The online-only sale, held April 10th, offered fine merchandise from the homes of celebrated…
The other day in a resale shop, I spotted a Magnalite Roasting pan (priced at $150) and one …
Whether a fan of Abe Lincoln’s early days or just love a building dating to the 1840s, the L…
Back in the 1940s and ‘50s, every little girl had one. Scratch that. Back in the 1940s and ‘…
Dear Helaine and Joe:
There are not only game players but serious collectors of the many types of games created. W…
In the 1950s, there were still A&P grocery stores that only sold bags of coffee beans th…
KARAT: “Karat” is used to describe the fineness of gold. Pure gold has a fineness of 24 kara…
QUESTION: I have what I believe to possibly be a World War I United States military hand gre…
The heroic story of one of the elite branches of the U.S. military—the Marine Corps--has bee…
One collectible item is really a pair. If you have ever had a meal at someone’s home, or at …
Through his art Romare Bearden offered a penetrating view into the life of African-Americans…
QUESTION: I have several Arts and Crafts furniture pieces (chairs, coffee table, candlestand…
Dear Helaine and Joe:
LYNBROOK, N.Y. – A hockey puck used in the final Stanley Cup game in 1928, won by the New Yo…
Majolica is a soft, earthenware ceramic that is often associated with its southern European …
Mettlach, Germany, is a town known for manufacturing beer steins at the Villeroy and Boch fa…
Before you rush out and sell your family treasures and heirlooms … Beware! You had better un…
Even though there has been a lot of attention on sports cards during the past fifty years, i…
Anyone can march into an antique store and purchase a nice mid-century modern kitchen set or…
It is hard to believe these Campbell Kids are actually 60 years old. They were marketed by t…
Do you or your children know anything about Hummel Figurines? Hummel porcelain figurines wer…
Sports memorabilia is back in the news as a bat used by first baseman, Lou Gehrig in 1938 ha…
There is some controversy over the first basketball card. Some collectors believe strongly t…
In spite of a Covid world impacting every part of our lives, collectors are still out there …
1865 tintype of Custer by Brady,
Dear Helaine and Joe:
Sometimes a reproduction of an antique is worth almost as much as the original antique. Wall…
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I recently heard some good news from antiques dealers. Buyers are coming back to malls and s…
What was Lassie up to, when she wasn’t fishing Timmy out of that well?
Rembrandt van Rijn’s paintings are famous for their luminosity. When considering works by th…
William Faulkner accepted the Nobel Prize for literature in 1950 with a surprising response.…
If you’re thinking about selling precious metals, whether Jewelry, Coins, Sterling Silver Fl…
The Gorton’s Company has been an avid advertiser though the years. They started a new tradit…
If you are planning a special Easter dinner even with virus limitations here are some ideas …
I love these fabulous finds stories. I learned about this on CNN, and they provided the foll…
Editor’s note: This is another in the Collectors Journal occasional series, “The Young Colle…
It’s been a while since we’ve received a mystery item, but just recently Larry Gilbert conta…
Dear Helaine and Joe:
