Talk of the Trade

Publisher’s Corner: January 2019

Antique Metal, cast-iron, Columns, Glitter, gold, Maxine Carter-Lome, New Year, pewter, silver, Talk of the Trade, toleware

All That Glitters is Not Gold by Maxine Carter-Lome When it comes to what we collect, those of us into antique metals - be it silver, gold, pewter, cast iron, ...

Past, Present, & Future Collectibles by Maxine Carter-Lome Hard to believe we are at the end of yet another year! December issues give us an opportunity to reflect on a ...

Publisher's Corner: November 2018

autogypsying, bug spray, camping, camps, Columns, glamping, Maxine Carter-Lome, sleeping bags, Talk of the Trade, tents, The Great Outdoors, Travel, traveling

Collecting the Great Outdoors by Maxine Carter-Lome Anyone who has ever gone camping or camps regularly knows that being in the "Great Outdoors" requires a lot of "stuff" - from ...

Classic Cars & Collectibles By Maxine Carter-Lome You don't have to be a collector to stop and take notice of a parked or passing car. It could be one your ...

Publishers Corner: September 2018

Americana, Antique Dealers, Appraisers, collectors, Columns, Maxine Carter-Lome, Primitives, Repurposed, Salvage, Talk of the Trade, upcycle, vintage

Restyling the Word "Primitives" Maxine Carter-Lome In the evolution of any industry new words emerge to identify and define products and trends that shift the marketplace and seek to broaden ...

Publisher’s Corner: July 2018

Antique Glass Bottles, Art, Bottles, colored glass, Columns, Glass Bottles, glass jar, handmade, Jars, Maxine Carter-Lome, Mouth Blown Glass, Talk of the Trade, WWI

Time in a Bottle By Maxine Carter-Lome Antique glass bottles (essentially those made before World War I) are interesting historical artifacts – hand-made, mouth-blown works of art crafted in beautiful ...

Comic Collectibles by Maxine Carter-Lome Like the baseball cards I purchased with my allowance, and flipped and traded with friends at school, comics were very much a part of my ...

Publisher's Corner: May 2018

Backstage, Broadway, Columns, Costumes, Hamilton, Maxine Carter-Lome, Musicals, NYC, Off Broadway, Playbill, Playbills, posters, props, Script, Sheet Music, Talk of the Trade, The Broadway League, Theater, Theatre

Backstage Collectibles by Maxine Carter-Lome Growing up in and around New York City in a family that loved the theater and were frequent patrons, I was fortunate to see more ...

Publisher's Corner: April 2018

Art Glass, Carol Milne, Cathryn Shilling, Columns, Contemporary, Dale Chihuly, Glass, Glass Makers, Harry Pollit, kiln cast glass, Kitted Glass, Maxine Carter-Lome, Optifuse, Sculpting, Sergio Redegalli, Talk of the Trade

An Enduring Appreciation for Glass by Maxine Carter-Lome, Publisher When we think about glass as a collectible we most often focus on glass makers and their history, and glass techniques, ...

Publisher's Corner: March 2018

Archives, Census, Columns, Historic, Historical Commission, History, Maxine Carter-Lome, Museum, Residents, Salvage, Salvaging, Talk of the Trade

Salvaging History by Maxine Carter-Lome For six years before relocating to Sturbridge, MA to purchase this magazine, I was Chair of my town's Historical Commission. The Commission, which was also ...

Focus on Photography By Maxine Carter-Lome People, places, events, moments in time, all captured through the eyes of a photographer and their equipment. It is their unique perspective on what ...

Publisher's Corner: January 2018

Airbus, Antique Technology, celluar phone, Columns, Ford, Heritage Auctions, iPhone, Kary Pardy, NASA, New, New Year, Nike, Old, Talk of the Trade, Technology

Antique Technology: Everything Old is New Again By Maxine Carter-Lome Every year brings with it the promise of something new. Automobile manufacturers introduce new model cars designed to get drivers ...

Publishers Corner: December 2017

Columns, Computers, Magazine, Maxine Carter-Lome, phones, publication, Publisher, reading, , tablets, Talk of the Trade

The Gift of Print by Maxine Carter-Lome One comment I hear repeatedly when I tell people I am the publisher of a print magazine is, why print? Given our growing ...

Publisher's Corner: November 2017

Adornments, Beauty, Columns, Distinguish, Embellish, Enhance, Jewelry, Maxine Carter-Lome, Ornament, Status, Talk of the Trade

Collectible Adornments By Maxine Carter-Lome An adornment is generally an accessory or ornament worn to enhance the beauty or status of the wearer. They are often worn to embellish, enhance, ...

Publishers Corner: October 2017

Cigarette Cards, Cigarette Holders, Cigarette Machines, Cigarettes, cigars, Collection, Columns, Dining Set, Dispensers, Fashion, Maxine Carter-Lome, smoking, Sterling Silver, Talk of the Trade, Tobacciana

Smokin' Collectibles by Maxine Carter-Lome, Publisher I am old enough to remember cigarette dispensing machines in almost all public places, when a pack of cigarettes was only 45 cents, that ...

Publisher's Corner: September 2017

bone china, Bone Porcelain, China, Columns, Fine China, Hard Paste, Ivory China, Maxine Carter-Lome, Porcelain, Soft Paste, Talk of the Trade

Sorting Out the China by Maxine Carter-Lome Bone China, Fine China, Porcelain; then there is Soft Paste, Hard Paste, Ivory China, Bone Porcelain... People unfamiliar with the distinction use the ...

Publisher's Corner: August 2017

American antiques, Americana, Columns, du Pont, garden, Henry Francis du Pont, horticulturist, Library, Maxine Carter-Lome, Museum, Talk of the Trade, Tappahannock Room, Textiles, Time, Winterthur, Winterthur Museum Garden & Library, Woven

Woven Through Time By Maxine Carter-Lome Last year I had the opportunity to visit the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library in Delaware and get a behind-the-scenes tour of floors not ...

Publishers Corner: July 2017

Columns, French Ice Cream, Golden Age, leisure, luxurious, Maxine Carter-Lome, Memorabilia, Steamship, Talk of the Trade, transcontinental, Travel, White Star Line

The Golden Age of Travel Memorabilia by Maxine Carter-Lome The Golden Age of Travel, representing the decades leading up to and into the first half of the 20th century, was ...

Publisher’s Corner: June 2017

Articles, Columns, Editorial, Flushing Meadows Park, Ice Theater, Maxine Carter-Lome, New York City, New York City Pavillion, New York Worlds Fair, , Publisher, Talk of the Trade, The Unisphere, World's Fair

A Fair to Remember By Maxine Carter-Lome My first World’s Fair was the 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair at Flushing Meadows Park outside of New York City, although I was ...

Publisher’s Corner: May 2017

Collector Clubs, Columns, Directory, Editorial, Etsy, Evolution, Gardens, Graphics, Historic, Historic Gardens, logos, Pinterest, redesign, Spring, Springtime, Talk of the Trade, vintage

Welcome to Spring, When Everything Old is New Again! by Maxine Carter-Lome Welcome to the premier issue of our new logo redesign. We could not be happier to share the ...

Publisher's Corner: April 2017

Columns, Glass, Maxine Carter-Lome, PBS, Prince Albert, Prince Consort, Publisher, Queen Victoria, Royal Society of Arts, Talk of the Trade, The Great Exhibition, Victoria

A World Affair with Glass by Maxine Carter-Lome I hope I am not alone in loving the new PBS mini-series, Victoria, a romantic dramatization of a young Queen Victoria at ...

Publisher's Corner: March 2017

Autographed Memorabilia, California, Certificate of Authenticity, COA, Collectibles Sale, Columns, Consumer Protection Law, Fraud, Fraudulent Autographs, Jerry Brown, Maxine Carter-Lome, Talk of the Trade

AB1570: A Game Changer? by Maxine Carter-Lome On September 9, 2016, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB1570 Collectibles Sale of Autographed Memorabilia into law. An expansion of an existing consumer ...

Publisher's Corner: February 2017

American Arts & Crafts Movement, Ann Van Briggle, Arts & Crafts, Clara P. Barck Welles, Columns, Elbert Hubbard, Frank Lloyd Wright, Gustav Stickley, Maria Longworth Nichols Storer, Mary Louise McLaughlin, Maxine Carter-Lome, Talk of the Trade

"... remember the Ladies" by Maxine Carter-Lome When we think about the American Arts & Crafts Movement, we tend to think of such influencers as Gustav Stickley, Elbert Hubbard, and ...

Publisher's Corner: January 2017

Aladdin lamp, Columns, Edison Electric Light, Electric Light, F.S. Chase, incandescent bulb, Light, Llewellyn Park, Maxine Carter-Lome, Menlo Park NJ, New York Herald, Talk of the Trade, Thomas Edison, Victor Samuel Johnson

Let there be light! By Maxine Carter-Lome It was New Year's Day 1880 and visitors were flocking to Menlo Park, New Jersey to see Thomas Edison's newest invention - the ...

Publishers Corner: December 2016

Celebrating, Chanukah, Christmas, Collecting Old & Rare Books, Columns, Holiday, Jonathan Greenstein, Judaica, Passover, Talk of the Trade, thanksgiving, Traditions

Holiday Collectibles and Traditions by Maxine Carter-Lome From what and how we celebrate to the food we serve, the items that make up our holiday table and the objects used ...