A New Road Map to Buying In Person

Antique Shops, Estate Sales, Features, garage sale, thrift store

by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor Not too long ago, buying good used or antique items in person was the thing. If you didn’t see it with your own eyes and ...

Danna Crawford: A Treasure Hunter who Knows the Business

Danna Crawford, eBay, Features, WorthPoint

Danna Crawford inducted into eBay Hall of Fame in 2008

Danna Crawford is a self-made social-marketing expert who went from having three jobs while raising her family to creating her own megawatt brand. In 1997, she stepped outside the box ...

The History of the Mudlark

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Trade Token dated 1666 photo Jason Sandy

by Jessica Kosinski A lark is a type of bird, so when you hear the term “Mudlark” you might think it also refers to a bird. However, a Mudlark is ...

Carhartt: The Original Workwear Brand

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A 1992 Tommy Boy Carhartt jacket sold for $3,780 at Sotheby’s.

by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor In 1889, the Industrial Revolution was up and running thanks to the practice of mechanical engineering and manufacturing. Just picture metal, grease, gears, and various ...

Vogue: America’s Fashion Bible

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August 1954 cover featuring Young Americana Fashions for 1954 during the “Decade of [Jennifer] Daves”

By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher On December 17, 1892, American businessman and socialite Arthur Baldwin Turnure published the inaugural issue of Vogue, a weekly high-society journal whose editorial mission was to ...

When You Care Enough to Send the Very Best

Features, Hallmark Collectibles

Hallmark’s 2009 Cousin Eddie’s RV Ornament National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation selling on eBay for a very high price of $575. Pricing generally runs from $99 to $400.

By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher “On January 10, 1910, a teenager from Nebraska stepped off a train in Kansas City, MO, with little more than big dreams and two shoeboxes of ...

Crowning Glories: Wedding Cake Toppers

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Wonderful facial features highlight this crepe paper pair, circa 1930. Marked “A Reed Product, C.A. Reed—Williamsport, PA.” Groom 5-1/2”. $175-$200/pr.

Wedding Cake Toppers By Donald-Brian Johnson The sun shines merrily, in a brilliant blue sky. The birds are chirping, the church bells ring. The radiant bride and her glowing groom ...

René Lalique: Master Jeweler Turned Glassmaker

Features, Glass, Rene Lalique

In 1888 René Lalique registered his “RL” stamp and engraved the unique pieces created in his workshop with these letters. photo: Lalique SA

by Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher When the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts opened its gates to the public on April 28, 1925, one of the Fair’s most defining and ...

Fire & Vine: The Story of Glass and Wine

CMoG, Corning Museum of Glass, Features

Display in the Fire & Vine Exhibit Courtesy of Corning Museum of Glass

Fire & Vine: The Story of Glass and Wine by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor with Katherine Larson, curator of ancient glass, CMoG The entwined histories of glass and wine extend ...

A Simple Gift: The Shakers Crafted An Agricultural Archetype with the Round Stone Barn

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By Jennifer Trainer Thompson, Director, Hancock Shaker Village The Round Stone Barn at the height of summer, photo: Hancock Shaker Village The Shakers are one of the most intriguing social ...

Vintage Milk Bottles: A Collectible with Many Possibilities

Antique Glass Bottles, Features, Milk Bottles

Trish Manfredi, Domestic Cow Antiques & Events photos by Peter Blieberg and Trish Manfredi The vintage milk bottle is, for beginner and seasoned collectors, one of the most fascinating to ...

Agricultural Buildings in the Colonial Capitol and Beyond

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The 18th century threshing barn at Clover Hill in Albemarle County, Virginia. While slightly modified over time, the building essentially stands as it did when Thomas Jefferson visited in 1796 to view the wheat threshing machine installed by William Douglas Meriwether. photo: Jennifer Wilkoski, 2017

An overview of 18th century agricultural buildings in Williamsburg, VA, and throughout the greater Chesapeake Region by Jennifer Wilkoski Shirley & Richard Roberts Architectural Historian, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Unlike ...

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