Talk of the Trade

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 ...

Publishers Corner: November 2016

Design, Maxine Carter-Lome, Mid-Century, Modern, New York Times, Patrick Parrish Gallery, Publisher, Random House, Talk of the Trade, Urban Art, Urban Design

Turning Mid-Century Modern, Again by Maxine Carter-Lome It's the tail end of 2016 and the subject of mid-century modern design seems as much on trend today as it was when ...

Publisher's Corner: October 2016

Advertising, American, Art, Columns, Eclectic, Editorial, folk art, Maxine Carter-Lome, Outsider, Peoples Art, Pioneer, Publishers, Talk of the Trade, The Museum of International Folk Art, Utilitarian, Waterman Antiques

Folk Art Collectibles by Maxine Carter-Lome So what exactly is "Folk Art?" The Museum of International Folk Art defines it as the "art of the everyday." Others define it as ...

Publisher's Corner: September 2016

archaeology, collector, Columns, Crafting, Creating, Eli Whitney, Massachusetts, Maxine Carter-Lome, Plimoth Plantation, Publisher, Talk of the Trade, Technology, Tools, WWII

Tools of the Trades By Maxine Carter-Lome Eli Whitney is credited as saying "We can't make anything until we make tools." That's the take-away from this month's issue. Every profession ...

Publisher's Corner: August 2016

Advertising, Art, Calendars, Clocks, Coca Cola, Columns, Maxine Carter-Lome, posters, product packaging, Publisher, serving trays, Signs, store displays, Talk of the Trade

The Art of Appeal Maxine Carter-Lome Like many of the topics we cover in this magazine, "Advertising" is a broad category assigned to a wide variety of collectibles, including signs, ...

Publisher's Corner: July 2016

Baseball collection, Dick Friz, Easy-Bake Oven, Frisbee, Furby, Rubik's Cube, Talk of the Trade, Toy collecting, Twister

The Art of Appeal by Maxine Carter-Lome Like many of the topics we cover in this magazine, “Advertising” is a broad category assigned to a wide variety of collectibles, including ...

Publisher's Corner: June 2016

Creativity, Graham Nash, Maxine Carter-Lome, music album, Rock & Roll, rock music, Talk of the Trade, The Eagles

Cooking with Kitchenalia Maxine Carter-Lome Like many of us, I grew up in a house where the kitchen was the center of family life. From hanging around my grandmother’s kitchen ...

Publishers Corner: April 2016

artisans, brands, designs, Dior, Diorissimo, Erica Lome, feminine, Glass, Jewelry, makeup, Talk of the Trade, Vanity Table

The Allure of Glass When our editorial team first explored the topic of the Vanity Table for our annual glass issue, we immediately fell to reminiscing about the vanity tables ...

Publisher's Corner: March 2016

Apple, Apple Watch, Clocks, Columns, Fontaine's Auction Gallery, iPhone, Mac, Maxine Carter-Lome, personal timepieces, sundials, Talk of the Trade, timekeeping instruments, timepieces

Timeless Precision & Craftsmanship By Maxine Carter-Lome From the earliest sundials dating from about 3500 BC to the launch of the Apple Watch this past year, our fascination with horology, ...

Publishers Corner: February 2016

Arizona Biltmore, Arts, Beauport the Sleeper-McCann House, Crafts, Gloucester Massachusetts, MAACM, Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement, Museums, Pasadena California, Phoenix Arizona, Talk of the Trade, The Gamble House

Arts & Crafts Road Trips In December the editorial staff and I took a road trip to The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms in Morris Plains, New Jersey. Having lived ...

Publishers Corner: January 2016

advertisements, Antique, catalogues, documentation, Israel Sack, photos, Talk of the Trade

100 Years Ago in History “There is still another benefit to be derived from the collecting of antiques and that is the mental pleasure and satisfaction of discovery and ownership.” ...

Publisher's Corner: December 2015

Albert B. (A.B.) Wells, Brimfield, Dining, dinners, Family, Family meals, History Museum, Holidays, Maxine Carter-Lome, New England, Old Sturbridge Village, Talk of the Trade

From Our Holiday Table to Yours Holiday dinner at my grandparents’ house when I was growing up meant the privilege of eating in the Dining Room, a formal, imposing, and ...

Publisher's Corner: November 2015

Advertising, autographs, banners, bumper stickers, buttons, cartoons, Columns, Maxine Carter-Lome, November, pamphlets, Photographs, Politics, posters, Talk of the Trade, Vote, Voting

Welcome to the Month of November Every November we go to the polls to exercise our constitutional right to affirm, adjust, or repeal the people, parties, and ideals that define ...

Publisher's Corner: October 2015

Antique Show, collectors, Flea Market, Maxine Carter-Lome, picking, Shopping, Talk of the Trade

"Picking" Versus "Shopping" Your Next Find Although we are both collectors, my husband and I have different philosophies and approaches when it comes to where and how we like to ...

Publisher's Corner: September 2015

Augusta Auction, Brimfield, classic, Maxine Carter-Lome, Styling, Talk of the Trade, Textile, vintage

Styling the Word Vintage Recently I had the opportunity to attend Augusta Auctions' May pre-Brimfield Auction, and the Vintage Fashion & Antique Textile Show at the start of July Brimfield ...

Publisher's Corner: August 2015

autographs, Baseball, baseball cards, conventions, Mickey Mantle, New York City, NYC, Sports, sports memorabilia, Talk of the Trade

Thank You, Mickey! When I was selling off my grandfather's autographs, by far the most popular items - in terms of interest and value - came from his sports collection ...