Victorian Fashions Celebrate Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice
The color orange was much maligned by Victorians when it came to fashion, but these gowns beautifully showcase this autumn shade.
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"Blueberry Custard," 1961, by Wayne Thiebaud, oil on canvas.
Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions
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Lessons Learned from Grandma
Shirley Curry, an 84-year-old gamer and YouTube celebrity with more than 900,000 subscribers, shows us how to conquer the unknown in life -- and how to stay sweet in the process.
When Wheeled-Fortune Smiles
A miracle of biblical proportions lands a 12-year-old kid the coolest bike ever -- a Huffy Dragster III, decked out in all its muscle-bike splendor.
Growing Up Star Wars
When you're a kid, Star Wars meant cool costumes for Halloween, toy lightsabers for Christmas and grappling with the notion that your life was somehow shaped forever by an epic story.
The Vanderbilt Ball of 1883
Alva Vanderbilt's extravagant costume party rocked the world of New York's upper crust and socially elite.
A Poolside View of Summer
Life is good when covert swims under the cover of night keep the Dog Days of Summer at bay.
Well Worth the Drive
They're mostly all gone now, those quirky roadside attractions that captured the imagination of photographer John Margolies. But if you look hard enough, and let your memory squint long enough into the fading sun, well, they just might be down the road a piece.
The Long and The Short of It
No matter how different we may seem, the need to connect remains universal. And in so doing, we discover our similarities. And our humanity.
I Heart Milton Glaser
Renowned New York graphic designer Milton Glaser embraced the world around him and left us with a message of love -- and Dylan's psychedelic hair. An artist remembered.
Finding The Wonder At Hand
Who knows the influence of a moment in time, one as fleeting as a snowflake and just as magical? Take Mark Bellomo. In 1978, he received a Star Wars Millennium Falcon as a Christmas present. A gift of unfathomable joy. Maybe it's no wonder Bellomo is now one of the world's leading toy experts.
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.
How to celebrate National Postcard Week 2019
Former Antique Trader postcard columnist Barbara Andrews out the “why” and the “how” of the annual celebration of deltiology: National Postcard Week.
Ten Things You Didn't Know About Charles Addams
In this most recent installment of Antique Trader's "Ten Things You Didn't Know" feature, we dig up 10 fun facts about author/illustrator Charles Addams.
How to get more customers through local search
Google’s current algorithm provides national reach combined with local focus. Here are five simple steps that will bring those local customers to your door.