Misc

Ken's Korner: Mural dates Mayas to about 100 B.C. - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - February 2006 Archaeologists digging at a pyramid site called San Bartolo in Guatemala have found ...

Ken's Korner: Stolen Hollywood scripts found in run-down house - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - February 2006 A trove of Hollywood memorabilia -- including original manuscripts from movies like [amazon_link ...

Ken's Korner: Katrina turns important wine collection to vinegar - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - February 2006 When the electricity went off at Brennan’s Restaurant in New Orleans during Hurricane ...

Ken's Korner: Better conservation of artifacts needed: study - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - February 2006 Shabby storage is causing millions of rare artifacts in museums and libraries across the ...

Ken's Korner: Book examines ads from the heady ‘80s - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - February 2006 A book titled “[amazon_link id="B0037KMYLI" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]80s: All American Ads[/amazon_link]” (Taschen, ...

Ken's Korner: Find just may be the oldest known church - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - February 2006 Archaeologists working at a site inside a maximum-security prison in Israel have ...

Ken's Korner: D-Day Museum, looted during Katrina, reopens - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - February 2006 The D-Day Museum in New Orleans was not affected much by Hurricane Katrina, as ...

Ken's Korner: Italy seeks return of pilfered artifacts - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - February 2006 Italy has begun receiving artwork from the Getty Museum in Los Angeles following a ...

Ken's Korner: Keno brothers get Humanities medal - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - February 2006 At a recent White House ceremony, noted antiques experts Leigh and Leslie Keno were awarded ...

Ken's Korner: Tree rings prove that cabin wasn’t Lincoln’s - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - February 2006 Not long go, the National Park Service enlisted the University of Tennessee’s Laboratory ...

Ken's Korner: Trove of autographs turns up in Vermont - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - February 2006 Last year, a treasure trove of letters, calling cards, post cards and autographs ...

Ken's Korner: Washington portrait fails to sell at auction - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - February 2006 An iconic portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart put up for sale ...

Ken's Korner: Beethoven in the news: skull studied, score sold - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - February 2006 More than 175 years after his death in 1827, composer Ludwig von ...

Ken's Korner: Did you give an antique or collectible as a gift? - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - February 2006 This holiday season, did you give or receive an antique ...

How to Buy Good Stuff - Business of Doing Business - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - February 2006 By Ed Welch Collectors, the following procedure is a proper procedure ...

Guess What Article for January 2006 The Journal of Antiques & Collectibles By Bob Cahn, "The Primitive Man" This month's column horoscope says. "May the force be with you" - ...

Ken's Korner: Researchers discover 3,000-yr.-old alphabet - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - January 2006 A team of American researchers, led by Ron E. Tappy of the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, has discovered a ...

Ken's Korner: What did King Tut and Jefferson both enjoy? - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - January 2006 In a word: wine. King Tutankhamen was a red wine drinker, according to a ...

Ken's Korner: Mandela, King, others ink comic book deals - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - January 2006 Celebrity comic-book contributors are all the rage, beginning with horror author Stephen King, who will ...

Ken's Korner: Skeletal remains are probably Copernicus’ - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - January 2006 Archaeologists believe they have found the skeletal remains of Copernicus, the 16th-century cleric who first postulated that ...

Ken's Korner: Shard of pottery has giant Goliath’s name - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - January 2006 In a famous Biblical tale, David slew the giant Goliath with a slingshot. But did ...

Ken's Korner: Starbucks & Rolling Stones team to release CD - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - January 2006 Starbucks, the coffee giant, and the Rolling Stones, the rock giants, have teamed to ...

Ken's Korner: Google may challenge eBay as flea market site - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - January 2006 Google, the Internet’s most-used search engine, may encroach on the turf of eBay, the ...

Ken's Korner: Rosa Parks trustee is fighting exploiters - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - January  2006 Within days of Rosa Parks’ death in late October, funeral programs from her memorial service in ...

Ken's Korner: Mushroom vase achieves world record price, $100K - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - January 2006 A Clement Massier “Mushroom Vase” (ca. 1897-99) sold for $100,000 -- a world record -- ...