Yes, they are ocarinas. These pictured include a bass (top), a tenor (right), a red alto and a soprano. The rare bass, probably Russian-made, is valuable. Ceramic ocarinas have been around more than 12,000 years. Ancient examples have ben cited – small whistles shaped like birds or other animals and made of terracotta were in India for 6,000 years. China […]
APRIL 1, 1949 – APRIL 23, 2020 We are sad to report that Diane Hoffman has become a victim of the Covid-19 virus. She was such an important part of the South Broadway Antiques scene. Inspired by the love of doll collecting from her own mother, Diane Hoffman found her passion for dolls at a young age. Forty-five years ago, […]
By Sandy Dale I have to say that when they told me it was my turn to write the blog thingy for the Florence page in the Mountain States Collector, I was at a loss for words. Not at all like me. Anyone who knows me here in Florence will tell you I suffer from severe verbosity. But what was […]
V-E Day was observed on May 8, 1945, in Great Britain, Western Europe, the United States and Australia, and on May 9 in the Soviet Union and New Zealand. V-E Day commemorates the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany to the Allied forces in 1945, ending World War II in Europe. For just over five years and eight months a war […]
By Mike Pearce In the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries, thousands of brass bands dotted the American landscape. Those ensembles played music assembled in march size folios and band books. As those band books now find their way into auctions from attics and basements, they become attractive collectibles for a select number of band history collectors and performers. By […]
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