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Antique Detective: Antique Inkwells and Stands Made In Many Forms

Antique Detective: Antique Inkwells and Stands Made In Many Forms

By Anne Gilbert    Old inkwells and inkstands may not be used these days for their original purpose but have been rediscovered as decorative and collectible. While common, utilitarian pieces can be had for one hundred dollars or less, unique examples are pricey. A good example is an art Nouveaus, patinated bronze, 1905 Tiffany Studios inkwell cast as a crab. The […]

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What Is It? April 2020

What Is It? April 2020

   We had several guesses for April’s What Is It but only one person correctly identified the objects pictured to the right. Kate Loyle of Wichita, Kansas tells us these are antique tape measures. Congratulations, you have won a year’s subscription to the Mountain States Collector.    All three of these items are miniature sculpture cases for measuring tapes which are rewound […]

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From our Archives: The Easter Lily Brings Peace and Happiness

From our Archives: The Easter Lily Brings Peace and Happiness

By Mary Helen Crain, April 1980    “Spring is the sound through an open window, of children playing, laughing, of roller skates and bikes. Spring is baby animals in the fields, mother birds building nests and a sun that grows warm. Spring is pussy willows and bumble bees, robins and daffodils. Spring is sudden rain and a fresh green haze in […]

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May Postcard Show Moved to September: Hold-to-the-Light Postcards

May Postcard Show Moved to September: Hold-to-the-Light Postcards

By Carol Mobley    Have you heard of hold-to-the-light postcards and wondered just what is that? You wouldn’t be the first person to ask. A hold-to-the-light postcard is a postcard with 3 layers a front with a pattern cut out of it, a lighter color layer, and the back so when you hold it up you can see the light through […]

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Antique Detective: Chinese Painted Enamel Objects Colorful and Costly

Antique Detective: Chinese Painted Enamel Objects Colorful and Costly

By Anne Gilbert    The first thing that catches your eye are the vivid colors. Next, that even though the object appears to be porcelain it is entirely something else. A tap of your finger tells you it is metal with a painted enamel glaze. You are looking at an example of Chinese painted enamels. Back in the 1970s, 80s it […]

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