A Visit to the Passau Glass Museum

Austria, Chad Smith, decorative glass, Features, George Hoeltl, Germany, Glass, Johann Loetz, Louvre, Museum, Passau, Smithsonian

A Visit to the Passau Glass Museum By Chad Smith The Passau Glass Museum in Germany may not be listed in many travel brochures. In fact, Passau, a small university ...

Starting a Collection on a Budget

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Starting a Collection on a Budget By Amanda Sheriff Associate Editor, Gemstone Publishing Since the dawn of human beings, we have been collectors. Early in our timeline we collected food, ...

The Paper War

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The Paper War Collectors Growing More Fascinated by Images, Themes of Wartime Propaganda Posters By Eric Bradley Propaganda posters, rich with emotion, symbolism, bold typography and stark images, are getting ...

From Collector to Auctioneer

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From Collector to Auctioneer Boy has the hobby changed By Jeff Wichmann Having been a collector of antique bottles since the 1970s, I have watched as the hobby has gone ...

Collecting Petroliana

Advertising, Antique Signs, automobiles, cars, Collections, Dan Matthews, Features, gas, gas pumps, neon signs, oil, oil cans, Petroliana

Collecting Petroliana By Dan Matthews It pays to advertise, so the old saying goes, but the real profits nowadays are in the signs that deliver the advertiser’s message, especially when ...

What Other Casino Memorabilia Do I Want to Collect?

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What Other Casino Memorabilia Do I Want to Collect? by Sheldon Smith The last time we left you we had run through a few of the more popular casino collectible ...

Discovering American Indian Baskets

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Discovering American Indian Baskets by Sarah Peabody Turnbaugh and William A. Turnbaugh Baskets, big or small, plain or fancy, flat or deep, are all around us. They hold dinner rolls, ...

The Hindenburg: A Disaster and a Miracle

Features, Herb Morrison, Lakehurst Naval Air Station, Mike McLeod, National Postal Museum, New York City, The Commerce Department Report, The Hindenburg, Zepplin

The Hindenburg: A Disaster and a Miracle by Mike McLeod Seventy-seven years ago when the 803-foot Hindenburg crashed on May 6, 1937 at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station in Lakehurst, ...

René Lalique – Enchanted by Glass at the Corning Museum of Glass

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René Lalique - Enchanted by Glass at the Corning Museum of Glass By Kelley Jo Elliott, Curator Glass is a wonderful substance. Everything makes it an incomparable plastic medium in ...

In a New Light: French Impressionism Arrives in America

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In a New Light: French Impressionism Arrives in America Shelburne Museum June 14 through September 1, 2014 Exquisite and powerful paintings by Monet, Manet, Degas, Courbet and other French Impressionist ...

Civil-War Era Textiles Offer a New Perspective on America's Past at the New York Historical Society

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Civil-War Era Textiles Offer a New Perspective on America's Past at the New York Historical Society Homefront & Battlefield: Quilts & Context in the Civil War On View April 4 ...

Moments Frozen in Time

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Moments Frozen in Time Celebrities’ Cancelled Checks By Daniel Wulkan When collectors like myself come across a signed cancelled check, I see a piece of history, a moment frozen in ...

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