Paddles, Harvard, Harvard University, Jackie O., JFK, John F. Kennedy, Ken Hall, RR Auction

Gavels 'n' Paddles: JFK’s Harvard sweater, $34,140, RR Auction

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall John F. Kennedy’s sweater from his days as a ...

January 31, 2019 / Age of Enlightenment, Books, Columns, Evolution, Founding Fathers, Gentleman's Reading Room, intellectual movement, Library, Maxine Carter-Lome, personal libraries, philosophical movement, reader, reading, Talk of the Trade

Publisher’s Corner: February 2019

The Reading Room by Maxine Carter-Lome The founding principles of our country have their roots in the Age of Enlightenment, ...

January 29, 2019 / Antiques Peek, Columns, decorative, Egyptian, gilding, gilt, Glass, gold, Jessica Kosinski, Overlay, Porcelain, silver

Antiques Peek: January 2019

Antiques Found Gilty by Jessica Kosinski Overlaying is a process of coating one substance with another substance. The two most ...

January 25, 2019 / aluminum, Antique Marketplace News, cast-iron, Columns, Expert Insights, Industrial, Industrial Art, iron, Kary Pardy, metal, pans, Pennsylvania Dutch, pots, Technology, Tools, Victorian, Wrought Iron

All Geared Up: Collecting Iron

Exploring Antique Technologies by Kary Pardy Iron, with its beloved black color, strength, and propensity for twists and turns can ...

January 23, 2019 / Black Lagoon, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Cartoon, Casablanca, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Heritage Auctions, Ken Hall, Movie Posters Auction, Movies, Posteres, Superman, Superman Cartoon, Thunderball, Warner Brothers

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Casablanca movie poster, $102,000, Heritage Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Casablanca (Warner Brothers, 1942) insert sold for $102,000 ...

January 22, 2019 / American Inventor, Antique, Art, Blue Glass, Cartier, Carved Wood, Columns, Deborah Abernethy, fishing, Float, folk art, Glass, gold, inventor, Japanese, Lighter, Medallion, Mike McLeod, Pennsylvania Folk Art, Rare, Reel, Table Lighter, vintage, What's Selling on eBay, William Shakespeare Jr, yellow gold

What's Selling on eBay: January 2019

by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $4,438 (21 bids, 14 bidders): Rare Vintage Antique Japanese Blue Glass Fishing Float Signed ...

January 18, 2019 / Automobilia & Pretroliana Auction, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Graphics, Horseback, Houston Gasoline, Indian Motorcycle, Ken Hall, Morphy Auctions, motorcycle, Porcelain, Red Hat Royal Gasoline, Sam Houston, sign, Sinclair Gasoline

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Red Hat porcelain gas sign, $66,000, Morphy Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Red Hat Royal 400 Gasoline porcelain sign with ...