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Extremely Old Arrowheads: How to Spot Them

Extremely Old Arrowheads: How to Spot Them

By Randy Gardner Several factors determine value prehistoric arrowheads: size, quality of workmanship, symmetry, beauty of material, and age. Though the first four are often self-evident and readily discerned, the last is not always so apparent but is the most important when assigning worth to old stone tools. Prospective buyers can utilize several techniques when trying to evaluate artifacts represented […]

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Florence — Antique ‘Boom’ Town

By Sandy Dale I overheard a conversation between two car buffs at our Merchants’ Annual Car Show last Sunday.  It went something like this:   “Man, do you remember when this show was just one block long?  Just one block shut off, no band, no food trucks.  It was cool back then – the old cars and all, but nothin’ like this.”   […]

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Tall Case Clocks Still Standing Tall in America

Tall Case Clocks Still Standing Tall in America

By Robert Reed In England they were long case clocks, and in America they were tall case clocks.   By any name, even the sentimental 19th century term grandfather clock, they were a majestic structure which towered over the rest of the household’s furnishings. Their from-the-ground-up existence began in the latter 17th century in parts of Europe. By most accounts […]

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Antique Detective: Novel Birdcages Rate Tweets

Antique Detective: Novel Birdcages Rate Tweets

By Anne Gilbert       Did you know that some birdcages are seriously collected and costly? In fact there are birdcages that look like buildings. These days no birds allowed in these 19th and early 20th century birdcages that can sometimes cost thousands of dollars. They can be an architectural design or a whimsical. They can be made of tin, brass, wood […]

Antique Detective:  Collectors Loving 60s, 70s Designs Sense of Humor

Antique Detective: Collectors Loving 60s, 70s Designs Sense of Humor

 By Anne Gilbert        Little did I know when I wrote my book “60’s, 70s Design and Memorabilia, in 1994, that the objects would still be collected these days and at high prices. One of my disbelief-favorites is a molded plastic dog house with a step stool. Though it was designed in 2001 the look was a tad of […]