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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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By Ryan Brutt, The Auto Archaeologist Barn Find: A barn find is a classic car, aircraft, or motorcycle that has been rediscovered after being stored, often in derelict condition. The […]
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By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher In 1820, Thomas L. Jennings (1791–1856) was a well-known tailor among gentlemen of wealth and taste, with a successful clothing shop in Lower Manhattan in […]
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By David E. Lazaro, Curator of Textiles, Historic Deerfield In late summer of 1741, Boston tailor Richard Billings (1699-1776) announced in a local paper a reward for the return […]
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By Donald-Brian Johnson • Photos by Leslie Piña “Art Deco was the last truly sumptuous style.” – Alastair Duncan, Art Deco, 1988 Art Deco. It isn’t all black […]
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by Paula Higgins Art Deco purses are highly sought after, currently among the most desired of all antique and vintage purses. Their designs can be described as chaotic, streamlined, […]
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The formation of the country of Czechoslovakia at the end of World War I coincided with the growing popularity of Art Deco design that had originated in France in the 1910s.
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By Bill Miller Ocean liners were once described as the “greatest moving objects made by man.” They were also great symbols: They embodied size, might, and speed, but were also […]
