By John Mancino Ask just about any antique dealer what is the hottest thing selling today and most would say advertising, especially signs. In the past few years, advertising and signs have risen to the top of the collectors lists.…
by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $2,300 (27 bids): Judaica, Antique Sterling Silver Russian Inkwell Inkwell decorated with a Russian coat of arms on the front and a Jewish Star of David on the back. Incredible crafted scorpion handles on…
Bill Johnson was a colorful character that was well known throughout New England as a collector of antiques, advertising and items that reflected the local culture If you are a dealer or auctioneer in New England, chances are you knew…
Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World by Ken Hall A rare, antique Peters Ammunition poster with a bold and imposing graphic of a bear on a mountain, sold for $12,540 at an auction held April 10-12 by Showtime…
Beauty In Advertising The Alluring Images of Ladies from the Victorian Era by Chris H. Beyer A wise man once noted that pretty women have been selling us things since the beginning of time. Images of attractive women have long…
Collecting Petroliana By Dan Matthews It pays to advertise, so the old saying goes, but the real profits nowadays are in the signs that deliver the advertiser’s message, especially when it comes to petroliana. Ever since collecting gas and oil-related…
The Beautiful Art of Advertising: Signs and Calendars By Michael and Lori Eckles From 1880 to 1920 the best, and sometimes only, way to get your company or product name known was to print signs that were placed on the…
Laundry Day Blues – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – June 2012 By Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell, The Halloween Queen® After Eve was expelled from the Garden of Eden she was forced into doing all of the laundry. Every Monday…
Ken’s Korner: Book examines ads from the heady ‘80s – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – February 2006 A book titled “[amazon_link id=”B0037KMYLI” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]80s: All American Ads[/amazon_link]” (Taschen, $39.99) is a pop-culture history course for people too young…
Signs of the Time: Post-Civil War Advertising – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – June 2003 By Harvey Leventhal Soon after the Civil War, Americans were on the move and settling new, small communities all over the country. Most…
Hearth to Hearth: Rastus & Friends – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – April 2003 by Alice Ross In the course of American advertising, a number of food companies have created fictional people to represent them and to symbolize their product. Today…
Hearth to Hearth: Women in Food Advertising – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – October 2002 Nineteenth-century American women, adapting to the mushrooming cities of their century, undertook a new role and learned to become proficient in the arts and skills of…
