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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.
Facebook Auctions: Social media sales get results
Facebook Auctions: Social media sales get results
The typical methods of buying antiques - local auctions, antique stores and eBay - are excellent. Buying through Facebook auctions is exciting, too.
Cairo pattern transferware
Take a closer look at Cairo pattern transferware
Collector-researcher Kelly Keating, of the Transferware Collectors Club, explores the details of Cairo pattern transferware from the Staffordshire manufacturer William T. Copeland and Sons.
Vote for the 2019 Antique Trader NPCW postcard
Vote for the 2019 Antique Trader NPCW postcard
This year Antique Trader is noting the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the “Great Social Experiment” - The 18th Amendment - on its NPCW postcard. Help us choose which one to use!
Griswold advertising Pups
Collectors chase cast iron advertising Pups
The Griswold Manufacturing Company along with many other businesses used advertising Pups as promotional giveaways in the early to mid-1900s. These days, collectors are actively pursuing the pricey Pups.
Americana: The material culture of America's past
Americana: The material culture of America's past
The collecting field of historical Americana is so diverse that entering it with confidence can prove daunting. But expert guidance is only a click away.

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  • How to increase profits through customer retention

    We expect people to browse. But to let our traffic pass through without attempting to leverage some of it is wasteful. Here are steps you can take to increase profits.
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Antiques Events

  • “Encounter,” an oil on canvas work by Dahlov Ipcar (ME/VT, 1917-2017) that raised a new world record price for this artist, $21,060.

    Enchanting cat painting claims $21,060

    A diverse and enticing selection of artwork attracted active bidding at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries Winter sale March 1-3.
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Antiques Appraisals

  • Vintage Kenmore camp stove

    Antique Appraisal: Old Kenmore stove lends character to cooking

    In his latest exclusive antique appraisals for Antique Trader magazine, appraiser Dr. George Marchelos evaluates a vintage Kenmore kerosene stove and a contemporary garden lantern.
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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.
Fun Features

Antique News

  • Collectors of milk bottles gathering May 10-11

    The public is invited to The National Association of Milk Bottle Collectors' (NAMBC) annual Convention in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, May 10-11.
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Insider Blogs

  • A green Hayward’s Hand Fire Grenade embossed with diamond shaped medallions, with a short neck; displayed on www.iantique.com.

    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.
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Book Reviews

  • Antique Trader writer pens classic Hollywood book
  • Americana: The material culture of America’s past
  • Guides to American furniture periods prove valuable
  • ‘Historic Houses’ packed with inspirational Christmas decor
  • Book surveys collection of Gettysburg’s war relics

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Furniture Studies

  • Fred Taylor Furniture Book

    Dispelling long-held furniture myths

    Out here in the field it is amazing how many “furniture fables” still persist in this information age of the internet and the Antiques Roadshow.
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