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The Heart of the Home Kitchen appliances reveal food prep, storage trends throughout the years
By the 1950s, refrigerators were able to accommodate the needs of the modern family, even keeping them cool when summer’s heat arrived. (Image courtesy of Pinterest)June 2025Cover StoryThe Heart of the Home Kitchen appliances reveal food prep, storage trends...
A nickel’s worth of fun Jukeboxes spin the tunes and create memories
A classic Wurlitzer 1015 model. Created in 1946, it is the biggest selling jukebox in history. (Image courtesy of The Men’s Cave)May 2025Cover Story"A nickel’s worth of fun" Jukeboxes spin the tunes and create memoriesby Corbin CrableThe jukebox remains one of the...
Molded meals Aspics inspired bizarre dishes, but rarely appetite
Apsics remain quite common in European cultures. For instance, this colorful shrimp and veggie aspic makes a delightful Italian lunch entree. (Image courtesy of La Cucina Italiana)April 2025Cover StoryMolded meals Aspics inspired bizarre dishes, but rarely appetiteby...
Do the Hustle! Disco made us boogie-woogie the night away in the ‘70s
The iconic mirror ball, setting the tone and delighting disco dancers for decades. (Image courtesy of dancepoise.com)March 2025Cover StoryDo the Hustle! Disco made us boogie-woogie the night away in the ‘70sby Corbin CrableThose who remember the bygone days of disco...
You’re 75, Charlie Brown! Good grief! Peanuts gang has made readers chuckle since 1950
Peanuts Gang Valentine image (image courtesy of schulz museum)February 2025Cover StoryYou’re 75, Charlie Brown! Good grief! Peanuts gang has made readers chuckle since 1950by Corbin CrableOne beloved American comic strip has allowed readers to see the world through...
The Name of Luxury Royal Doulton has stood for the finest in bone china, ceramics since 1815
Royal Doulton “Pomeroy,” pattern # D5270. Inspired by Davenport engravings of 1793, made circa 1933-60. (image courtesy of cynthiafindlay.com)Dec 2024 / Jan 2025Cover Story The Name of Luxury Royal Doulton has stood for the finest in bone china, ceramics since 1815by...
Kitchen items worth their weight in memories, moolah
Photo by Daria Rudyk on Unsplash June 2025Everything Old Kitchen items worth their weight in memories, moolahby Corbin Crable Roll up your sleeves and don your aprons, because this month’s issue of Discover Vintage America is headed into the kitchen as we explore...
Jukebox songs that put a song in our hearts
Photo by The Retro Store on Unsplash & jukebox (Image courtesy of rock-ola.com) May 2025Everything Old Jukebox songs that put a song in our heartsby Corbin Crable In this issue of Discover Vintage America, we place the jukebox under a figurative magnifying...
What were we thinking? Bizarre dishes of yesteryear
Image created by adobe fireflyApril 2025Everything Old What were we thinking? Bizarre dishes of yesteryearby Corbin Crable The star of the show in this month’s issue of Discover Vintage America is the aspic – that oft-consumed dish that seemed to be synonymous with...
Dressing the part for disco
(Image created by Adobe Firefly)March 2025Everything Old Dressing the part for discoby Corbin Crable It’s 1977. You and your friends spent the afternoon going to the local cinema and watching the new film “Saturday Night Fever.” Now you’re inspired -- you want to go...
Schulz’s Peanuts has KC connection
(Image courtesy of the Schulz Museum)February 2025Everything Old Schulz’s Peanuts has KC connectionby Corbin Crable You’ve read their antics on the comics page of your local newspaper. They’ve celebrated life’s milestones with you in greeting cards. And they’ve made...
See a movie, get a gravy boat
Image from adobe firefly Dec 2024 / Jan 2025 Everything Old See a movie, get a gravy boat by Corbin Crable Holiday Films The holiday season is big business for the film industry, and even though many former moviegoers prefer to stay home and stream their favorite...
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...
Victorian Gothic revival furniture can be weird and pricey
December 2022ANTIQUE DETECTIVE Victorian Gothic revival furniture can be weird and priceyby Anne Gilbert Victorian Gothic revival furniture You might think that Victorian Gothic revival furniture was made for Halloween. The carved, devilish-looking heads on chairs are...
Eggs not laid in Nature
August 2025Good EyeEggs not laid in Natureby Peggy WhiteneckThere’s just something really pleasing about an egg’s shape, whether it comes from hens – or glassmakers! Many companies made functional versions of white glass eggs, beginning in the late 19th century, to be...
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All dolled up – To play or not to play
June 2025Good Eye All dolled up - To play or not to playby Peggy Whiteneck Children’s toys have been sought by adult collectors, especially items in their original packaging. For me, keeping dolls and other toys in original cardboard and cellophane is kind of a...
Top Tips for Antique Quilt Collecting, Part II
August 2025Covering QuiltsTop Tips for Antique Quilt Collecting, Part II by Sandra Starley Knowledge is power With all the online resources available today, it is easy to become an educated consumer. It just takes some determination and time to develop your...
Spool Pets – Meet Clara Cow
June 2025Covering Quilts Spool Pets - Meet Clara Cowby Sandra Starley Quilters cannot sew without thread and other sewing notions, and most have collections of sewing supplies. You never know what you may find in that box of vintage lace, rickrack, and bias tape. I...
Flying Geese classic quilting block helps quilts take flight
May 2025Covering Quilts Flying Geese classic quilting block helps quilts take flightby Sandra Starley Egyptian pyramids, Mayan Temples and myriad European churches feature this iconic triangle. This ancient shape was quickly adopted by very early quilt makers as a...
Close out the holiday season at Jesse James Antique Mall
December 2025Close out the holiday season at Jesse James Antique Mall Ring in the holiday season at Greenwood Vintage Market, which will host its annual Holiday Handmade Market on Nov. 8 and Nov. 15 in Greenwood. Bring Christmas cheer to your friends and family when...
Old childrens’ books show how times have changed
June 2025Vintage Discoveries Old childrens’ books show how times have changedby Ken Weyand Recently I found four old childrens’ books my mother had stashed away – curiosities of her early life after she moved with her parents to Kahoka, MO, where my grandfather...
Kansas City’s early-day airports helped make flying history
May 2025Vintage Discoveries Kansas City’s early-day airports helped make flying history by Ken Weyand Operating in an era when airplanes were a novelty, pilots navigated using “dead reckoning, and a good landing was “any landing you could walk away from,” Kansas...
Remembering my ‘Dirt Road Days’
February 2025 Vintage Discoveries Remembering my ‘Dirt Road Days’ by Ken Weyand Years before J.D. Vance penned his “Hillbilly Elegy” about his Appalachian origins, I put together an e-book that recalled my early years on a Northeast Missouri farm. As the blurb on the...
“A Century of Royal Doulton Character and Toby Jugs” By Steve Mullins with David Fastenau and Louise Irvine
December 2024Books for Collectors Century of Royal Doulton Character and Toby Jugs By Corbin Crable Collectors of Royal Doulton ceramics – for more than 200 years, the giant among other luxury home goods brands – “A Century of Royal Doulton Character and...
“The Handbook of Vintage Cigarette Lighters”
September 2024 Books for Collectors “The Handbook of Vintage Cigarette Lighters” by Stuart Schneider and Ira Pilossof By Corbin Crable Vintage cigarette lighters can be found just about everywhere you look, including at garage sales, estate sales, swap...
“The Complete and Unauthorized Guide to Vintage Barbie Dolls” By Hilary Shilkitus James
April 2024Books for Collectors“The Complete and Unauthorized Guide to Vintage Barbie Dolls” By Hilary Shilkitus JamesBy Corbin Crable You’ve seen the more contemporary Barbie dolls everywhere, but Hilary Shilkitus James’ book “The Complete and Unauthorized Guide...
