Global Attraction
Global Attraction – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – April 2012 By Murray Hudson Nothing in the world beats a globe for saying “This is it!” An earth globe is the one object that shows where we wake, work…
Colorful Realm of Living Beings – One of Japan’s Most Celebrated Cultural Treasures
One of Japan’s Most Celebrated Cultural Treasures: Colorful Realm of Living Beings – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – March 2012 by Ito Jakuchu To be Seen in Its Entirety for the First Time Outside of Japan On View at…
Celts in America
Celts in America – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – March 2012 By Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell © Halloween Queen Celebrate March 17th? Doesn’t everyone? The Irish are part of the Celtic people who immigrated to America bringing with them…
Baseball: A Collectible for Now and Forever
Baseball: A Collectible for Now and Forever The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – February 2012 by Marshall Fogel “Right up there with motherhood and apple pie, baseball brings our communities and families together in our perfect ballparks on that…
Collecting the World's First Typewriters
Collecting the World’s First Typewriters The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – February 2012 By Martin Howard Why collect typewriters? I started collecting typewriters in 1989, when I spotted a very dusty and intriguing item high upon a shelf in…
Why Presidents' Day?
Why Presidents’ Day? – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – February 2012 By Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell, The Halloween Queen® Lincoln, Jefferson, the two Roosevelts, and Adams both father and son, were great men and worthy of days of their own.…
Midnight in Paris: An Antique Textile Dealer's Passion
Midnight in Paris: An Antique Textile Dealer’s Passion – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – January 2012 By Frank Ames Before I begin my story about the Kashmir shawl, let me go back a few years and explain how this…
Fantasy: When Fruits and Veggies Act like You And Me!
Fantasy: When Fruits and Veggies Act like You And Me! – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – January 2012 By Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell, The Halloween Queen® Dreams of gossamer winged fairies, Ogres, pixies, the wee people, and anthropomorphic beings are…
Art of the Needle: Masterpiece Quilts on view at the National Heritage Museum
Art of the Needle: Masterpiece Quilts on view at the National Heritage Museum – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – June 2007 Art of the Needle: Masterpiece Quilts from the Shelburne Museum is an exquisite display drawn from one of…
Glass Flowers of Harvard to Bloom at Corning Museum of Glass
Glass Flowers of Harvard to Bloom at Corning Museum of Glass – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – May 2007 Scientific marvels; drop-dead beautiful works of art; a genus onto themselves: these are just a few of the explanations given…