By Robert Reed  People would probably guess that Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanac is one of the most prized of historic almanacs in the country. And they would be right. A 1749 issue recently brought $3,000 at a leading auction gallery.  However a great many advertising almanacs are still out there – if not undiscovered at least at relatively reasonable […]

By Robert Reed  Over a period of approximately 15 years, from the late 1940s into the 1970s, military playsets were one of the nation’s most popular and prolific toys. Scores and scores of the sets were produced by the Louis Marx Company which was the leader in playset manufacturing and marketing. Military sets in particular probably outdistanced their space, farm […]

 There are so many Harvest Festivals, Corn Mazes and Halloween events during the month of      October. Here are just a few examples: Miners’ Pumpkin Patch – Bring the whole family out to the Western Museum of Mining and Industry for a day of pumpkin patches, hay rides, face painting, and games. Saturdays in October, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.  Zip […]

By Nick Wills  NEDERLAND, Colo. (KDVR) – A property that sits 30 minutes west of Boulder was at varying instances the home of the country’s largest privately owned Arabian horse stud farm, a motion picture set and the refurbished barn that from 1974 to 1976 produced more musical hits than Abbey Road.  That property, which according to the Colorado Music […]