As the political world and the U.S. dollar continue to inspire uncertainty, pop culture collectibles continue to offer solid performance, historical insights and simple enjoyment. Whether one is a player in the marketplace, an casual observer or simply a history buff, these are interesting times.

Fifty Midwestern dealers will present a fall harvest of antique furnishings and decorative accessories when the Ohio Country Antique Show returns to the Roberts Centre on Saturday, Oct. 18.

What Nathaniel Hawthorne is referring to is the daguerreotype, an early photographic process that used iodine vapors to sensitize plates of polished silver. The invention of French commercial artist Louis Daguerre, his marketing efforts to sell licenses to the French public for his new invention were initially unrewarded.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Bill and Kay Puchstein have taken over as the sole owners of the West Palm Beach Antiques Festival for the upcoming season.

CARY, N.C. – See, learn about, buy and trade at The 5th Annual Triangle Pen Show.

With the haggling prices of Chelsea real estate reaching the sky and all the space in between, the last of the neighborhood’s beloved antiques flea markets will close Fall 2009.

The esteemed Bob Brady American antique toy and mechanical bank collection set off auction fireworks at Morphy’s March 30-April 1 spring auction in Lancaster County, Pa.

Not content with the idea of “going quietly into that good night,” the California antiques trade has begun a grassroots effort to organize against legislation that could saddle the trade with stringent and costly reporting requirements to sell secondhand goods.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. – The adage goes that you can’t go home again. But if you’ve got a savvy business plan, you can probably make it turn a profit.

How are antique shops and malls faring in the Northern U.S.? Eric Bradley and Kelly Krumsee team up to spotlight antiques businesses and let us know how they are doing.