Guide to Brimfield: September 2024
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The Bigger the Bolder: Outdoor Advertising
by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor Ever since man formed a written language, there have been outdoor signs and billboards. Even the ancient world had billboards–or something a lot like them. A group of archaeologists from Yale University and the…
Words to Live By: Those Wonderful “Wood” Wall Plaques
by Donald-Brian Johnson “A penny saved is a penny earned” … “A stitch in time saves nine” … “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Some folks call them mottos. Or proverbs. Folk sayings. Adages. Often, they…
Rolex “Paul Newman” wristwatch, $66,550, Ahlers & Ogletree
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A 2021 Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona “Paul Newman” wristwatch in 18k yellow gold sold for $66,550 at a Spring Jewelry & Timepieces…
Space Age Collectibles
“In my own view, the important achievement of Apollo was a demonstration that humanity is not forever chained to this planet, and our visions go rather further than that, and our opportunities are unlimited.” – Neil A. Armstrong, Commander of…
August 2024: The Space Age
Space Age Collectibles Ask anyone over the age of 60 to name a significant memory and many will say they can recall watching the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 16, 1969, when NASA Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and…
Lionel Messi napkin, $972,398, Bonhams
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall The napkin on which a commitment was made to then 13-year-old future Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi for a contract from FC Barcelona,…
The American Sign Museum
American Sign Museum (ASM) follows the creation and innovation of commercial signs and sign-making from 1870 to today. This 20,000-square-foot museum brings visitors through the ages of technology and design through education, observation, and interaction. This is the largest public…
Collectors, Hoarders, and Peculiarities
By Shirley M. Mueller, M.D Although one-third of the American population, roughly 107 million, collect one thing or another, far fewer are hoarders. They include only 2-3 percent of the entire population rather than the roughly thirty-three percent who are collectors.…
Vampire killing kit, $3,600, Woody Auction
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A vampire killing kit, housed in a silk-lined walnut case and featuring an ebony-handled dueling pistol, “silver” bullets, a wooden stake, a…