Features
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.
Cowboy Boots: The Boots that Survived the West
by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor For as long as men and women have been riding animals to transport them from ...
“Buffalo Bill and the Wild West”: Reimagining Frontier Life & Legends
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher Buffalo Bill Cody, Sitting Bull, Geronimo, Annie Oakley, Rough Riders, Gen. George Custer, Belle Starr, “Wild ...
Belt Buckle Collecting
By Brock Lane, www.beltbucklehistory.com The very first vintage belt buckles that I bought were on Craigslist. I didn’t know anything ...
The History Behind Stetson: The Quintessential Cowboy Hat
By Albert Muzquiz Reprinted with permission from Heddels.com When I turned up in St. Joseph, Missouri, a storm was just gearing ...
Anson Green Phelps and His Namesake Business The Ansonia Clock Company
By Judy Gonyeau, managing editor The town of Ansonia, Connecticut, owes its name and fame to Anson Green Phelps – ...
Horology in Folk Art
By Bob Frishman This article was first published in the NAWCC journal. This abbreviated version of the original article has ...
The Toy Box: Originals and Reproductions and Telling the Difference
By Douglas R. Kelly There’s a box full of empty boxes in a storage space under the eaves of our ...
Japanese Tin Toys: A Craze That Rebuilt Post-War Japan
By Bruce Elsass, collector, the Golden Glow of Christmas • Introduction by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor At the end of ...
Harvey Comics Toys – A History In Four Characters
By Jonathan Sternfeld I started collecting Harvey Comics as a child in the late 1970s, but my interest in merchandise ...
LEGO®: Building a Company Brick by Brick
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher “Our idea has been to create a toy that prepares the child for life – appealing ...
Free of Charge? Sports giveaways were worth the price
By Douglas R. Kelly If you were roaming the earth in the 1950s, 1960s, or 1970s, you most likely spent ...
An Interview with Simeon Lipman: Appraiser, Collector, Entrepreneur
by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor Simeon Lipman is a lifelong pop culture, film, music, art, history, and sports enthusiast, who ...
Dick Perez: The Diamond King of Baseball Artists
By Barry Blair, Sports Collectors Digest Most long-time readers of Sports Collectors Digest know the name Dick Perez as well ...
An Archaeological Project Attempts to Find Clues About the Beginnings of One of America’s Oldest Black Churches, but Where Is The Story?
By The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation staff A version of this article first appeared in the winter 2021 issue of Trend ...
RESTORATION or RENOVATION WITH BRETT HOWARD
1. 1940s Mid-Century Modern Art Deco Waterfall Dresser With Mirror, restored with Howard Restor-A-Finish a. Pieces like this can be ...
An Interview with Julian Baumgartner of Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration
by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor On the left, is a delicate portrait of a beautiful young girl. She may look ...
White House Relics and the Stories They Tell
By Wayne Smith Collect the White House … really? Can you even do that? That’s a phrase, or a variation ...
A Spiritual Reunion: The Recovery and Return of Edith Wharton’s Personal Library to The Mount
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher Edith Wharton’s Library at The Mount by Eric Limon Photography A December 15, 2005, article in ...
Tales from the Closet: Fashionable Stories of Ten Remarkable 18th-20th Century Women
by Maxine Carter-Lome Both the best and rare examples of clothing, accessories, and textiles that have survived the proverbial “wear ...
Wool in America and the Revolution of the Mill Girls
by Judy Gonyeau,managing editor The English immigrants who came ashore in the 1600s brought their acumen with them, including a ...
Lace Fabric
by Melody Amsel-Arieli Faded doilies and lacy gloves may evoke visions of bygone afternoon teas in overstuffed parlors. Yet these ...
Hattie Carnegie: 20th Century Fashion Entrepreneur
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher “My clothes are built to show off the woman who wears them. I like them to ...
What, If Anything, Is Your Old Technology Worth?
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher Consumers born after 1980 have no memory of a world without cellphones, home computers, or personal ...
Technological Art: The New Design Element
By Judy Weaver Gonyeau, managing editor Patents, blueprints, scientific diagrams, and curious drawings reveal inventions and discoveries coming into its ...
Riding the Technology Wave: My Front-Row Seat to the Rise of Cellular
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher Fifty years ago this past April 3, 2023, Motorola engineer Martin (Marty) Cooper placed a phone ...
