Antiques

Closets Filled With Collections of Baby Stuff And Old Collections  Why on earth do we save so many things? And why do so many of us offer free storage facilities to grown up kids who have their own apartments or homes? I am holding onto a very delightful collection of vintage monkey collectibles which were destined to go back to my daughter's home  when she had a big enough place.  She has moved

Up for bid on eBay is this Johnny Cash autographed poster from 1994 American Recordings. The seller says, "...1st print edition promotional poster. This extra large autographed Johnny Cash museum/marquee poster comes with numbered certificate COA from PSA/DNA. You will not find a more beautiful Johnny Cash autographed poster with a signatture this large anywhere." To own this poster, click the link and place your winning bid.

Anyone can join in the war effort with this painted novelty photographer backdrop (actually a foreground.) Anonymous photograph Circa 1944 collection Jim LindermanYou may wish to preview two related books I have published, linked below. Ebook versions are only $5.99. Thanks! Jim.Comic Foreground Novelty Photographs from Argentina ARGENTINA TINTAMARRESQUE EBOOK $5.99FREE PREVIEW AND ORDERS HERE Behind the Sitter in American Tintype Photography 1860 - 1920 THE PAINTED BACKDROPEBOOK $5.99 FREE PREVIEW AND ORDERS HERE

Projects Made From Vintage Hankies    Recently I added a brand new group on I Antique Online.com  for collectors of  Vintage Hankies . This is a wonderful group for sharing images, stories and resources about collectble hankies and upcycled projects made from hankies.  While searching for photos to share with the members of the Vintage Hankies group, I came across a lovely post on making

What Is Scoop it? Who misses toaster covers? I was thinking about toasters so I went snooping around online and discovered this adorable vintage pattern on http://www.scoop.it/ . Now I wonder how many of you reading this article have heard of scoop it? Scoop it is what is known as a content curation platform. What is Content Curation? "Content curation is the process of sorting through

Baby Boomers Remember Handmade Toilet Paper Covers Baby boomers will remember how our kitschy moms kept an extra bathroom toilet paper roll on the back of the toilet or on a shelf in a disguised handmade crocheted "thing" a.k.a  "toilet tissue cover". The "thing" could be a "poodle", "doll", "duck", "hat", "clown", "flower",  etc.  I can even remember  not knowing exactly what "the thing" was,

Buying Collections Can Be Fun If you are lucky, every now and then you come across an already put together collection of this or that. I have bought collections of "cows", "poodles", "dolls", "head vases", "planters" etc.  While I  get a kick out of coming home with what in the antique industry is a referred to as a "lot" (a grouping of items) some people prefer to hunt for their treasures

Anything John Hubbard does is great, so this site will be well worth watching. I have no idea what he has up his designing sleeves, but it will be interesting.

Up for bid on eBay is this hand-signed publicity photo of Michael J. Fox from the movie Light of Day. Light of Day, according to Wikipeida, is a 1987 American drama film starring Michael J. Fox, Gena Rowlands and Joan Jett. It was written and directed by Paul Schrader. The original music score was composed by Thomas Newman and the cinematography is by John Bailey. To own this photograph, click the link provided above and place your winning bid.

Amphora pottery has seen a resurgence in interest over the past six months or so, and I kept seeing the name Paul Dachsel crop up as a designer of some of these interesting wares while perusing information on the topic. This seems like a good time to explore a the work of this artist who eventually set up his own shop and designed many notable pieces of Amphora. Read more...