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.
Movie Posters: Collecting Trends and the Current Market
By Amanda Sheriff, Gemstone Publishing Collecting movie posters is plain and simply a fun hobby that expresses the love for ...
Film Memorabilia: The Reel Thing
By Douglas R. Kelly The original props. The one-sheet posters. The lobby cards. The sculptures and statues and autographed photos ...
Edith Head: Designing A Hollywood Legend
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher “Accentuate the positive and camouflage the rest,” … words legendary designer Edith Head lived by. At ...
What Styles of Glass Are You Passionate About?
A walk-through of American glass styles and inspiration with Peter Wade In the late 1800s, Canary glass was “all the ...
Chair Styles: Take a Seat … or Two … or Three …
by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor Everyone has their favorite chair, whether it is an ergonomic masterpiece or an overstuffed recliner ...
Jeans: The Iconic American Style
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher From 19th century miners and railroad workers to the cowboys of the Old West, hippies, rock ...
Madame Alexander: Alexander Doll Company, Inc.: 100 Years of Doll Play
by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor One-hundred years ago, Bertha Alexander turned the porcelain doll industry on its head when she ...
Yankee Stadium: East 161st and River Avenue – The home of Legends
By Douglas R. Kelly Pittsburgh Pirates fans have been through it. So have Baltimore Orioles fans and Detroit Tigers fans ...
King Tut: 100 Years of Discovery
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher One Hundred years ago this coming February, British archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter entered an undiscovered ...
Non-sports cards: A Tale of Two Collections at Auction
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher, in an exclusive interview with Alex Winter of Hake’s Auctions In November, Hake’s Auctions held a ...
Disney: 100 Years of Wonder
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher The Walt Disney Company has a big birthday to celebrate in 2023 and they will be ...
Here Comes Santa Claus!
By Donald-Brian Johnson “Here comes Santa Claus, Here comes Santa Claus, Right down Santa Claus lane!” – Gene Autry & ...
Ultimate Christmas Kitsch: Blow Molds
By Carrie Polales Sansing They are known by various names. Light-ups, lawn art, plastic kitsch, illuminated figures, or simply blow ...
You’ve Got Moxie: America’s Longest-Lasting Soft Drink
by Judy Weaver-Gonyeau, managing editor Courage. Pluck. Perseverance. … Moxie. A little bit sweet, a little bit bitter. What some ...
The Name of the Game: Frisbee or Frisbie, it’s an American Cultural Icon
By Douglas R. Kelly There are few product names in the games and sporting goods industries that can match “Frisbee” ...
Stuckey’s: A Sweet Roadside Oasis
by Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher “You’ve got to be honest with the public. And you’ve got to work. Of course, good ...
Urns: Their History and Collectibility
by Judy Weaver Gonyeau, managing editor Cremation as a form of burial goes back to the Neolithic or Stone Age, ...
Victorian Mourning Warehouses: One-Stop Mourning
by Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher “MOURNING—Court, Family, and Complimentary—The Proprietors of the London General Mourning Warehouse, Nos. 247 and 249 Regent-street, ...
Memorial Flowers: The Oldest Form of Tribute
by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor The arrangement and placement of flowers around the dead are considered the oldest act of ...
Mourning Jewelry
By Melody Amsel-Arieli During the Middle Ages, Europeans grieved the passing of loved ones by following a variety of traditional ...
The Evolution of Mourning Wear
by Maxine Carter-Lome Mourning attire has evolved throughout the centuries but one thing that has remained constant, at least in ...
The Shakers Get Fancy: Sewing-Related Fancy Goods of the Northeast Shakers
By Diane Dolphin (Unless otherwise noted, all photographs are by the author, Diane Dolphin. All items shown are currently or ...
Experience life as a Shaker: A brief history tour of five village sites
by Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher Step back in time and experience a simpler way of life, separated from the ways of ...
The Shaker Experience from Willis and Karel Henry’s Point of View
Interview by Maxine Carter-Lome publisher Willis Henry Auctions, Inc., a Massachusetts-based auction company of antiques and fine art, has been ...
Dating and Preservation at Colonial Williamsburg: And How Hints Lead to Change
By Dani Jaworski, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation’s Manager of Architectural Collections, and Jenn Wilkoski, Shirley and Richard Roberts Architectural Historian, ...
