Talk of the Trade
Glass: Back in style
Glass, an inorganic compound found in many forms in the natural world, has been man-made into practical and decorative objects since the Late Bronze Age. Over the millennia, the process, ...
Saving Mount Vernon
If history has taught us anything it’s that it takes a woman to get the job done! That has certainly been the case in the collector world as we discover ...
Collecting Ephemera – Past & Present
Nineteenth-century paperboard trade cards and their 20th-century trading cards counterparts have long been used as a popular way for companies to advertise their brand and sell products. They are fun ...
What to look forward to in 2024
Each New Year is marked by change and defined by trends. As we wrap up our editorial year for 2023, we can’t help but look forward, which next year is ...
The American Cowboy rides again
Long before Kevin Costner's John Dutton, Rip, and the ranch hands on the Yellowstone Ranch, there was the Marlboro Man, the quintessential archetype, even today, of the American cowboy and ...
The time is right for luxury pre-owned timepieces
As any collector can tell you, luxury watches are much more than a means of telling time. They’re works of high craftsmanship, symbols of taste and status, and, for many, investments that ...
Fun & Games
Every year since 1998, The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY inducts beloved toys from our past into its Toy Hall of Fame. Like other Hall of Fame ...
Sports Fans Collect
You can always spot a sports fan in the crowd - whether at the stadium or on the street – because they’ll be the one sporting head-to-toe branded attire that ...
Variations of Recovery
Whether you are an antiquer, collector, curator, or just someone who enjoys bringing old things back to life, the word “recovery” as it relates to items you restore, unearth, or ...
A homespun compliment
The word “homespun” today is often used pejoratively to say someone or something is “simple” and “unsophisticated” as it relates to look, fashion, or philosophy but its origin in the ...
Collecting Technology
the 19th century, an era of rapidly accelerating scientific discovery and invention. Significant developments in the fields of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, electricity, and metallurgy laid the groundwork for the ...
