Antiques & Collecting Magazine back issues from April 2008:
The Editor's Desk
Apr 01, 2008; ... I'M FRESH OFF the plane from Santa Barbara, California. Good thing it was cloudy the day I left ... that place is a veritable paradise! It was so wonderful to see the gorgeous flowers, feel the sunshine and dip my toes into the Pacific. I didn't realize just how sick I'd become of the loooooong, ...
Rococo: The Continuing Curve, 1730-2008
Apr 01, 2008; ... The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum presents Rococo: The Continuing Curve, 1730-2008, on view through July 6, 2008, this groundbreaking exhibition explores the Rococo style and its continuing revivals up to the present day in multiple fields, including furniture, decorative ...
Gavels 'n' Paddles
Apr 01, 2008; ... Recent Auction Results From Near and Far Colt Belt Paterson, $414,400, Rock Island A Colt No. 3 Belt Paterson pistol (serial #51), made between 1837 and 1840, sold for $414,000 at a Catalog Sale held December 8-10 by Rock Island Auction Company in Moline, Ill. It was a new world ...
INDIA INTERPRETED
Apr 01, 2008; ... "India Interpreted," an exhibition incorporating photographic images by Neil Chowdhury and prints by Barry Perlus, will be featured in the Kirkland Art Center Gallery in Clinton, NY through April 9, 2008. Chowdhury's images explore Ladakh, a remote Indian province on the border of China ...
Pennsylvania Carpenter's Sketches & Drawings Offer Everyday Glimpses of Mid-19th Century America
Apr 01, 2008; ... Museum guests of Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, VA can explore glimpses of American life in the 1840s and 1850s at a new exhibition in the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum. "Scenes from Everyday Life: The Drawings of Lewis Miller" opens March 15. Miller, a Pennsylvania ...
Ken's Korner
Apr 01, 2008; ... Museum of American Finance gets makeover The Museum of American Finance, located just a block away from Wall Street's New York Stock Exchange in lower Manhattan, has reopened after a $9 million makeover. Visitors can see a veritable archive of mementos, artifacts and other memorabilia, ...
Rinker on Collectibles
Apr 01, 2008; ... I Am Afraid To Buy At Auction MILITAR-E-NEWS, A Krause email newsletter, is one of the many I receive each month. I trash most of them after a quick glance; however, I take the time to read Militar-E News, because I enjoy the editorial comments of John Adams-Graf, editor of Military ...
A Passionate Collector
Apr 01, 2008; ... Collector: Barry Levenson Passion: Mustard IT'S BEEN SAID that the "Curse of the Bambino" has changed the lives of many Boston Red Sox fans, and Barry Levenson is no exception. In the 1986 World Series, the curse is cited as the cause of Bill Buckner's error in Game 6 that ...
SHOT GLASSES: The Toast of the Town
Apr 01, 2008; ... SHOT GLASSES EVOKE images of alcoholic excess, but you don't have to be a drinker to collect them. For most shot glass collectors, the tiny tumblers simply represent a fun hobby-and an affordable attempt to connect with American history. "Shot glasses aren't for drinking from," notes ...
FASHIONABLE CLOTHING FROM THE SEARS CATALOGS
Apr 01, 2008; ... FASHIONABLE CLOTHING FROM THE SEARS CATALOGS MID-1930s By Tammy Ward. Paperback, 160 pgs., Schiffer Publishing, $29.95. Mid-1980s clothing for men, women, and children is presented in 300 color photographs from the Sears catalogs. see the popular styles of dresses, suits, coats, and ...
MISSION FURNITURE
Apr 01, 2008; ... MISSION FURNITURE By. H.H. Windsor. Hardcover, 96 pgs., Schiffer Publishing, $24.95. It is possible to completely furnish a home using the plans outlined in this valuable study of Mission-style furniture. For the Arts and Crafts enthusiast, this book is a treasure. For the carpenter, ...
REDWARE: AMERICA'S FOLK ART POTTERY
Apr 01, 2008; ... REDWARE AMERICA'S FOLK ART POTTERY By Kevin McConnell. Paperback, 96 pgs., Schiffer Publishing, $12.95. The perfect dining room decoration for folk art lovers, redware embodies an enduring charm. From its basic clay tones to hand-painted adornments, the tableware, vessels, vases, and ...
CRAZY QUILTS: HISTORY, TECHNIQUES, EMBROIDERY MOTIFS
Apr 01, 2008; ... CRAZY QUILTS HISTORY, TECHNIQUES, EMBROIDERY MOTIFS By Cindy Brick. Hardcover, 160 pgs., Voyageur Press, $29.95. The crazy quilt was anything but "crazy." It began with necessity and ingenuity, the piecing together of any odd scrap of fabric that outlasted its first (or even second) use, ...
Toy Box Treasures
Apr 01, 2008; ... Celluloid Dolls CELLULOID DOLLS have always been what is called a "sleeper" in the doll world. Often overlooked and underpriced, they have not received the attention they deserve. It is true that many celluloids have a bit of a cheap look about them, but others are beautifully made and ...
Common Sense Antiques
Apr 01, 2008; ... Stupid Furniture Tricks-How to Avoid Damage YOU MAY HAVE seen one of the occasional features on a late night television show called "Stupid Human Tricks." Parts of it can be funny but sometimes it looks cruel or hurtful. People can be like that-thoughtless or just unaware of ...
SIGNATURE PRINTS
Apr 01, 2008; ... SIGNATURE PRINTS By Roseann Ettinger. Hardcover, 192 pgs. Schiffer Publishing, $39.95. Non-wrinkling silk jersey clothing, with bold and colorful prints signed by the most distinguished fashion designers of the day, became popular in the 1960s, especially for glamorous world travelers ....
Collector's Corner
Apr 01, 2008; ... Yale Wonder Clock I LOVE TO run across unusual things I've never seen before. It's a real treat. When you've been in the field for years, there's the tendency to get jaded. Objects like the one I'm about to describe make me stand back and smile. The Yale Wonder Clock is rare ....
The Whimsical World of Dream Pets & Herman Pecker Toys
Apr 01, 2008; ... VHAT DO YOU GET WHEN you mix scraps of velveteen, piles of sawdust and lots of imagination? If you were a clever Japanese factory worker in the 1950s, you would create captivating stuffed creatures called Dream Pets. Not originally intended as playthings, the little critters were used as packing ...
Go Fly a Kite
Apr 01, 2008; ... "GO FLY A KITE!" is an expression we sometimes blurt out in anger. Say these words to Dick and Terri Claycomb of Hartford City, Indiana and they will probably take you up on your offer. They fly their kites at various meeting sites with club members who share the same passion. In addition to ...
Inspired by Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Art
Apr 01, 2008; ... DENISE WILZ, OWNER of Wilz Pottery, in Green Lane, Pa., got her start working with redware and Pennsylvania Dutch folk art through an evening pottery class where she used her great-grandmother's cookie cutters to make clay ornaments. At the same time, she started collecting books on Pennsylvania ...