Tintypes & Seashells
Since we went to that museum auction and got that fabulous antique folk art piece made of tintypes and seashells, I’ve been looking for more… I found this antique frame of nine photos decorated in...
View ArticleLike Flies To Honey… An Antique Primitive Fly Trap
We’ve sold a number of these primitive antique fly traps — but none quite this large. (I forgot to measure it, but it’s at least a foot tall.) Nor did any have their original maker tag with...
View ArticleRemember When…
Remember when handkerchiefs were fine gifts to give? Practical & pretty! This vintage one remains in its original greeting card, complete with a pocket for the hanky to sit in. Made by Treasure...
View ArticleThe Joy and Tribulation of The Antique Dealer
No Egrets Antiques No Egrets Antiques has just completed our third antique show of this new year. Our first was held in West Bend, WI in January. Cold, but the snow kept away and turn-out was very...
View ArticleFiddle-Dee-Dee! Frankly, My Dear, We Do Give A Damn!
The biggest sale of Gone With the Wind memorabilia ever is set for next month, with more than 150 lots from the classic film will go under the hammer at Heritage Auctions. The collection was assembled...
View ArticleI Go Dotty Over A Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brass Metal Lipstick Tube & Case
Who wouldn’t go dotty over this fabulous Mid-Century modern lipstick tube with polka-dots! The golden dots in the ivory enamel or paint expose the gold-tone metal beneath it. (Both the vintage lipstick...
View ArticleMysterious Book-Box
The office manager at work called me into her office after lunch today: she handed me this little “book”, and I opened it: Turns out it isn’t a book at all — — and inside is an accordion-folded strip,...
View ArticleVintage Treasure: Flower Frogs
There are many obsolete technologies since mobile phones began taking over the world. I miss the elegance of watches in particular. However, some vintage technology is just misplaced and not obsolete....
View ArticleCollectible Vintage Rolex Diving Watches On Display
When my parents were working on this latest estate sale, the found this miniature copper diver’s helmet. Attached to it was a note stating it was from a Rolex watch store display. Ever curious, err,...
View ArticleVintage Warner Brothers Studio Cosmetic Photo Featuring Brenda Marshall
This vintage photograph is pretty enough to display with your vanity collectibles! The 8 X 10 glossy photo features Brenda Marshall wearing a feather-trimmed peignoir sitting at a vanity table applying...
View ArticleThings That Go To Make Up A Life
In What Is Left Behind, photographer Norm Diamond takes a look at what most collectors see at estate sales: the cycle of life. And then he photographs the objects. Among the artfully preserved poignant...
View ArticleMarried By Phonograph
About the only way to control smallpox before immunization was quarantine. So, if you’re on your way to your own wedding in 1902 and end up in the pest house, what do you do? ”...
View ArticleA Cat-Losing, 1888
Ever hear the song, “The Cat Came Back?” Poor mister Johnson has a troublesome cat that he simply can’t get rid of: The song came out in 1893 and was popular throughout its history. However, it may...
View ArticleRepairing Broken Or Missing Hangers On Vintage Chalkware Plaques Or Plaster...
When most people hear “chalkware” or “plaster” they think of those funny animal pieces and rip-offs of comic characters — the cheap prizes hawked by carnival barkers. Even at the circus and those old...
View ArticleCurator of Your Own Museum: Part One
Perhaps you resist the notion that as a collector you have your own museum. Maybe you (still) imagine that a museum must be significantly historical or be meaningful to society at large. But let me...
View ArticleWays To Display Monochromatic Collections In Your Home
Spotted this at Country Living: Here’s how we recommend keeping the arrangement interesting: • Group similarly shaped items (fluted vases, trophy-like urns) together, but stagger heights and mix...
View ArticleDisplay Photos & Ephemera With Tiered Hangers
Vintage metal skirt hangers are a great way to display photographs, postcards, and other pieces of ephemera. As the clips can be slid along the bars (to accommodate for various waist sizes), you can...
View ArticleArt On The Outside : Collecting Pletan
Around seven years ago, my family gave me the gift of art. Unlike most twenty-somethings, I wanted real art on my walls—something actually produced by the hands of a human, not a print. At the time I...
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