Canadian “Fat Man” hooked mat,
This unusual tea cup is part of my late mother’s 12 piece Japanese tea set. The family histo…
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The Twenties have arrived. Revisiting the old argument as to whether 2000 was the last year …
Last week I featured the Aunt Jemima and family dolls from 1925 and 1950s. Some Ad World Col…
Not long ago we published a column on the “3 Pillars of Antiques Shows,” which included the …
As Tokyo, Japan prepares to host the world at the 2020 Olympic Games with a new tourism ad c…
CANCELED SHOWS AND EVENTS
47th YEAR: Sunday, June 26, 2020 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Kane County Fairgrounds
Harvey B. Jacobson Collection of Liberty Eagles sees its 1875 Liberty Eagle bring $360,000
I recently came across a United State Army shirt that belonged to my father, E. Brown Kortri…
The Central Illinois Antique Dealers Association (CIADA) is pleased to present its 105th Ant…
The doors of the Crystal Palace arena swung open and out thundered Buffalo Bill Cody steerin…
Collectible banks –cute and collectible
Collecting in uncertain times
Vintage advertising signs, figures, toys, printed textiles, food tins and labeled bottles ar…
In life “Bigger is usually better.” But this is not always so when dealing with Antiques &am…
I am a self-professed fabric-fanatic. I love discovering fresh styles at market and the anti…
Dear Helaine and Joe:
Several brands continue to be sought by avid collectors
This issue features our salute to toys!
From a classical revival building designed by Wood, Donn & Deming in 1903 and located at…
Popular collectibles can command high dollars
(Dubuque, Iowa) The leading producer of Midwest antique shows is coming to Dubuque on March …
(Cedar Falls, Iowa) The UNI-Dome Antique show is back! Antique & Vintage collectors, won…
Downbeat magazine called them “the discs that sparkle with color.” Gimbel’s trumpeted their …
John Kruesel’s Auctioneering was honored to offer for sale English and French fine antiques …
640 lots, mostly Canadian in origin, grossed more than $350,000
The history of firefighters and fire fighting in general, can be traced back to the 3rd cent…
A few items need some help with identification
I am 71. I have two miniature sword collections that belonged to my grandfather and were gi…
As a photographer and ethnologist Edward Curtis was about capturing Native American life at …
Most of us have a few differently shaped glasses, some to use every day and others for parti…
Fans bank on Magic Chef items
My, my, my, how the tables have turned... turned into spring, that is. I love a time of tran…
Dear Helaine and Joe:
Keglers poised to strike out for vintage bowling items
(Rock Island, IL) The annual Spring Antique Spectacular Vintage Market will be March 6th-8…
The word aphrodisiac comes from the Latin apros for ‘foam. Are you wondering what foam has …
Auctions and sales take us into March!
