At home we lived the “simple life,” With “pint and praties” for the dinner. And chicken stew on Sundays, too, (With nary a bit of chicken in her). But when you “find” some rabbits in The landlord’s ground (a poacher’s trick) It’s wise to call them something else— And so we called our rabbit “chick.” You take and cut the […]
By Anne Gilbert Have you ever heard of fore-edge book paintings or even seen an example? Probably not, unless you are a rare book collector or have inherited an example. However, these unique paintings, part of book history, date back as early as the 10th century. Just what are they? How are they hidden? Look at the edging of […]
By Anne Gilbert Since the 1980s interest has continued to grow in African-American quilting history. The recent opening of the Civil Rights Museum is sure to bring more examples to light. Eli Leon, an Afro-American, began an important collection when he acquired a Guggenheim Award to aid in his research of historical Afro-American quilts. This resulted in his writing […]
We had no correct answers for our March’s What Is It. We were hoping some musician out there might have recognized it. The March’s What Is It is a 16” Hand Tuneable Bodhran. The Deep Pro Frame is in Mahogany. It is a handheld, shallow Irish drum with a single goatskin head, played with a stick. 1965-70 Irish Gaelic bodhran, […]
We’ve Expanded! After eighteen successful years of the Denver Postcard & Paper Ephemera Show we would like to announce the expansion of our May Show. Building on the success of the January show, the May show will offer up to fifty dealers selling thousands of Postcards, Paper Ephemera, Old Books, Maps, Calendars, Magazines, Bottles, Stamps, Postal History, Comics, Works of […]
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