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Collect - and use - vintage barware
Collect - and use - vintage barware
TV shows like ‘Mad Men,’ and ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ have made collecting vintage barware popular for young and old alike.
Have fun collecting dexterity puzzles
Have fun collecting dexterity puzzles
Collectors say it’s the sheer simplicity of dexterity games and puzzles that helped them survive when other fun games landed in the dustbin of history.
cast iron cookware auction
Cast iron cookware auction draws bidders from afar
For the enthusiast and collector, a large vintage and antique cast iron cookware auction is akin to a chocoholic diving into a pool of dark chocolate.
snake oil
Antique Bottles: The end of the snake oil doctor
Leading up to, and at the turn of the 20th century, there were no federal regulations preventing the mixing of dangerous drugs & selling it as medicine. Medicines with unfounded claims were known as "snake oil." The year 1906 saw an end to that.
antique cameos
Faces give clues to cameo age, materials
Cameos are often carved from shell, hardstone, and even glass. Learn the history of cameo jewelry, and what makes some cameos more desirable than others.
Fire Grenades: History and collectability
Fire Grenades: History and collectability
From the 1870s through the early 1900s, liquid-filled fire grenades were used to combat the blaze when a small fire broke out in the interior of the home.
Award belt buckles pay tribute to personal feats
Award buckles pay tribute to personal feats
Being long-lasting and having a practical use make belt buckles ideal for use as awards – and in many cases a better choice than the traditional trophy or medal.
Finding art and antiques in New Orleans
Finding art and antiques in New Orleans
New Orleans' French Quarter, bound by the Mississippi River and boasting architecture from the Spanish era, hosts many of the city’s finest antique stores.

Columns

  • KonMari: Is it time to de-clutter your collections?

    The Marie Kondo “decluttering” craze has created a mini-crisis in the thrift industry and shaken the confidence of some collectors.
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Antiques Events

  • Raymond Chandler. The Big Sleep. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. First edition, signed by the author on the front free endpaper with note, $57,500.

    Mystery fiction drives rare book auction to $1.6M

    Led by The Otto Penzler Collection of Mystery Fiction, Heritage Auctions’ March 6 Rare Books Auction realized $1,684,038.
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Antiques Appraisals

  • Antique Appraisals: Finds more treasured when associated with loved one

    Complimentary antique appraisals from the Antique Trader staff of appraisers is a service reserved exclusively for Antique Trader magazine subscribers. In this installment: "Lady" lamps and cut glass candy dishes.
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Fun & Features

  • Close-up of Edison Phonograph Doll with Simon & Halbig Head. Author’s Collection. Photo by Turn of the Century Antiques.

    Meet Thomas Edison’s phonograph doll

    Thomas Edison's phonograph doll, introduced in 1890, is a rarity sought out by collectors. It played wax cylinders created by Alexander Graham Bell.
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Antique News

  • Jailhouse Rock, 1957; United States Release; 11 x 14 in.

    Classic movie posters in exhibition opening July 12

    WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Norton Museum of Art reports it is presenting a large museum exhibition of classic movie posters from one of the most prominent private collections in the world. Titled Coming Soon:...

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Insider Blogs

  • ceramic figural frog lawn sprinkler

    Collecting antique lawn sprinklers

    Around 1900, as homes were spreading outward from the inner city, lawns began to come into vogue. To keep those green spaces green, all sorts of different lawn sprinklers were developed.
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Book Reviews

  • Book Review: Antique Boxes, Tea Caddies & Society
  • Collectors will get hooked on ‘Fly Fishing Treasures’
  • Author pens visual history of American eagle
  • Book Review: The Law (In Plain English) For Collectors
  • Book Review: In Miniature – How Small Things Illuminate the World

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Furniture Studies

  • This 1950s table shows the leaf extension method of the sixteenth century draw top table with leaves on the ends.

    Expanding tables accommodate families of every size

    Eating used to be such a simple affair: If you found something to eat you ate it right then and there. When we got civilized eating became more complicated.
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