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 Friday, October 30, 2009
Halloween features: oldies but still goodies
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
Here are some classic Antique Trader Halloween features to help get you in the Halloween "spirit."
* Bite into Halloween postcards
* Frankenstein in the Modern Era
* Vintage
Halloween postcards
* The
treats of trick-or-treat time
* Postcards that go bump in the night
* Spooky delights: Halloween collectibles
* Economy may boost vintage Halloween collectibles
* Black
postcards provide another, more rare, Halloween topic
My favorite is the "Postcards that go bump in the night" feature ... the real photo postcard of the mummy is so fascinatingly creepy.
Do you have a favorite?
— Posted by Karen
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Friday, October 30, 2009 1:16:12 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00) 
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
What's your favorite holiday?
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
"What's your favorite holiday?"
My daughter asks me this as each and every holiday approaches. I'll bet I've heard it at least nine times in the past two weeks.
Of course, right now, Halloween is her favorite holiday. I have to admit, it ranks right up there with me, too. I remember donning a costume with a mask I couldn't see out of and trick-or-treating with my brothers while my mother followed behind us with the family car.
It was just as difficult for us — as it is for children today — to wait until we got home to delve into our bags of treats. I enjoy Halloween now for the decorations and the fun-spirited novelty rather than for the edible treats.
It's always fun to see those houses with lights and decorations in every window, cobwebs and skeletons dangling in trees, tombstones and caskets propped in yards.
I can only imagine what decor lies behind those closed doors.
It would only make sense that some of them are vintage, as we usually don't purge our holiday decor very often.
C. Dianne Zweig, the author
of Hot Kitchen & Home Collectibles of the 30s, 40s, 50s and Hot
Cottage Collectibles for Vintage Style Homes and editor of
Iantiqueonline.com, has a great blog entry on Halloween and Halloween collectibles.
Have a spooktacular time!
— Posted by Karen Knapstein
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 5:26:55 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Question of the Week: What holds you back?
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
Many
auction houses have an online bidding component that allows you to
participate no matter where you live, opening the possibility of
purchasing antiques and collectibles that otherwise might not be
available in your region.
 Have you ever taken advantage of an auction house's online
bidding opportunity? If not, what reservations do you have that are
holding you back?
E-mail your replies to eric.bradley@fwmedia.com
or send your replies to Antique Trader Letters to the Editor, 700 E. State St., Iola, WI 54945.
Or you can post your replies right here on the Antique Trader blog, or HERE on the Antique Trader message boards.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 10:38:12 AM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
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Monday, October 26, 2009
The end is near ...
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
.. the end of the Antique Trader October Treasure Hunt Sweepstakes, that is.
You have until Midnight Oct. 31 to enter for your chance to win Woodstock: Peace, Music & Memories.
Make the most of the time that's left: come back and enter once each day! Visit http://sweepstakes.antiquetrader.com (or click on the banner above) and fill out the entry form for your chance to win the October Antique Trader sweepstakes.
  Then, in November, come back and enter the Antique Trader sweepstakes for your chance to win Todd L. Shulman's Napa County from the Postcard History Series, as well as the companion Napa County postcards from Arcadia Publishing.(www.arcadiapublishing.com).
— Posted by Karen Knapstein
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Monday, October 26, 2009 3:06:41 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
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Friday, October 23, 2009
Dec. 12 sale features the lifetime metal mesh, vintage celebrity couture collection of Dennis & Terri LaMothe
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
 IOLA, Wis. – Collect.com Auctions will present more than 400 lots of
the Dennis & Terri LaMothe metal mesh collection in an Internet,
absentee and phone auction closing Dec. 12. The LaMothe Collection is
the largest assortment of metal mesh – mostly produced by
Massachusetts’ famous Whiting & Davis Co. – ever to come to
auction. It includes classic mesh handbags and iconic celebrity memorabilia from Cher and Lisa Hartman Black.
Lifetime collectors, the LaMothes spared no expense in building their
comprehensive collection of metal mesh. “We did all kinds of crazy
things,” said Dennis. “We started buying collections here and there —
amassing them. We like to joke that our kids grew up at the auctions
because we were there three, four, five times a week.” Added Terri:
“Our one rule: They had to be in the best condition we could afford. We
didn’t buy just to buy. We bought the very best and traded up.”
 Throughout the better part of their married lives the two were well
known as powerful, committed buyers. At one time the two employed
between 20 and 30 pickers to scour the nation’s auctions, antiques
shows and private collections for the best examples of Whiting &
Davis, Mandalian Co. and other dazzling antique and vintage mesh handbags.
“This collection is just stunning in so many ways,” said Steve Bloedow, director of Collect.com Auctions.
“The quality, the quantity, the variety — you just don’t find
collections like this. With so many lots available during the online
bidding, there is something for every collector — from jewelry to
fashion, even gloves owned by Cher. The entire collection will impress
anyone who views the lots.”
 It was the LaMothes who the Whiting & Davis Co. contacted to create
a 110-year retrospective on the firm’s best examples for its
anniversary celebration. The company gave the couple exclusive and
unfettered access to archives. As such, the sale contains more than 250
lots of stunning mesh handbags.
The LaMothes took special pride in collecting unique pieces such the
Whiting & Davis handbag decorated with enameled metal mesh in a
shimmering likeness of Clark Gable (estimate $2,500-$3,000). Other
specialty handbags
include Mickey Mouse ($500-$1,000), Charlie Chaplin ($2,500-$3,000) and
a special commemorative produced for the 1934 Chicago World’s Fair
($1,000-$1,200).
The auction will feature a comprehensive selection of Whiting & Davis’ highly desirable “El Sah” mesh handbags,
including a circa 1920s example still retaining its delicate compact
built into its gold tone metal handle (estimate $250-$350). The auction
also features classic plain, enameled and colored Whiting & Davis
lines such as Poiret, Gloria and Baby Peggy handbags. In addition to being the most complete collection of Whiting & Davis handbags,
the collection is a shimmering cross-section of American vintage
couture, including celebrity memorabilia including a pair of mesh
gloves worn by Cher during the height of her late 1980s comeback tour.
 The auction contains more than 100 selections of vintage fashion and
couture. For example, a pair of silver-mesh gloves by designer Michael
Schmidt from the personal collection of Cher is expected to make $750
to $1,500. The gloves hail from Cher’s late 1980s revival as she
produced hits such as “If I Could Turn Back Time” and used mesh in many
of her outrageous costumes. The lot includes a certificate of
authenticity by the Walt Disney World Co. A dazzling red mesh top once
owned by Lisa Hartman Black, actress and wife of country music star
Clint Black, is expected to bring $500 to $800.
Besides producing its iconic mesh handbags,
Whiting & Davis was one of the first companies to produce a
prolific line of costume jewelry. As one of the oldest costume jewelers
in the United States, its lines are of the kind currently enjoying a
rise in popularity. The auction features a large selection of mesh
necklaces and neckties, belts, bracelets, earrings and rings. Pieces
are heavily influenced by Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Victorian revivals
with huge, raised relief bangles and high quality intaglio cameos. Many
retain the original Whiting & Davis cards and tags.
 A fully illustrated catalog for Collect.com Auction’s Dec. 12 sale of
the Dennis & Terri LaMothe Collection, plus additions, will be
printed in the Nov. 25 issue of Antique Trader magazine or available by
calling 888-463-3063 after Nov. 11. An online catalog will be viewable
through the Web site www.Collect.com/Auctions.
All absentee forms of bidding are available through www.Collect.com/Auctions or by calling 888-463-3063, fax 715-445-4087 or e-mail at auctions@collect.com. The Dec. 12 auction features a 17 percent buyer’s premium. Visit Collect.com Auctions online at www.Collect.com/Auctions.
Photos courtesy Collect.com Auctions.
— Posted by Eric Bradley
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Friday, October 23, 2009 4:41:00 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
From the Editor: The collector’s quandary
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
There are several methods to liquidate a collection, ranging from an
auction to an estate sale to selling to another collector. One method
that’s come up recently in two high-profile cases involves the role of
museums.
K*B Toys
co-founder Donald Kaufman and his wife, Sally, who assembled what will
forever be known as the largest collection of automotive toys, considered a museum but decided collectors would take care of the items as their cherished objects.
So, too, did Dennis and Terri LaMothe consider a few museums to house
their landmark mesh handbag and vintage couture collection.
When the Orlando couple interviewed a few museums, nonewould guarantee
the collection would not be sold in the future if the museum ran out of
space.
Both instances are examples of the quandary collectors may find
themselves as they try to liquidate their collections. For both the
Kaufmans and the LaMothes, the natural obligation they felt to preserve
the history and years of research they invested in their collection made a museum a logical choice.
Museums are indeed the backbone of a country’s heritage and play an
active role in the current hobby and research. Imagine how shallow and
poor America would be without the Smithsonian Institution. What would
the scholarship of American folk art be without the work of Winterthur
or New York’s American Folk Art Museum? But museums can also be subject
to politically charged boards, poor collection-care standards and vulnerable to economic downturns that decimate endowments.
Personally, I have always viewed collectors as a type of historical
militia, a force comprised of ordinary people who share knowledge and
preserve precious objects. Collectors are constantly engaging in new
research and sharing this information in new ways.
As collectors from all levels now take stock to downsize, they face a
world of decisions. These decisions are deeply personal — there is not
a single solution that fits everyone.
What do you think? What role should America’s museums play as a growing number of collectors dispense with their collections?
Post a reply here on the blog, HERE on the Antique Trader message boards, or send a reply to eric.bradley@fwmedia.com.
Eric Bradley
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 3:21:56 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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Another antique show in the Melrose & Duddy lineup
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
Good to see new antique shows in development:
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—Professional Antique Show
Promoters Melrose & Duddy announced plans recently for a new show
in Charlottesville, Va. Antiques in Charlottesville will be held
Jan. 22-24, 2010, at the University Center Holiday Inn in historic
Charlottesville.
“We are confident our brand of show is a great fit for the Charlottesville market,” says partner Jay Melrose. “We’ve already
experience a lot of warm support and encouragement from the community
and commitments from antique and art dealers from throughout the Easter
Seaboard.”
Antiques in Charlottesville will join the All Saints' Antiques Show and Antiques and Gardening at Bryn Du (Columbus, Ohio) in the Melrose & Duddy repertoire. All dealers at Melrose & Duddy shows display fine art and antiques in walled room-like settings.
Melrose says Antiques in Charlottesville will feature the popular Designer’s Choice merchandise award program, ten-minute lectures and other attractions still being finalized.
More information about Antiques in Charlottesville is available on the Web at www.antiquesincharlottesville.com. More information on Melrose & Duddy is available at www.melroseduddy.com. Anyone interested in exhibiting at the show can call Jay Melrose at 330-519-5132. Melrose & Duddy are advertisers with Antique Trader.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 11:41:42 AM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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Antiques will be going on in Greeneville
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
Ya gotta love a free antique show! Mark this Tennessee show on your calendars:
The Tourism Department of the Greene County
(Tennessee) Partnership has announced the date for the 5th annual Antique
Appraisal Fair and Antique Show. It will be held Feb. 20, 2010, at Greeneville High School on Tusculum Boulevard from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Admission is FREE.
Local and regional antique shops will bring inventory to show and sell at the event. According to the press release, local museums and historical attractions will also be represented.
The event will feature certified appraisers that will assess the value
of antiques brought in by the public for a fee of $5 per piece.
“This event was very successful in 2009 with more than 850 items being
appraised and 4,500 in attendance. It is a great way to get the word
out about the Antique Trail brochure that tourism has created and the
proceeds from the event will go toward the printing and promotion of
the piece,” stated Tammy Kinser, Tourism Director for the Partnership.
“Antiquing is growing in popularity throughout the country and Greene
County has a wealth of wonderful, quaint antique shops. We have also
incorporated our great museums and historical attractions into the
event to make tourists and local residents aware of the treasures that
we have in our community.”
The Antique Appraisal Fair and Show won two prestigious awards in 2007
beginning with the Pinnacle Award for Peak Performance in Tourism by
the Northeast Tennessee Tourism Association and the Southeast Tourism
Society’s Top Twenty Event for February.
For more information contact Tammy Kinser at the Partnership, 423-638-4111 or tkinser@greenecop.com.
Posted by Karen
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 8:48:32 AM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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Friday, October 16, 2009
Antique article shortcuts
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
Here's an easy way to get your antique news: click on the links below to read the articles:
Antique Trader breaks new ground with new “Collecting Depression Glass” online seminar
Portraits and pistols earn top prices at Garth’s
 Liberace’s cousin’s estate draws standing room only
This Emilio Pucci designer dress with matching panties was sold at Liberace's cousin's estate auction in Wittenberg, Wis. Photo by Eric Bradley.
Brimfield completes Fiftieth Year Celebration
Jenkins Shows draws 20,000 for Springfield Extravaganza
Toy world mourns passing of Donald Kaufman
Depression glass collecting continues to evolve
Art Markets: Gallery label prompts investigation of attic find
Ask Antique Trader: Cheers! Robj liquor decanters worth $900
Posted by Karen
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Friday, October 16, 2009 8:57:56 AM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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Thursday, October 15, 2009
New Antique Trader hits the mail today
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
Here's a look at the newest cover:
Fantastic feature on Depression glass including clues of reproduction and a bit of pricing info too.
CLICK HERE to read the cover story by Ellen Schroy and Eric Bradley on Depression glass.
In case you've missed it, we're producing a Webinar on Collecting Depression Glass (Nov. 5 @ 7 p.m. EST). We've picked up a couple of sponsors, too: SeeAuctions.com (an eBay alternative) and the Gurnee Antique Center. Thank you, sponsors, for your support; we're going to have a great program! What better way to learn about Depression glass than from one of the country's foremost experts, Ellen Schroy, and to have her answer participant questions!
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Thursday, October 15, 2009 2:22:55 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Stock market hits 10,000! Time to sell your collectibles?
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
The stock market hit 10,000 today, a milestone not seen since Oct. 2008. Over the course of the last year, collectors have invested lots of dollars in big-ticket items to protect their investments. Is it time to sell, buy or hold?
Question of the Week:
Have you seen items in your collection lose value during the last few years? If so, are you tempted to sell to recoup your investment?
Share your story at atnews@fwmedia.com or eric.bradley@fwmedia.com or in care of Antique Trader, 700 E. State St., Iola, WI 54945.
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009 6:19:43 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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Toy world mourns passing of Don Kaufman, K*B Toys co-founder
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Donald Kaufman, co-founder of K•B Toys and the man who built the world’s greatest collection of automotive toys, died Monday, peacefully at his home. He had celebrated his 79th birth day just four days earlier.
Kaufman’s decision to sell his astounding 10,000-piece collection of automotive toys made headlines from The New York Times to cable news networks. He picked Bertoia Auctions of Vineland, N.J., to liquidate the 60-year collection, which was amassed in partnership with his beloved wife, Sally Kaufman.
Antique Trader is devoting more coverage of Kaufman's passing with a host of articles and a podcast posted here to:
- Listen as Kaufman, the man who devoted his life to
celebrating the joy of play, discusses amassing his 60-year
collection with Sally and why he decided to sell every single
item in his collection - including his very first toy.
- Read a profile of Kaufman’s lifelong pursuit of a complete collection
- Review important auction coverage from the first two sessions of the Donald Kaufman Collection auctions.
-posted by Eric Bradley
*Photo by Phil Dutton. Courtesy Bertoia Auctions
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009 4:47:20 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Vampire killing kit to cross the auction block
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
ABERDEEN, Miss. – October promises to be a busy month for Stevens
Auction Company. The firm has scheduled two important estate sales this
month. One will be held at the firm’s gallery facility at 609 North
Meridian Street in Aberdeen on Oct. 17. Then, two weeks later, on Oct.
31 (Halloween), Stevens will conduct an on-site estate auction in Port
Gibson, Miss.
Certain to attract intense bidder interest will be a rare and authentic
Vampire Killing Kit (just in time for Halloween!), as well as
Confederate currency and Civil War-era firearms. The vampire killing
kit includes a Rosewood case with mother of pearl cross inlay,
pistol, silver bullets in a coffin case, silver occult dagger and Holy
Water
vials.
“The Oct. 17 auction will include a nice selection of antique and furniture
pieces from the collections of three prominent Southern estates,” said
Dwight Stevens of Stevens Auction Company. “Featured will be items from
the estates of two ladies from Alabama – Katherine Nelson Young of
Athens and Lucy Russell McCaleb of Winfield. Both were dedicated
collectors of fine antique items.”
Mrs. Young inherited her mother’s antique collection and continued to
add to it throughout her life. Mrs. McCaleb was a schoolteacher of 42
years and a lifelong resident of Winfield until her death at age 102.
Bidders will be able to preview their collections on Oct. 16 from 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. Doors will open on the day of sale Oct. 17 at 8 a.m.
Read the complete auction coverage here.
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009 8:29:52 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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Monday, October 12, 2009
Sparrows closing after 36 years
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
KENSINGTON, Md – After 36 years of serving the greater Washington, D.C. area Sparrows, Importer of Fine French Antiques, has decided to close their brick and mortar retail store at 4115 Howard Avenue in Kensington.
“We feel that the time was right as we are all young enough to retire and enjoy ourselves,” said owner, Nancy Kramer.
“The plan is to sell off all the inventory in our showroom and maintain an internet presence at www.sparrows.com,” added, manager Lori Chaikin.
After all the inventory has been liquidated Henning Kramer will re-open his work shop and resume offering restoration services in January 2010.
Sparrows’ manager Lori Chaikin may be reached at 301-530-0175.
Monday, October 12, 2009 12:41:54 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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Wednesday, October 07, 2009
JMK Shows to launch new Atlantic City Antiques and Collectors Show
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – JMK Shows will produce a new “antiques and collectors” event in the Atlantic City Convention Center March 27-28. The show fills the void created by F+W Media’s September announcement it was canceling the long running Atlantique City Antiques & Collectibles Show. (Antique Trader is published by F+W Media).
The new event will be called the Atlantic City Antiques and Collectors Show. The two-day event will combine all the genres of antiques and collectibles in one location yet they will be separated within the venue. Antique furniture and furnishings in one area, toys and ephemera in another, vintage clothing will have its own designated section, as will fine art and dolls, etc.
“I am honored and welcome the opportunity to create, re-invent and re-brand an event of this caliber in Atlantic City,” JMK Shows manager Allison Kohler said in a news release.
JMK Shows runs a variety of
antiques and home décor shows. Their antiques shows include the
Morristown Armory Antique Show and the Birchwood Manor Antiques Show.
The firm also manages a variety of doll and collectibles shows such as
The Doll Show at Faileigh Dickinson University in Hackensack, N.J. and
the Sarasota (Fla.) Holiday Antiques Show & Sale.
More information about the event is available at the JMK website at www.JMKSHows.com or by calling (973) 927-2794.
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Wednesday, October 07, 2009 4:49:33 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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Question of the Week: Your predictions for the holidays?
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
Question of the Week:
What is your prediction on how this year’s holiday shopping season will go?
Send your replies to eric.bradley@fwmedia.com or to Letters to the Editor, c/o Antique Trader, 700 E. State St., Iola, WI 54945.
Or you can post a reply HERE on the Antique Trader message boards.
Personally, I'm going to put a lot more thought into my gift giving this year. I'm definitely NOT going to spend my hard-earned dollars on something just to get it over with and have something to wrap and give over.
The gifts I buy will be personal. As I see it, if I don't know someone well enough to put that effort into it, then I shouldn't be buying them a gift.
What are your thoughts? Do you agree? Disagree?
Drop us a note and let us know.
— Posted by Karen
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Wednesday, October 07, 2009 3:19:33 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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From the editor: Enjoying your favorite finds
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
It has been a true delight to compile and read the entries to our first-ever Favorite Finds Contest. The results are so entertaining. All of them give an insider’s view of the sometimes crazy lengths collectors go to add special items to their treasuries.
Some of the stories are certainly sound familiar: browsing the tables of a yard sale when suddenly a rare item is spotted out of the corner of your eye. You pounce, buy your find and work like the dickens to save your enthusiasm for inside the car. Other stories are filled with the luck that only comes to people who shop, shop, shop for their collection and business all the time.
I certainly hope you enjoy the spread on pages 20-21. These are the last of our entries. We hope to hold another contest soon – with bigger and better prizes – so keep sending in your favorite find stories.
Elsewhere in this issue you’ll find a fascinating story by writer Tom Calarco, who brings us new research on the Underground Railroad. Quality Civil War and abolitionist items grow in value each year. It’s important to remember, however, that as this interest grows so must the research behind the items, people and events that thrust them into our national consciousness in the first place. Mr. Calarco’s article shows there is little to no credibility in the stories surrounding quilts of the era. The popular legend is that the various geometric patterns commonly found in the patchwork quilts were used to convey messages. I imagine many collectors purchasing these quilts ultimately ended up buying a bogus story rather than a historically important quilt.
On another note: A big congratulations goes out to the three winners of August-September Antique Trader Treasure Hunt Sweepstakes. We had more than 11,000 entries to the sweepstakes. Three winners will receive their very own Buffalo Pottery butter pat, courtesy the Butter Pat Patter Association – a collecting club devoted to the research and appreciation of vintage butter pats.
The winners are: Nancy Miller of Bloomfield, Mo., Ronald Holst of San Antonio and Mary Tanfield of Minneapolis Min.
Be sure to enter this month’s contest at www.AntiqueTrader.com/sweepstakes for a chance to win a copy of Woodstock: Peace, Music & Memories (Krause Publications).
Eric Bradley
Editor
Antique News | Antiques News
Wednesday, October 07, 2009 3:15:06 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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Tuesday, October 06, 2009 Thursday, October 01, 2009
Question of the Week: What's your motivation?
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
The Antique Trader Question of the Week:
Given all the methods of buying antiques, do you attend live auctions
for low prices or to enjoy the camaraderie, goodwill and rapport of your fellow collectors and auctioneer?
Send your replies to eric.bradley@fwmedia.com or to Letters to the Editor, c/o Antique
Trader, 700 E. State St., Iola, WI 54945.
Or post a reply here on the blog, or HERE in the Antique Trader message boards.
Antiques, blog, question of the week
Thursday, October 01, 2009 9:59:52 AM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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