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Where’s Will? Postcards from the Edge of the Collecting World (4/20/10)

One of my friend Krista’s postcards from your collection, advertising a vintage bicycle company. The fact that Krista, who is in her 20s, is collecting postcards, shows that younger people are collecting; they’re just collections include items that we older folks seldom think about.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – There has been a spirited conversation in the comment sections of some of our WorthPoint articles about whether … More >>

Auctioning Shaker Items, Finding Roman Coins, Restoring a Folk-Art Landmark (8/2/08)
Arts and collectibles news is highlighted by a rare Shaker auction, unearthing Roman coins, controversy over a folk-art “village” and the sale of the Mount Rushmore of folk art. Rare public offering of Shaker items More >>

Shuman eclectic coded (6/28/08)
When asked, “What antiques do you collect?” I usually reply, “I am an eclectic collector.” Instead of limiting myself to one area, I study multiple but distinct categories of art and antiques. I’ve always thought that limiting your scope, as a collector, is depriving yourself of the beauty and histories of the hundreds of primitive, medieval and even modern cultures of our civilization. More >>

What We Collect (3/25/08)

I’ve been collecting antique and vintage cartoons since I was a teenager in the 1940s – with the Good Lord’s help, I will reach 81 years at end of May! In my collection I now have about a dozen examples of early cartoons from England and the United States, as well as some modern ones. (I also have a small collection of Persian and Indian miniatures from 19th century manuscripts.) More >>

The Terrell House: A Collector’s Dream Guest House (2/25/08)

Terrell House 1441 Magazine St. New Orleans, LA 866-261-9687 More >>

I’ve Lost My Marbles, Show Me Yours!!!! (12/5/07)
I have officially lost my marbles! I am looking for collectors who want to share their marble collections and form a solid grounded community with a vast knowledge base. Show the world your marbles! More >>

The beginning of collections. (11/12/07)

To Have and To Hold: The History of Collectors and Collecting

Marilyn vos Savant, in her regular column, was asked "where was the earliest known museum and what was displayed?" Ms. vos Savant answers that the first museums as we understand them were located in Egypt, Greece, and Rome. However, only scholars got to view anything kept inside and then only used as teaching tools, not viewed by the general public. More >>