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Tupperware: An American icon

Tupperware: An American icon

 A housewife hosts a Tupperware party in the 1950s. (Image courtesy of Click Americana)June 2023Cover StoryTupperware: An American iconby Corbin CrableThey’re durable, they’re colorful, and they’re cherished hand-me-downs that have survived decades in your kitchen and...

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Anniversary is a time to remember days, people past

Anniversary is a time to remember days, people past

Photo by Lucas Law on UnsplashJune 2023Everything Old​Anniversary is a time to remember days, people pastby Corbin Crable50th anniversary This year includes a couple of very special occasions that are near and dear to my heart. The first, we’ll celebrate with all of...

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Good luck finding these long-gone jobs

Good luck finding these long-gone jobs

Photo by Leon Seibert on UnsplashMay 2023Everything Old​Good luck finding these long-gone jobsby Corbin CrableGas Station Attendants It’s about that time of year when people pack their bags, gas up their cars, and hit the road on a summer vacation or road trip. Our...

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Bring on the bunnies

Bring on the bunnies

Apr 2023Everything OldBring on the bunniesby Corbin Crable   Easter Sunday is coming up quickly, on Sunday, April 9, and if you live in Kansas City or are at least from here, that can mean only one thing – a trip to the Country Club Plaza to see the Easter...

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Turn the page on old reading habits

Turn the page on old reading habits

Photo by Catherine Hammond on UnsplashMar 2023Everything OldTurn the page on old reading habitsby Corbin Crable   March is National Reading Month, and with it comes a greater awareness of the benefits of reading. Established to honor Dr. Seuss, one of the first...

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Consolidation, contraction and closing

June 2023Good Eye Consolidation, contraction and closingby Peggy Whiteneck Recently, national news sources have highlighted consolidation in American industries. Reports have focused, for example, on the airline industry, whose flight arrival and departure times have...

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Feathered nests – in glass!

May 2023Good Eye Feathered nests – in glass!by Peggy Whiteneck In May, we celebrate Mother’s Day, not just for human moms but for birds - and not just feathered birds on twigged and grassy nests but moulded birds on glassy nests! In my last column, I shared a photo of...

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Classic Patterns: Rocky Road to Kansas

May 2023Covering Quilts Classic Patterns: Rocky Road to Kansas ​by Sandra Starley   Quilt names : ‘Rocky Road to Kansas,’ ‘Texas Tears,’ and ‘Rocky Road to California’, It’s a quilt name that stirs up images of wagons full of bonneted prairie ladies busily sewing...

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Puff Quilts are back – Part 2

April 2023Covering Quilts Puff Quilts are back - Part Two ​by Sandra Starley   Those puffy, pillowy quilts from the 1970s are back and better than ever. Puff, pillow, biscuit, or bubble quilts are generally extra puffy or dimensional. There are myriad methods of...

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Springfield Antiques Show and Sale is back

Springfield Antiques Show and Sale is back

June 2023 ... Springfield Antiques Show and Sale is back   The 19th annual Springfield Antiques Show and Sale, scheduled for June 2-4 at Orr Building on the State Fairgrounds, will feature more than 50 quality displays from across the country.  The long-running...

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Springfield Antiques Show and Sale is back

Quilt festival comes to KC this month

June 2023 ... Quilt festival comes to KC this month   If you’re hooked on quilting, be sure to stop by the annual Kansas City Regional Quilt Festival, June 15-17 at the Overland Park Convention Center in Overland Park. As in previous years, the festival includes...

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Happy birthday to Shawnee Antique Mall

Happy birthday to Shawnee Antique Mall

June 2023 ... Happy birthday to Shawnee Antique Mall   Shawnee Antique Mall in Shawnee is once again celebrating its birthday by giving gifts to its own customers – in the form of summer sales throughout the entire store on June 10. The mall boasts 15,000 square...

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Old coloring book recalls WWII

June 2023​Vintage Discoveries Old coloring book recalls WWIIby Ken Weyand One of the items I’ve saved from my childhood is a coloring book, and its subject matter makes it a bit special. “Fighting Yanks” measures 11 x 14 inches, with a full-color display of warplanes,...

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One Hundred Years of Valentines

February 2023Books for Collectors"One Hundred Years of Valentines" by Katherine KreiderBy Corbin Crable  Remember sitting at your desk in elementary school on Valentine’s Day and anxiously waiting for your crush to slip a small envelope into the box you had...

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