By M.H. Crain Recently while browsing in my attic, I came across a box I had not opened in years. Packed in crumbling yellow newspaper I found some of my Grandmother’s things she had given me a quarter of a century before. As I unwrapped the pieces I found them beautiful. Beautiful not so much for the design or quality—Beautiful […]
September 2 V-J Day – The 76 Anniversary of Japan signing formal surrender (1945) Congress Establishes U.S. Treasury (1789) September 5 First session of Continental Congress convenes (1774) September 9 Congress renamed the nation ‘United States of America’ (1776) September 11 20th Anniversary of 9/11 attacks Patriot Day September 12 Grandparents Day September 17 Constitution Week Begins September 18 Congress […]
Article and Photos By Tom Cotter As noted in my article on American Mid-Century Modern (MCM) Glass published in the September, 2020, Mountain States Collector, the period from 1940 to 1970 the United States experienced a dramatic change in technologies, income distribution, tastes, and designs that we now call the Mid-Century Modern phenomenon. The Mid-Century period beheld a greater sense […]
August Anniversaries August 5 Abraham Lincoln imposes first federal income tax (1861) August 7 George Washington creates the Purple Heart (1782) August 14 FDR signs the Social Security Act (1935) August 24 British troops set fire to White House (1814) August 26 101 Anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote (1920)
By Robert Reed Delightful dolls have paid tribute to the real-life people of prominence for more than a century. From war heroes to movie stars and from presidents to quintuplet children those of fame have been further immortalized with a doll in their image. Typically doll makers have sought to capitalize on the popularity of genuine celebrities, and usually that […]
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