Salvage Antiques Vintage Etc. opened just over one year ago in Florence, Colorado. Owners, Barna Kasa and Erin Sauer offer something a little different in the town known as the “Antique Capital of Colorado.” They specialize in Architectural Salvage and Vintage/Mid century items. Along with a large selection of salvage and vintage, they also carry a variety of traditional antiques […]
By Sandy Dale Just when you think the Blahs of Winter here in Colorado are going to get you down, a beautiful spring-like day comes along, or here in Florence, something special happens…the birth of a fabulous new store. Heartland Classic at 225 E. Main can hardly be called a store. It is an “elegant environment.” The quintessential model of […]
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. […]
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