The Civil War Collector

Antique Saddle, Civial War Antiques, Confederate Coins, Features, Indian War Antiques, John Sexton, SIlver Platter

The Civil War Collector By John Sexton Q: We have two Confederate coins and are unable to identify or attach a value. They are 3/4" in diameter, light weight metal, ...

“On the Road” Important Safety Tips for Antique Dealers of any Age

Antique Theft, Antiques, Auction Safety Tips, auctions, Features, Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell, The Halloween Queen

Journal of Antiques and Collectibles May 2013 Issue

“On the Road” Important Safety Tips for Antique Dealers of any Age By: Veteran Dealer Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell - The Halloween Queen Dealers who head off to set up at ...

Be Prepared: Baden-Powel and the Scouting Movement

Americana, Features, Jamborees, National Pride, Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell, Summit Betchel Family National Scout Reserve, The Halloween Queen

Be Prepared: Baden-Powel and the Scouting Movement By Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell - The Halloween Queen® Over 50,000 people will visit the newly opened Summit Betchel Family National Scout Reserve from ...

The Celebrity Collector: Tim Matheson

Antique Marketplace News, Beauty and the Beast, Expert Exchange, Features, Ken Hall, Lady and the Tramp, Mickey Mouse, Peter Pan, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Time Matheson, Tinkerbell

The Celebrity Collector: Tim Matheson Best Known as Ladies’ Man Eric “Otter” Stratton in National Lampoon’s Animal House, Collects Disney Animation Cels By Ken Hall The veteran actor also owns ...

Civil War Collector

Captain James William Towner, Civil War, Features, Francis J. Herron, John Sexton, Major General William Vandever, William H. Coyle

Civil War Collector by John Sexton Q: I have a photo signed by Major General William Vandever that features him, Francis J. Herron and William H. Coyle. It is dedicated ...

Confessions of an Open Salt Collector

Al Diamond, collector, Features, glass bowls, glass collection, Open Salt, Oscar, Salt Collectrs of the Atlantic Region

Confessions of an Open Salt Collector by Al Diamond I admit it! I am an addict! I am … a collector!! And of all the things that I could have ...

Rarities from the New Bedford Museum of Glass

Features, Glass, glass collecting, Kirk J. Nelson, New Bedford Museum of Glass, rare glassware

Rarities from the New Bedford Museum of Glass By Kirk J. Nelson Two years ago a new glass museum opened to the public in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Its permanent collection ...

Asian Scroll Paintings

Asian Paintings, Asian Scrolls, Calligraphy, Edict Handscroll, Features, Handscroll, I.M. Chait, Paper Scroll, Silk Scroll

Asian Scroll Paintings By I.M. Chait We all know what scrolls are, but why are they scrolls? There is a long history, all over the world, having to do with ...

Selling Your Gold: What You Should Know

Appraiser, Edward Lewand, Features, gold, gold value, Gram, Jewelry, Pennyweight, scrap gold, Troy system

Selling Your Gold: What You Should Know Jewelry, Gold and Precious Metals by Edward Lewand As a professional independent appraiser, over the years people have come to me to sell ...

Collecting the World’s Rarest Telephones

American Electric Telephone Co., Features, Holtzer Cabot Ness, Ness Automatic Desk Set, Peter D’Acosta, Public Telephone Co., Standard Rope Shaft, Telephones, Viaduct Potbelly, Western Electric

Collecting the World’s Rarest Telephones By Peter D’Acosta It’s been called the most valuable patent ever issued. U.S. patent # 174,465 was issued to Alexander Graham Bell on March 7, ...

Top 5 Historical lots sold in 2012 by Heritage range from the dawn of the Universe to the dawn of America

Battlefield of Antietam, Buffalo Bill Cody, Bull Run, Charles Carroll, Colt revolver, DaG 1058, Declaration of Independance, Features, Heritage Auctions, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Lunar highland breccia, Manassas, President Lincoln, Remington, Thomas Jefferson

Top 5 Historical lots sold in 2012 by Heritage range from the dawn of the Universe to the dawn of America The last year was an important one for history ...

Fairyland Lustre

Barbara Streisand, Colour Fairy Books, Fairyland Lustre, Features, Skinner Inc., Stuart Slavid, Wedgewood, Whoopi Goldberg

Fairyland Lustre By Stuart Slavid Director of European Furniture, Decorative Arts and Fine Ceramics, Skinner, Inc. I have spent over 40 years with Wedgwood, first as a dealer growing up ...

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