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Curated articles that explore the rich intersections of history, craftsmanship, and collecting culture. These long-form pieces are your gateway to learning something new, seeing the familiar in a fresh light, and connecting with the past meaningfully.
The Life, Legacy, and Furniture of George Nakashima
...and a Conversation with Mira Nakashima by Mike McLeod George Nakashima's philosophy reflected his style of craftsmanship: earthy, unexpected, creative, ...
What Collectors Should Know About Mid-Century Modernisms' Many Looks
By Anne Gilbert Change was blowing in the wind after World War II. Everything was new thanks to scientists, designers ...
Inuit Sculpture
By Sarah P. Turnbaugh Photos by William A. Turnbaugh As crisp cooler days and long evenings usher in autumn, our ...
There Once was a Basket from Nantucket
By Erica Lome Basket making is one of the earliest and most prevalent forms of folk art in the United ...
Folk Art Frenzy
by David Moore of Waterman Antiques Everyone I talk with has their own interpretation as to what great Folk Art ...
Bill Traylor: Unfiltered
By Susan Baerwald In the history of early American culture, there is little specific mention of African American Art. We ...
Tool Blocks
Every profession has its tools, which evolve and refine to keep pace with technology and the changing needs of the ...
The Collectability and Usability of Antique Tools
by Patrick Leach Renowned Connoisseur of Antique Tools, Owner of Supertool.com featuring “Patrick’s Blood and Gore,” and Purveyor of Fine ...
From Forge and Furnace
A Celebration of Early American Iron by Erik Goldstein, Curator of Mechanical Arts and Numismatics, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation The upcoming ...
A New Nation
Tools and American Life in the Pilgrim Era By Erica Lome Almost four hundred years ago, Pilgrims landed on Plymouth ...
Advertising Icons: The Warren Dotz Collection
Excerpt from an interview with Warren Dotz Warren Dotz is an author of award-winning, graphic design books published by American ...
Antique Advertising at Auction: When Color Became King
By Michael Eckles In the last ten years, antique advertising has become a very popular lot in auction arenas around ...
The Emergence of Toys at Auction
by Dick Friz Dr. Samuel Johnson's Dictionary, published in 1755, defined "toy" as a "petty commodity, a trifle; a thing ...
Deal Me In
Collectible Playing Card Art Story & Photos by Donald-Brian Johnson Mary Nastase has over five thousand playing cards. That's right, ...
Top Collectible Toys By Decade
by Eric Bradley The toy business and the toy collecting hobby are surviving in the midst of genre-busting trends. The ...
Cooking With Glass
The Rise of Kitchen Glass for Cooking By Rosemary Trietsch The term "Depression Era Glassware" usually evokes images of beautiful ...
The Nutmeg Grater: A Kitchen Collectible, And So Much More
Story and Photos by J. E. Klopfer The well known antiques writer Mary Earl Gould was the first to introduce ...
Defining Your Space: Kitchen Storage
by Franceen Munson The kitchen, perhaps more than any room in a house conjures up more memories and associations than ...
The State of the Rock and Roll Memorabilia Market
by Megan Mahn Miller If the art auction market is a civilized dinner party, where beautiful works of art trade ...
A Collector’s Take on Music Posters
by Gary Sohmers In the beginning, there was art. Then music, performance, and finally, advertising. So begins the growth of ...
Finding Your Inner Music Collector and Investor
Lessons Learned from The King by Stephen Shutts, the "Indiana Jones" of Memorabilia We have been in the era quite ...
Up to Snuff
Collecting Antique Snuff Boxes Story and Photos by Donald-Brian Johnson Hmmmm... Just what are those elaborate little boxes intended for, ...
In the Eye of the Beholder
The Vanity Table, Then and Now by Erica Lome Almost every home has a space for "putting on one's face." ...
Perfume: Egypt to the Modern Vanity Table
by Deborah Washington International Perfume Bottle Association Perfume - The origins of the "juice." What exactly is perfume? How does ...
