Navigating the Stormy Seas of Maritime Art Collecting (8/24/10)
The greatest expansion of maritime trade, and perhaps the greatest output of steam and sailing ships, occurred between 1850 and … More >>

Cincinnati Offers a Hotbed of Early Firefighter Collectibles (8/2/10)
Fathers, ask your sons today what they want to be when they grow up. The answer isn’t the same … More >>

Military Headdresses: The Ultimate Fashion Statement (7/18/10)
While new trends in fashion can provide something to talk about, depending exactly on the statement new fashion is trying … More >>

Photographs Can Offer More Than Just a Thousand Words (7/12/10)
Collectors of American Indian art view their objects from two angles: as art and history. For example, the aesthetics … More >>

Art Glass Lamps — A Century of Elegant Lighting (7/10/10)
A century ago, people who wanted to buy fine American-made electric lighting fixtures were presented with a bewildering array … More >>

Sweet Dreams: Henry Boyd Tester Beds Highly Collectible (5/24/10)
What do you sleep in? No, I don’t mean your apparel, but what type of bed? If you own a … More >>

Early American Advertising Collecting Offers Something for Everyone (5/17/10)
During the past 50-plus years, Early American advertising has become quite collectable. The diverse variety of items in this field … More >>

Cincinnati Pottery Before There Was Rookwood (5/11/10)
For most antique lovers, the Rookwood Pottery of Cincinnati conjures up images of fine ceramics. Great decorators, combined with great … More >>

Collectors Sweet on Sugar Chests (2/19/09)
Long obsolete, sugar chests have become collector favorites. Most sugar chests come from Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina, but they … More >>

Antique Pocket Watches – A Timeless Collectible (2/19/09)
Pocket watches have been around for 700 years and are highly prized collectibles today. The first examples date back to … More >>