By Lou Walther Are you a spoon collector? If so, do you have a Welsh love spoon? The Welsh love spoon dates back to the Vikings, over 1,000 years ago. An ardent suitor might carve twin spoons out of a piece of wood, then connect them with a wooden chain to show his love. Often spoons were given as a […]
By Anthony Accetta Finding or “discovering” a good upper-end rare book is like finding a needle in a haystack. It is difficult but not impossible. My discovery came a few years ago while traveling the back roads of central Vermont near Randolph Center. Out of habit, I pulled over when I noticed a garage sale being conducted by a young […]
The four hatpins shown to the left are all fashioned from natural materials. From left they are carved bone, a tooth (probably from an elk) mounted in gold, carved ivory, and two small deer teeth in a silver setting. The most valuable of the four is the ivory-elephant hatpin. We had several correct guessers for February’s What Is It. […]
On February 1st, 2013 Andy and his wife Leanne followed their dreams and opened Homestead Antiques. After many years of selling antiques out of their garage and various antique malls they made the leap to open their own mall. It has been an amazing and successful five years. Through the years, Andy & Leanne have met and worked with […]
By Carol Mobley Today Arbourville, Colorado is a ghost town located in Chaffee county, 5 miles below Chaffee City/Monarch. It was established after Nicholas Creede discovered silver on Monarch Mountain in 1879. It is also known as Arborsville and Arbour-Villa. Arbourville was known for the brothel which served as a gathering place for miners and traders, the only one […]
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