What Styles of Glass Are You Passionate About?

Mt. Washington Glass Co. peach blow Queen’s decoration vase ca. 1886-1890 for sale at Etsy for $3,900.

A walk-through of American glass styles and inspiration with Peter Wade In the late 1800s, Canary glass was “all the rage” in Victorian households. This glass was a pale yellowish ...

Chair Styles: Take a Seat … or Two … or Three …

American chairs, chairs, Features, Period American furniture

This enormous ca. 1755 armchair is ambitious in both scale and design. Its bold contours are enabled by the dense mahogany that came from the colonized West Indies. Distinct in its beautiful grain and light-reflecting sheen, mahogany became eighteenth-century Britain’s “national wood.” Thomas Chippendale’s design for this “French Chair,” published in The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director (1754), specified that it “must be covered with Tapestry, or other sort of Needlework.” Here, the needlework depicts a scene of the Annunciation, the feast day when contracts for trades and craftspeople were renegotiated. photo: The Met

by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor Everyone has their favorite chair, whether it is an ergonomic masterpiece or an overstuffed recliner. Even our pets tend to own their spots when allowed ...

Jeans: The Iconic American Style

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A small capsule of vintage (and pre-loved, because they’re made post-2000) jeans appropriately titled “Wrangler Reborn.”

By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher From 19th century miners and railroad workers to the cowboys of the Old West, hippies, rock stars, fashion models, and adults and children of all ages, ...

Madame Alexander: Alexander Doll Company, Inc.: 100 Years of Doll Play

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1938 Tiny Betty, a colonial with proper attire and accessories, sold with her original box for $550 online

by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor One-hundred years ago, Bertha Alexander turned the porcelain doll industry on its head when she transformed into Madame Alexander and became a maker of dolls ...

Yankee Stadium: East 161st and River Avenue – The home of Legends

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Babe Ruth at first game in New York City’s new Yankee Stadium

By Douglas R. Kelly Pittsburgh Pirates fans have been through it. So have Baltimore Orioles fans and Detroit Tigers fans. But as difficult as the loss of historic ballparks has ...

King Tut: 100 Years of Discovery

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By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher One Hundred years ago this coming February, British archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter entered an undiscovered burial chamber in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings to discover ...

Non-sports cards: A Tale of Two Collections at Auction

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By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher, in an exclusive interview with Alex Winter of Hake’s Auctions In November, Hake’s Auctions held a non-sports card auction featuring the collections of two long-time, serious ...

Disney: 100 Years of Wonder

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Disney 100th Anniversary Boxed Set of 12 Little Golden Books, to be released December 27, 2022

By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher The Walt Disney Company has a big birthday to celebrate in 2023 and they will be throwing the biggest party ever for fans and friends to ...

Here Comes Santa Claus!

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Ceramic Santa in a sleigh by Brad Keeler. 8” h

By Donald-Brian Johnson “Here comes Santa Claus, Here comes Santa Claus, Right down Santa Claus lane!” – Gene Autry & Oakley Haldeman, 1947 Santa. St. Nick. Father Christmas. No matter ...

Ultimate Christmas Kitsch: Blow Molds

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By Carrie Polales Sansing They are known by various names. Light-ups, lawn art, plastic kitsch, illuminated figures, or simply blow molds. An Obsession Begins I recall the first time I ...

You’ve Got Moxie: America’s Longest-Lasting Soft Drink

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by Judy Weaver-Gonyeau, managing editor Courage. Pluck. Perseverance. … Moxie. A little bit sweet, a little bit bitter. What some would call an “acquired taste.” Who knew this aptly named ...

The Name of the Game: Frisbee or Frisbie, it’s an American Cultural Icon

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By Douglas R. Kelly There are few product names in the games and sporting goods industries that can match “Frisbee” for sheer recognition power. We don’t say, “Hey let’s play ...

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