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Just Your Type – Typewriters find second life as beloved antiques
(Image courtesy of Patti Klinge)Apr 2023Cover StoryJust Your Type Typewriters find second life as beloved antiquesby Corbin CrableHear that clickety-clack as the keys pound away. Feel the smooth keys under your fingers as they fly across the keyboard. Marvel at...
Walk Like An Egyptian, Egyptomania Resurrects Country’s Magic, Mysticism
(Image courtesy of Classic Media)Mar 2023Cover Story Walk Like An Egyptian Egyptomania Resurrects Country’s Magic, Mysticismby Corbin Crable Though fascination with all things Egyptian has endured since the ancient world, it wasn’t until the last 200 years or so that...
It’s a date! Celebrate your love with these old-fashioned date ideas
(Image courtesy of Classic Media)Jan/Feb 2023Cover Story It’s a date! Celebrate your love with these old-fashioned date ideasby Corbin Crable With the arrival of Valentine’s Day comes a certain anxiety, whether you’re heading out for a first date with a new love...
Our favorite Christmas characters Yuletide TV specials continue to draw nostalgic audiences
(Image courtesy of Classic Media)December 2022Cover Story Our favorite Christmas characters Yuletide TV specials continue to draw nostalgic audiencesby Corbin Crable The holiday season is a time for nostalgia, savoring warm memories created with friends and family –...
Hey, wanna go to the mall? Shopping malls exist as snapshot of America during one moment in time
(Photo by Patti Klinge) November 2022 Cover Story Hey, wanna go to the mall? Shopping malls exist as snapshot of America during one moment in time by Corbin Crable “All right, I’ll pick you up at the food court entrance 3 p.m. Have fun and be safe!” The words – or...
Trick or Treat! Halloween costumes have a colorful, creative history
(Photo courtesy Charlie Vandermeer/Reminisce)October 2022Cover Story Trick or Treat! Halloween costumes have a colorful, creative historyby Corbin Crable Whether you’re suiting up the kids or grandkids in Halloween costumes to traverse their neighborhood for sweets...
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...
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...
How to finally keep your new year’s resolution
Photo by Tim Mossholder on UnsplashJan/Feb 2023Everything OldHow to finally keep your new year’s resolutionby Corbin Crable Keeping your Resolutions How are you doing on keeping your resolutions for the new year so far? Still going strong? Or maybe you’ve...
Support your local small businesses this holiday season
Photo by Tim Mossholder on UnsplashDecember 2022Everything OldSupport your local small businesses this holiday seasonby Corbin Crable Ideal gift for that special someone If you’re still looking for the ideal gift for that special someone on your holiday...
Malls remain a reminder of shopping in the pre-Amazon era
Photo by Ron Dauphin on UnsplashNovember 2022Everything OldMalls remain a reminder of shopping in the pre-Amazon eraby Corbin Crable Mall Shopping This year, as most of us log onto the Internet to do our Christmas shopping, some of us will hop in the car and...
These Halloween candies still fill us with terror, but some still view them as treats
Photo courtesy of Pinterest.October 2022Everything OldThese Halloween candies still fill us with terror, but some still view them as treatsby Corbin Crable Halloween candies Anytime of year, those of us with a sweet tooth can easily name the candies we always...
Once-popular painted porcelain plaques can be pricey and reproductions
April 2023ANTIQUE DETECTIVE Once-popular painted porcelain plaques can be pricey and reproductionsby Anne GilbertPainted Porcelain Plaques Back in the 1970s and ‘80s, 19th-century small or miniature painted porcelain portrait plaques were hot collectibles. When they...
How do you display your collection?
March 2023 ANTIQUE DETECTIVE How do you display your collection? by Anne Gilbert Curio Cabinets Whether a collection is large or small, over the centuries, furniture was made just to show it off. It began in ancient Rome, with royalty and the wealthy, who used table...
Toy farm tractors come to town for child and adult collectors
February 2023ANTIQUE DETECTIVE Toy farm tractors come to town for child and adult collectorsby Anne Gilbert Antique Toy Farm Tractors Farm toys have been collected for decades. One of the most popular categories is the small toy farm tractor. While late 19th century...
Mould shopping and swapping in American glass
April 2023Good Eye Mould shopping and swapping in American glassby Peggy Whiteneck Moulded Glass One of the challenges in collecting American art glass is identifying the maker, given the amount of mould swapping that took place between companies. This usually...
Collecting Rosenthal Figurines
March 2023 Good Eye Collecting Rosenthal Figurines by Peggy Whiteneck Rosenthal Co. Some of the most finely modeled porcelain figurines have been produced under the name Rosenthal. There are many sold examples on eBay and live auction sites in a very wide price range,...
About my father’s watch…
February 2023Good Eye About my father’s watch...by Peggy Whiteneck Antique Watches Antique watches are a popular collectible - especially those made of gold. My dad had a watch like that, one that he wore each night when he dressed for his job as a security guard. The...
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...
Have a puffy new year! Puff or pillow quilts – Part One
March 2023 Covering Quilts Have a puffy new year! Puff or pillow quilts - Part One by Sandra Starley Everything old is new again. I blame A$AP Rocky (Mr. Rihanna) for the revival of the puff quilt. He wore a reworked vintage puff quilt on the red carpet at...
Make your ancestors proud – Help keep quilt history alive!
February 2023Covering QuiltsMake your ancestors proud - Help keep quilt history alive! by Sandra Starley Preserving quilt history is easy to do and so important. The first step: share your quilt story with friends and family. Tell friends about your quilt...
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Pay up for paper goods at the annual Iowa City paper show
April 2023 ... Pay up for paper goods at the annual Iowa City paper show Collectors of paper and ephemera will descend on the annual Iowa City Postcard, Stamp and Paper Show on April 7 and 8 at the Johnson County 4-H Fairgrounds in Iowa City. The show is back...
Mennonite Relief Sale to include quilt show, plenty of food
April 2023 ... Mennonite Relief Sale to include quilt show, plenty of food An annual fundraiser to support the state’s Mennonite Central Committee is coming back to the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson, April 14-15. The Mennonite Relief Sale will feature...
One of my Dad’s treasures was unique ‘Chatterbox’ book
April 2023Vintage Discoveries One of my Dad’s treasures was unique ‘Chatterbox’ bookby Ken Weyand Childhood Books As an impoverished orphan in 1900, my dad had few possessions. Luckily, his older sisters supplied him with a few books and other items that helped him...
Old tennis racket shows how much sport has changed
March 2023 Vintage Discoveries Old tennis racket shows how much sport has changed by Ken Weyand Old tennis racket Since I was a youngster, an old tennis racket has been part of our family’s collection of “never thrown-away treasures.” One of the few sporting items...
Riding crop recalls days when horses ruled the roads
February 2023Vintage Discoveries Riding crop recalls days when horses ruled the roadsby Ken Weyand Antique Riding Crop Nearly forgotten among the “family artifacts” packed away in our house was an ancient riding crop once used by my grandmother. At least that’s what...
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...
“Valentine Treasury: A Century of Valentine’s Day Cards”
February 2022Books for Collectors“Valentine Treasury: A Century of Valentine’s Day Cards”By Corbin Crable What would the month of February be without the traditional exchanging of Valentine’s Day cards with your sweetheart or best friend? It’s a ritual we all...
“Cabbage Patch Kids Collectibles” By Jan Lindenberger
January 2022Books for Collectors“Cabbage Patch Kids Collectibles”By Corbin Crable The birth of the Cabbage Patch Kids craze in 1983 changed the doll industry forever – and made a veritable mint for Coleco, the company that produced the dolls. But, as author Jan...