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 […]
By Jon DeStefano In 1994 Mary Eastman opened Old Warehouse Antiques, a literal landmark in Sterling, Colorado. The Warehouse was her father’s building and distributorship which he began in 1933 and she wound up running both the warehouse and distributorship until she determined in 2010 to focus solely on her antique warehouse. “Antiques were my passion so it was […]
By Anne Gilbert These days all things with a “MODERN’ look are “hot” and that now includes stainless steel flatware. Nobody wants to spend time polishing silverware in todays busy world. While it seldom makes an auction appearance, prices are modest. What makes the flatware of this era, as well as the 60s, 70s, is that many of their […]
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