A rare circus poster for Raymond & Company’s Menagerie for 1847 sold for $11,400 at a Circus, Sideshow & Oddities Auction held November 16th by Potter & Potter Auctions in Chicago. Also, Buffalo Bill’s first Wild West performance program made…
By Fred N. Holabird [divider align=”center”] [row] [col span=”6″ span__sm=”12″] [ux_image_box img=”47383″] Crystallized Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye Co NV [/ux_image_box] [/col] [col span=”6″ span__sm=”12″] Mining is the Backbone of America The history of America is in many ways…
A pair of Sturtevant Hamblin (American, 1817-1884) folk art portraits of a brother and sister from a Bath, Maine family (one shown) sold for $64,350 at an Americana Auction held Nov. 15-16 by Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates in Mt.…
By Maxine Carter-Lome The best definition of Americana that I have come across is, “material ephemera of the distant American past.” Many kinds of cultural artifacts fall within the definition of Americana. The things involved need not be ‘antique’ old…
By Jessica Kosinski [divider align=”center”] It is often said that memory is a powerful thing. Sometimes a sight, smell or sound can take you back to a whole other era. Such is the case when it comes to seeing a…
By J.C. Vaughn [divider align=”center”] Marvel Comics #1 Joins the $1 Million Club A CGC-certified 9.4 copy of Marvel Comics #1 has joined Action Comics #1, Detective Comics #27, and Amazing Fantasy #15 as the only comics to date to…
By Alex Gardner. [ux_image id=”47270″ image_size=”medium” height=”18%”] [divider align=”center”] [ux_gallery ids=”47180,47181,47182,47184,47185,47187″ type=”masonry” image_size=”medium”] The results are in: Vintage is back . . .and in a big way! From the clothes we wear to the unique pieces of furniture and objects…
By Maxine Carter-Lome [divider align=”center”] “My preoccupation is to make women look beautiful.” Oleg Cassini, Time , 2005. Although identified as a great American designer, and best known as the “man that dressed Jackie” during her White House years, Oleg…
by Kary Pardy [row] [col span=”6″ span__sm=”12″] Have you ever wanted to pack everything up and hit the open road? Embrace a minimalist lifestyle and go on an adventure in the process? With all of the buzz that surrounded the…
A Caille Bros. 5-cent ‘Black Cat’ musical upright cabinet slot machine, very rare and in fine working order, sold for $96,000 at a Coin-Op & Advertising Auction held Nov. 20-21 by Morphy Auctions in Denver, Pa. Also, an oversize (47…
