American Sign Museum (ASM) follows the creation and innovation of commercial signs and sign-making from 1870 to today. This 20,000-square-foot museum brings visitors through the ages of technology and design […]
Category Archives: Great Collections
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by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor Imagine trying to gather all the grains of sand before the next wave hits the beach and takes them all away. This was the […]
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The National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors, Inc. (NAWCC) formed in 1943 when three watch collectors formed the organization then called The Watch Collectors Club. Once they added “Collectors” […]
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While not a favorite topic for discussion, “death care is one of man’s oldest professions,” according to Robert L. Waltrip, an undertaker turned collector on the topic. In 1992, Waltrip […]
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Shaker Museum, located in Mount Lebanon, NY, was lauded by The New York Times as being, “Widely considered the country’s most significant collection of Shaker furniture, objects, and archival materials.” […]
Interview by Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher On September 14-17, 2022, the lifelong collection of Elmer Duellman and his Elmer’s Auto and Toy Museum will be going up for auction through Mecum […]
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by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor When two were courting in early 19th century France, Victorian England, or during America’s Gilded Age, maintaining one’s perceived virtue was paramount. Keeping a […]
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Meet Katherine Gray. Her expertise in glass design is something to observe – it is at once infinite, moving, gracious, colorful, and an exploration of color, balance, and textural. Her […]
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Negro League Baseball got its start thanks to the increasing popularity of two things after the Civil War: baseball and segregation. Even before the Civil War, African Americans were playing […]
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The exhibition American Art Deco: Designing for the People investigates a dynamic period in American history and culture when the country and its citizens went through political, economic, social, and […]
