Publisher's Corner: February 2018

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 ...

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