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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...
Antique Advertising
December 2022Good Eye Antique Advertisingby Peggy Whiteneck Old advertising items Old advertising items can be a fun and affordable collecting gig, and there are many useful and interesting ways to enjoy them! The graphics are often colorful and the taglines are...
Go Small or Go Home – Let’s Make a Mini Quilt
November 2022Covering QuiltsGo Small or Go Home – Let’s Make a Mini Quilt by Sandra Starley Mini quilts In our continuing journey of exploration and challenges, what could be better than making a little treasure? Why not try your hand at creating a true...
Share your quilts – Enter a quilt show today
October 2022Covering QuiltsShare your quilts – Enter a quilt show today by Sandra Starley Since we are working on getting out of our comfort zones and trying something new this year, I thought I’d inspire you to share your quilts with the world. This is a...
Zigzag patterns for the win!
September 2022Covering QuiltsZigzag patterns for the win! by Sandra Starley If you are like me, you find antique quilts very inspiring. Old quilts can really get your creativity flowing. Studying antique quilts is a wonderful way to not only understand history...
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Old theater posters gave notice of big entertainment to come
July 2022 Vintage Discoveries Old theater posters gave notice of big entertainment to come by Ken Weyand Late 1800s and early 1900s Back in the late 1800s and early 1900s, before the days of Chautauqua or Vaudeville, an assortment of show-people performed on theater...
Toy car had the look of a Chrysler “Airflow”
June 2022 Vintage Discoveries Toy car had the look of a Chrysler “Airflow” by Ken Weyand Back in the mid-1940s Back in the mid-1940s, my wife’s dad, a physician in Hamilton, IL, had acquired a couple of toy metal cars. My wife, Karen, said her dad gave the...
Ancient geography textbook reveals a lot
May 2022Vintage Discoveries Ancient geography textbook reveals a lotby Ken Weyand Old Geography Book One of the few records of my grandfather’s early life and that of his brothers is an old geography book I re-discovered recently in a cedar chest full of other...
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