Gold in the Closets

Bob Ross, Chanel, Closets, Couture, Features, French, Haute Couture, Jean Patou, Karen Augusta, vintage

Buying and Selling Vintage Clothing at Auction By Karen Augusta & Bob Ross Once overlooked by museums and appraisers alike, "vintage" now occupies an increasingly significant position in the world ...

Introduction to Sports Memorabilia Collecting 101

Baseball, Basketball, Features, football, Michael Osacky, Sports, sports collectibles

By Michael Osacky Pricing vintage sports collectibles is very similar to other categories of antiques. It's all about condition, condition, condition. Vintage baseball, football, and basketball cards (1870-1970) typically hold ...

Collecting in the Big League

Antique Marketplace News, Babe Ruth, Baseball, Expert Exchange, Features, Lou Gehrig, Major League Baseball, Marshall Fogel, Maxine Carter-Lome, Mickey Mantle, RetroCollect

Advice for the Investor Collector from Marshall Fogel In an interview with JOA Publisher Maxine Carter-Lome, Marshall Fogel offers serious collectors advice for building a major league baseball collection In ...

Center Ice

Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Erica Lome, Features, Hockey, Hockey Memorabilia, Memorabilia, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Olympic Games, Sports, Stanley Cup, The Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leaf

The Growing Field of Hockey Memorabilia, and How to Begin Collecting By Erica Lome Ice Hockey is reaching new levels of popularity in the United States, thanks to a mixture ...

The Art of Anthracite Coal Carving

Anthracite, Bill Thornbrook, clean coal, coal, electricity, Features, industrial steam generators, natural gas, oil burners, power plants

by Bill Thornbrook A smoldering debate over "clean coal" technology for modern power plants has pitted environmentalists against an industry that once dominated the U.S. energy supply. Although still used ...

A Primer for Collecting Advertising Signs

Advertising, Brand Recognition, Diners, Features, Gas Stations, Hotels, John Mancino, Motels, Signs, Slogan

By John Mancino Ask just about any antique dealer what is the hottest thing selling today and most would say advertising, especially signs. In the past few years, advertising and ...

Fred Harvey Collectibles Evoke Nostalgia for a Bygone Age of American Tourism

Features, Fred Harvey Company, Harvey House, Native Americans, Paula A. Baxter, souvenirs, tourism, Travel hospitality

By Paula A. Baxter Travel hospitality and tourist souvenirs were the watchword of the Fred Harvey Company, and this Midwestern business company helped promote the allure of leisure touring at ...

Grape Finds

adult beverages, alcohol, ale, beer, beverages, drink, Drinks, Early Bronze Age, Features, Red wine, white wine, wine

By Melody Amsel-Arieli Wine, coined elixir of the Gods, is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented grapes or other fruit that reflects the history of civilization itself. Evidence of production, ...

Drinking to the Future

Cabinets, Cellarettes, drinking apparatuses, Erica P. Lome, Features, furniture, Mahogany, vessels, wine, wine accessories, wine cooler

Cellarettes in Nineteenth Century America By Erica P. Lome "In the corner [of his grandfather's house] as you enter the door in the dining room stood the 'wine cooler' of ...

Casino Memorabilia with Sheldon

Casinos, Features, Layouts, Sheldon Smith, Slot Glass, Slot Machines, Table Games

Collecting Layouts by Sheldon Smith Slot glass, slot machines and table games, those casino collectibles you never knew folks collected! As you might recall from our previous article, I had ...

Hand Picking a Vintage Guitar Collection

Alan Greenwood, Amps, Chet Atkins, Features, Gibson, Gretsch, Guitars, Silvertone, six string, vintage

by Alan Greenwood Mankind has been strumming stringed instruments for more than 3,000 years. By the 1780s, after many evolutionary twists and turns (and dead ends) the guitar developed into ...

The Story Behind Lalique

Chad Smith, Draftsman, Features, France, Glass, glassworks, Jewelry, Lalique, Museum, Rene Lalique, Wingen-sur-Moder

The Story Behind Lalique By Chad Smith If you’ve ever looked at a piece of Lalique glass and wondered what the story is behind that matte, smoky finish and those ...

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