Buying and Selling at Auction

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Buying and Selling at Auction – Business of Doing Business – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – April 2005 By Ed Welch In the 70s and 80s, I taught a course, The Business of Doing Business in Antiques. I wrote…

Guess What? March 2005

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Guess What Article for March 2005 The Journal of Antiques & Collectibles By Bob Cahn, “The Primitive Man” Petrified pretzels, with snack handles? Not quite. The old mechanic’s apprentice sky hook spoof come to life? Possibly … but this chain…

Group Shop History, Part One

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GROUP SHOP HISTORY (1972-1992) Part One – Business of Doing Business – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – March 2005 By Ed Welch * See February 2005 “Journal” Issue for Part 2 of this series In the 70s and 80s,…

Guess What? February 2005

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Guess What Article for February 2005 The Journal of Antiques & Collectibles By Bob Cahn, “The Primitive Man” When longtime Kooksters* and fellow Badgers Chuck and Bonnie come across something odd and unusual, their research instincts kick into high gear…

Group Shop History, Part Two

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GROUP SHOP HISTORY (1972-1992) Part Two – Business of Doing Business – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – February 2005 By Ed Welch * See March 2005 “Journal” Issue for Part 1 of this series In the 70s and 80s,…

Guess What? January 2005

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Guess What Article for January 2005 The Journal of Antiques & Collectibles By Bob Cahn, “The Primitive Man” As faintly as you may associate our monthly visits with current events and topicality – we missed the boat with the recent…

Chinese Rank Badges

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Chinese Rank Badges – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – January 2005 Important men in China during the Ming and Qing dynasties didn’t need printed calling cards to explain their rank. They wore it in splendid color, gold thread and…

Old Wine in New Bottles

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Old Wine in New Bottles – Business of Doing Business – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – January 2005 By Ed Welch In the 70’s and 80’s, I taught a course, The Business of Doing Business in Antiques. I wrote…