Ken’s Korner: Sharpie raises money with ‘Autographs for Education’ – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – January 2006 Usually, the common folk seek out the autographs of the rich and famous. But the opposite is true with Sharpie markers’ “Autographs for Education,” in…
Ken’s Korner: Horde of coins found at Emperor Qin’s tomb – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – January 2006 Archaeologists using a magnetic scan have determined that the tomb of China’s first emperor contains a large number of coins, most of them probably…
Ken’s Korner: Fire, deemed suspicious, guts Lewis and Clark site – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – January 2006 A replica of the fort in Oregon where Lewis and Clark spent the winter of 1805-06 has been destroyed by fire, and authorities are…
Ken’s Korner: Getty museum will re-open, sans curator – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – January 2006 The J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, Calif. — which houses more than 40,000 antiquities, most of them from classical Greece and Rome — is…
Ken’s Korner: Elvis Presley’s silk shirt stolen , found – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – January 2006 A blue China silk shirt worn by Elvis Presley in the ‘70s was stolen from an exhibit on the Hall of State fairgrounds in Dallas,…
Collecting the Good Stuff – Business of Doing Business – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – January 2006 By Ed Welch I write a lot about dealing in antiques. For the next two months, I will concentrate on the collector.…
Puppets: The Evolution of the Species – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – December 2005 Excerpted from the book “[amazon_link id=”0810955873″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Puppetry: A World History[/amazon_link]” by Eileen Blumenthal They can be Gods, idiots or worms. They are…
Guess What Article for December 2005 The Journal of Antiques & Collectibles By Bob Cahn, “The Primitive Man” Where did the year go? How seasonal dare we get? Depending on the printer, the post office, antique shop handouts or show…
Antique London: An Insider’s Guide – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – November 2005 Text and Photos by Kimberly Jayne Gray London conjures up images of Buckingham Palace, The Tower of London, Shakespeare’s Globe, elegant shopping, musicals and theatre, but…
