Ken’s Korner: Babe Ruth uniform on loan to museum News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall A uniform worn by Babe Ruth during a barnstorming tour of Japan in 1934 has gone on loan…
What’s Old Is New Again: Captain America and Comic Book Reboots By J.C. Vaughn It happens in movies, television and cartoons. And it definitely happens in comic books. Someone in those respective businesses takes a look at their older properties…
Guess What? August 2013 Stipulation time again! by Bob Cahn – “The Primitive Man” Two Stipulation months in a row – consecutive “Guess What” columns. We hope it’s not bordering on boredom, but that’s when we acknowledge partial identification of…
Until It Breaks Repeated stress of striking coins can wear down machinery, creating unique – and collectible – coins By John Dale Beety of Heritage Auctions Like factories, the U.S. Mints in Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco and West Point use…
Ken’s Korner: Pieces of Dead Sea Scrolls are for sale News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall In 1947, a Bedouin shepherd threw a stone into a dark cave along the Dead Sea east…
The Best of Ed Welch: Time to Clean the Restrooms The Business of Doing Business in Antiques by: Ed Welch John Lessard could not read or write. His checks had two signature lines. The top line was printed John Lessard,…
Ken’s Korner: Lincoln document is found in a closet News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall James Douthat, the retiring president of Lycoming College in central Pennsylvania, was cleaning out his office when he…
Corning Museum of Glass Features 3,500 Years of Glass Beads Featured in Major Exhibition at The Corning Museum of Glass CORNING, NY, May 8, 2013 Featuring for the first time nearly 200 of the most important beads and beaded objects…
The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles August 2013 issue features “Circus Memorabilia: Bringing the Big Top Home” by Victoria Moore, “Collecting with Jeff – Nancy Drew Mysteries: Revealed!” by Jeff Figler, and “Corning Museum of Glass Features 3,500 Years of…
Circus Memorabilia: Bringing the Big Top Home by: Victoria Moore From as long ago as I can remember one of my fantasies was to run away and join the circus. That was probably after seeing my first Ringling Bros. and…
