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High Fidelity
The Charm of Vintage Record Players By Erica Lome If you were to stroll into an Urban Outfitters today you might be surprised to find portable turntables enclosed in a ...
Exploring Antique Technologies
by Kary Pardy From the wheel to the iPhone X, the broad term "technology" encompasses each of our inventions and tools. But what happens when we no longer need the ...
In the "spirit" of gift giving, wine is a grape – er, great – choice.
Wine collecting has gotten much younger and more sophisticated – and has gone decidedly global – thanks to the modern digital age. By Ken Hall One needn’t look any further ...
May I Have This Dance?
By Bill Thornbrook It seems as if every year concludes with short days and a long holiday season seemingly crammed with more social occasions than the calendar can possibly accommodate ...
Hermés Scarves
Fashionable by Design By Maxine Carter-Lome When you think of luxury brands that have stood the test of time by staying true to its craftsman roots, Hermès is one that ...
Fans and Fashion
By Kathryn Hanna Quick History of Fans. The ubiquitous cooling instrument for hot weather and making a fashion statement - ahhhh, the hand fan. Over the millennia, hand fans have ...
Collecting Vintage Mexican Jewelry In Today’s Market
by Jamie L. Shenkman "Too hot to buy,” so say some dealers of vintage Mexican jewelry. A colleague in the antique and vintage jewelry business recently mentioned that prices have ...
Seeing is Believing: Extravagant 1950s & '60s Eyewear
By Donald-Brian Johnson Photos by Leslie Piña Writer Dorothy Parker once declared that "men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses." Judging by what, for many years, constituted eyewear ...
Smoke Rings: Collecting Vintage Ashtrays
By Donald-Brian Johnson Ever watch Mad Men? If you were one of the many fans of that series, which meticulously recreated American life in the early 1960s, after awhile you ...
Native American Red Stone Pipes
By William A. Turnbaugh, Ph.D. Native American traditions and mythology highlight the regard that the New World's people have long held for their smoking pipes. Links between the tobacco pipe, ...
Cigar Tip Cutters and Lighters of the Late 19th Century and Early 20th Century
By Michael Eckles Preparing to smoke a fine cigar can be a long and luxurious process that involves a series of steps and accessories to ensure it will smoke as ...
The Early History of Cigarettes in America
By Richard Elliot When Christopher Columbus reached the West Indies in 1492, the natives greeted him with fruit, wooden spears and "certain dried leaves which gave off a distinct fragrance." ...
