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 – 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…
Guess What Article for December 2004 The Journal of Antiques & Collectibles By Bob Cahn, “The Primitive Man” Some people have cute Christmas cards and some people have cute granddaughters. Buck Carson is lucky; he has both. That was in…
Christmas Dolls – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – December 2004 by Dorothy McGonagle What is a Christmas Doll? Surely there are as many answers as there are people who have received dolls or given dolls to girls for Christmas.…
How Accurate are Appraisals? – Business of Doing Business – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – December 2004By Ed WelchThe appraisal process is not well understood by the buyers and sellers of antiques. Generally, when a seller asks for an…
Guess What Article for November 2004 The Journal of Antiques & Collectibles By Bob Cahn, “The Primitive Man” Sometimes we ask our potential brain stumpers to stand tall and be counted (minimum of four used in series). Not an easy…
Movie Memorabilia: Collecting Lobby Cards The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – November 2004 by Morris Everett, Jr. Window Cards & Lobby Cards In the movie memorabilia world, window cards (14” x 22”) and lobby cards (11” x 14”) used…
Pounding on Doors for a Living – Business of Doing Business – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – November 2004 By Ed Welch Antiques purchased directly from homes generate more profit for the dealer than antiques purchased at auctions, group…
Guess What Article for October 2004 The Journal of Antiques & Collectibles By Bob Cahn, “The Primitive Man” How’s this for an attention-grabber? As an opening teaser, you couldn’t wish for better. As a GUESS WHAT challenger, it isn’t too…
Art Nouveau versus Arts & Crafts Jewelry – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – October 2004 by Elyse Zorn Karlin We usually hear about the Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau movements in the decorative arts as two distinctly separate…
