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Princess Diana-worn dress, $571,500, Julien’s Auctions

Princess Diana-worn dress, $571,500, Julien’s Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall The red Bruce ...
Title image: A portion of the Author’s collection of vintage belt buckles.

Belt Buckle Collecting

By Brock Lane, www.beltbucklehistory.com The very first vintage belt buckles that I bought were on Craigslist. I didn’t know anything ...
Regifting our past

Regifting our past

What could be more special than a holiday gift selected from the past? At Christmas time, the shelves of antique ...
1982 Porsche 911SC, $52,080, John McInnis

1982 Porsche 911SC, $52,080, John McInnis

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A blue 6-cylinder ...
An early Stetson “Boss of the Plains” hat from the early 1900s. The Boss of the Plains was a lightweight all-weather hat designed in 1865 by John B. Stetson for the demands of the American West. It was intended to be durable, waterproof and elegant. The term “Stetson” eventually became all-but-interchangeable with what later became known as the cowboy hat due to later style designs based on how the rounded crown would deform from regular use.

The History Behind Stetson: The Quintessential Cowboy Hat

By Albert Muzquiz Reprinted with permission from Heddels.com When I turned up in St. Joseph, Missouri, a storm was just gearing ...
Cree beaded pad saddle, $20,990, New Frontier

Cree beaded pad saddle, $20,990, New Frontier

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A Cree beaded ...
Sinclair Aircraft sign, $62,400, Morphy Auctions

Sinclair Aircraft sign, $62,400, Morphy Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A Sinclair Aircraft ...
This 1882 Ansonia cast iron clock is an example of one of he most popular designs offered by the Ansonia Clock Company. Sold at Charish.com for $550.

Anson Green Phelps and His Namesake Business The Ansonia Clock Company

By Judy Gonyeau, managing editor The town of Ansonia, Connecticut, owes its name and fame to Anson Green Phelps – ...
The American Cowboy ride again

The American Cowboy ride again

Long before Kevin Costner's John Dutton, Rip, and the ranch hands on the Yellowstone Ranch, there was the Marlboro Man, ...
Pair of Gold Rush-era bottles

Pair of Gold Rush-era antique bottles, $2,000, Holabird Western Americana

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A pair of ...
Fall Round Top - Antiquers Come Together Again in Texas

Fall Round Top – Antiquers Come Together Again in Texas

In our pages and in my columns I write a lot about the Brimfield Antique Shows, mostly because the shows ...
Gold and diamond clutch

Gold and diamond clutch, $20,160, Doyle

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A two-color gold ...
The Engle Clock

The National Watch & Clock Museum

The National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors, Inc. (NAWCC) formed in 1943 when three watch collectors formed the organization ...
Rolex Day/Date 18038 with a black professionally redone dial set with aftermarket diamond hour markers. Custom-made 18kt gold heavy bezel, channel set with 2.8 carats of round brilliant-cut diamonds. Selling for $19,500 at Rubylane.com

Take Some Time (To read this article about fine watches and clocks!)

by Charles Snider, Ruby Lane Customer Service I had the privilege of being at one of the closing parties at ...
17th Century William and Mary Grandfather Clock

Grandfather Clocks: Time Is On My Side

by Jessica Kosinski They say one of the most valuable things a person can spend is time. That is definitely ...
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Horology in Folk Art

By Bob Frishman This article was first published in the NAWCC journal. This abbreviated version of the original article has ...
2007 4GB iPhone

2007 4GB iPhone, $190,373, LCG Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A factory-sealed 4GB ...
Side by side: Original mid-1950s Dinky Toys Riley with its original box on left, next to a reproduction box made by D.R.R.B.

The Toy Box: Originals and Reproductions and Telling the Difference

By Douglas R. Kelly There’s a box full of empty boxes in a storage space under the eaves of our ...
Tupac Shakur’s ring

Tupac Shakur’s ring, $1.016 million, Sotheby’s

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall Tupac Shakur’s gold, ...
Vintage old toy, tin & celluloid, wind-up Tumbling Fido Dog, Occupied Japan Box, for sale on ebay for $299.

Japanese Tin Toys: A Craze That Rebuilt Post-War Japan

By Bruce Elsass, collector, the Golden Glow of Christmas • Introduction by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor At the end of ...
The time is right for luxury pre-owned timepieces

The time is right for luxury pre-owned timepieces

As any collector can tell you, luxury watches are much more than a means of telling time. They’re works of high craftsmanship, ...
Edison electric pen, $12,800, Nye & Company

Edison electric pen, $12,800, Nye & Company

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall An Edison electric ...
The 10 Rarest Disney Collectibles (and what they’re worth)

The 10 Rarest Disney Collectibles (and what they’re worth)

From our favorite Disney heroes and villains to fan art that shows new aspects of the films and shows we ...
Harvey Comics Toys – A History In Four Characters

Harvey Comics Toys – A History In Four Characters

By Jonathan Sternfeld I started collecting Harvey Comics as a child in the late 1970s, but my interest in merchandise ...
Sterling parade saddle, $50,820, Morphy/Lebel’s

Sterling parade saddle, $50,820, Morphy/Lebel’s

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A circa 1930s ...