What makes collectors compete hard for a corkscrew which ends up selling for thousands of dollars? There’s no one answer. In a recent www.CollectorCorkscrews.com auction, very different styles of corkscrew […]
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By Bridget McConnel It is useful to have some idea of the history and the earliest known examples of needles, awls, pushers and thimbles to understand why people collect thimbles […]
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Arts & Crafts Road Trips In December the editorial staff and I took a road trip to The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms in Morris Plains, New Jersey. Having lived […]
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Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A circa-1929 Arcade ‘White’ delivery panel van with ‘Peerless’ ad sold for $21,240 at a Holiday Surprises event held […]
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by Judy Nixon Kent For a collector of ribbon work, nothing is more beguiling than a bevy of beautiful ribbons skillfully twisted and sewn into a garden of glorious flowers. […]
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TUSTIN, CA—Highlighted by an ultra-high grade run of Mickey Mantle cards, Memory Lane’s Winter Classic Auction tallied over $2.1 million and set several hobby records when bidding wrapped up early […]
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Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A 1942 Farmers Bank of China banknote trio sold for $20,060 at a two-day, three-session sale held Dec. 11 […]
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The 2nd Annual Miami Antiques + Art + Design Show returns to the Miami Airport Convention Center (MACC) on February 3-5, 2017, the first major show of the South Florida […]
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Collecting with Jeff by Jeff Figler A few years ago my wife and I dropped our son at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA, so that he could attend a few […]
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The most significant NFL Championship ring ever offered at auction, Feb. 20, 2016, at Heritage Auctions in New York; part of The Jerry Kramer Collection, more than 50 pieces of […]
