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- Waterford – the Proud Irish Crystal
- 16 hours 49 min ago - 0
In America, however, the name Waterford means only one thing — fine crystal. Waterford County, Ireland, and its chief city of the same name, sit on the southeast coast of the Irish Republic across St. George’s Channel from Wales. The har ...
- Comic Books Grow Old
- 1 week 3 days ago - 0
Three comic books published in the late 1930s recently sold for prices you would expect to see on original old fine arts. Events in the field of comic book collecting lately must had lots of people rushing to their attics and closets. If ...
- The Buzz About Hummels They’re still irresistible
- 2 weeks 5 days ago - 0
At the end of the Second World War, American soldiers in occupied Germany discovered Hummels, adorable, hand painted ceramic figurines of children. At the end of the Second World War, American soldiers in occupied Germany discovered Hummels, ...
- Bonsai Planters Just for Collecting
- 4 weeks 1 day ago - 0
Bonsai literally means “tray planting,” in Japanese, not to be confused with “banzai,” the Japanese rallying cry meaning “live 10,000 years.” Not everyone who writes in wants to know the value of what they have. One reader found ...
- A Federal Period Jewel
- 5 weeks 5 days ago - 0
If you’ve ever watched the Antique Road Show, you probably realize that each region of the country has its own unique antique treasures. If you’ve ever watched the Antique Road Show, you probably realize that each region of the country ha ...
- They’re the cat’s meow . . . FELINE COLLECTIBLES
- 10 weeks 5 days ago - 0
“Cruel, but composed and bland, Dumb, inscrutable and grand, So Tiberius might have sat, Had Tiberius been a cat.” -- Matthew Arnold (1822-1888) Cats do get a bad rap. Here, a famous English poet accuses them of bein ...
- Getting to Know Your Antiques in the New Year
- 11 weeks 5 days ago - 1
Among the things we do have control over are our own assets, including everything we have accumulated or inherited over the years. So many things happened in the world and in the nation in 2009 which we may not be very happy about, but most ...
- Especially at Christmas . . . RECALLING THE SIMPLE JOY OF TOY
- 12 weeks 3 days ago - 0
But making old toys a part of our holiday can help us find again that joy in simple things. Children are amused by the simplest things. Watch them with their toys, how fascinated they become at just the simple back and forth of a hobby hors ...
- December Mailbag Some Often Asked Questions
- 13 weeks 5 days ago - 0
Santa isn’t the only guy getting mail this time if year. Santa isn’t the only guy getting mail this time if year. My e-mail server is getting crowded, too, so I’ve decided to cover a few items that I’m often asked about. The firs ...
- Antiques to the Rescue
- 14 weeks 1 day ago - 0
Antiques and vintage items are unique, personal and nostalgic, and those words add up to a perfect gift every time. If there could be any downside to what the song calls “the most wonderful time of the year,” it’s how we can get so pre ...
