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Publisher's Corner March 2020

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By Maxine Carter-Lome Celebrating 20 Years of Living and Loving Antiques This issue marks the 20th Anniversary of the Journal of Antiques & Collectibles; two decades of sharing market news ...

February 2020 Issue: A Solute to Americana

February 2020 Issue: A Solute to Americana
By Maxine Carter-Lome The best definition of Americana that I have come across is, “material ephemera of the distant American past.” Many kinds of cultural artifacts fall within the definition ...

January 2020 Issue: Defining Vintage

January 2020 Issue: Defining Vintage
The word “vintage” is ascribed to items in the range of at least 20, but more appropriately 50 years old or older.  Unlike “antiques”—definitively defined at 100 years old or ...

Publisher’s Corner: December 2019

Publisher’s Corner: December 2019
Traditions and Discoveries by Maxine Carter-Lome As we close out our 2019 editorial calendar with this December issue and head into a new year, I celebrate my fifth anniversary as ...

Publisher’s Corner: November 2019

Publisher’s Corner: November 2019
Living in a Miniature World by Maxine Carter-Lome Recently I read Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr.’s book Empty Mansions (Ballantine Books, 2013), the amazing story of William A ...

Publisher’s Corner: October 2019

Publisher’s Corner: October 2019
Enthusiastic About Ephemera by Maxine Carter-Lome Merriam-Webster defines ephemera as “something of no lasting significance - paper items (such as posters, broadsides, and tickets) that were originally meant to be ...

Publisher’s Corner: September 2019

Publisher’s Corner: September 2019
Visiting the Hudson River Valley by Maxine Carter-Lome If you’ve ever visited or spent time in the Hudson River Valley of New York State, than you know something about the ...

Publisher’s Corner: August 2019

Publisher’s Corner: August 2019
Growing Up Watching the General Store by Maxine Carter-Lome For those of us who grew up in a city or were born after 1930, chances are our only real association ...

Publisher’s Corner: July 2019

Publisher’s Corner: July 2019
Decorative Collectibles by Maxine Carter-Lome Throughout modern history, a room or space has been set aside for the Master of the House to call his own - a place where ...

Publisher’s Corner: June 2019

Publisher’s Corner: June 2019
Collecting Fun & Games by Maxine Carter-Lome Every child grows up with a favorite game or toy that carries with it precious memories of bygone days and friends from the ...

Publisher’s Corner: May 2019

Publisher’s Corner: May 2019
Inside the Doctor’s Bag By Maxine Carter Lome For those of us old enough to remember when doctors made house calls, nothing is more iconic than the leather Doctor’s Bag, ...

Publisher’s Corner: April 2019

Publisher’s Corner: April 2019
The Allure of Glass 18 Years Later by Maxine Carter-Lome For 18 years the Journal of Antiques & Collectibles has published an annual April Glass Issue. Although we pride ourselves ...