Talk of the Trade
A New Chapter Begins: Welcoming the Boschettos to the Journal Family
As the Journal of Antiques & Collectibles celebrates its 25th year in publication, we find ourselves at a moment of meaningful reflection and exciting renewal – a milestone that honors ...
Hidden History
We are a civilization inspired by discovery, whether that leads us to look upwards to the heavens, underground for what time and nature has buried, or to the bottom of ...
Reenacting History: Education or Entertainment?
Working and living in the town where Old Sturbridge Village is located, Sturbridge, MA, we at the Journal are quite familiar with historical, especially military reenactments. Every August, OSV holds ...
Ushering in a new year
As we enter a new year, it’s fun to look back a century to see how far we’ve come while we look forward and imagine what will be in the ...
Happy Holiday Traditions
Holidays not only celebrate our culture and religion but bring generations of family and friends to the table. For these occasions, we take out our special china, prepare traditional meals, ...
Online Antiquing
One of the most beloved aspects of antiquing, collecting, and thrifting is what we collectors call “the hunt”; knowing that your next great find is still out there just waiting ...
Celebrating America’s Semiquincentennial
Everyone knows throwing a party takes time, money, and planning, even more so when the party is for the nation’s 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence ...
Space Age Collectibles
"In my own view, the important achievement of Apollo was a demonstration that humanity is not forever chained to this planet, and our visions go rather further than that, and ...
Signs of history are everywhere
On Friday, May 17th, Brimfield Auction Acres in Brimfield, MA, took its place on The National Register of Historic Places as the birthplace and originator of the World Famous “Brimfield ...
Transportation Modes and Makers in American History
Transportation is a subject that seems to be always in the news these days and usually for the wrong reasons: train derailments, bridge collapses, overturned tractor trailers, cruise ships running ...
Gone But Not Forgotten
Live long enough and you’ll outlive many of the companies, products, and brands you grew up with. They may no longer be in business but like many of the companies ...
