Over the past 30 years, I've spent many days in the Providence, R.I., area, getting to know some very interesting people in the costume jewelry industry. From designers to business owners and component suppliers, they’re often seen as rock stars in the eyes of avid jewelry collectors. Nevertheless, they’re usually quite humble and honored to be showered...
The once ubiquitous ashtray, as common in homes as landline phones and console television sets, disappeared as smoking went out of style. But now ashtrays have risen from the ashes, so to speak, as more people covet them as cool and nostalgic collectibles. Our cover story from Kris Manty, who grew up surrounded by ashtrays and smoking...
Van Eaton Galleries Van Eaton Galleries, the record-setting auction house and gallery celebrating 30 years located in Studio City, California, has announced “The Joel Magee Disney Auction – Part 2” to take place May 4-5, 2024, at Van Eaton Galleries in Studio City, California. The sequel to last year’s record-setting Disney memorabilia auction is now back with...
We stock a selection of quality mid century, industrial and vintage furniture, lighting and home accessories. We're passionate about sourcing original mid century pieces for your home - they’re given a new lease of life whilst maintaining character and warmth. I offer a national delivery service throughout the United Kingdom but can also arrange shipping to most...
During the Civil War, the American economy was in complete disarray. Because of a severe shortage of coinage throughout the nation, many people started using various forms of payment for their daily necessities. Copper tokens, partially or entirely modeled like U.S. cents, were widely used.On July 17, 1862, Congress signed into law an act that gave the...
Carol and Cindy met for breakfast one morning in July, 2021. We were chatting about the frustrations of following the rules of other consignment shops in our area. We looked at each other jokingly and said "we can do it better, we should open a shop of our own"..... About 2 months later, we opened Norry Treasures...
Bring Bottles, Antiques, Advertising and Collectibles, and the buyers and collectors will come. Besides digging for that elusive rare or scarce bottle in a now deserted once flourishing mining town, or for any bottle, I have always looked forward to attending various bottle shows sponsored and organized by individual Bottle Clubs. One of my favorites is the...
A newly combined weekly newsletter from Kovels Antique Trader can be yours for free. Just about a year ago, Kovels and Antique Trader, two pioneering brands with more than 135 years of combined history in the antiques and collectibles field, came together to form Kovels Antique Trader. At the time, we promised this was just the beginning...
DALLAS —Look up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's the most valuable comic book in the world.A copy of Action Comics No. 1, the comic book that introduced Superman to the world in 1938, sold for $6 million on April 4 at Heritage Auctions during the first session of the latest four-day Comics &...
There’s no doubt about it: Steve Jobs remains the “Apple” of the tech collector’s eye. That was made clear once again during a recent sale by Boston-based RR Auction titled “Steve Jobs and the Apple Computer Revolution."First, a Steve Jobs autographed 1983 business card with the rainbow version of Apple’s byte logo, sold for $181,183, crushing its...
2025: the year of Ellie Goulding‘s comeback. On Friday, EDM star Anyma officially released his electropop single featuring Goulding,...
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