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Salvage Antiques Vintage, Etc. In Florence Has What You Need

Salvage Antiques Vintage, Etc. In Florence Has What You Need

   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 · February 8, 2018 · 0 comments · Feature Article
Find It In Florence: East End Elegance

Find It In Florence: East End Elegance

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 […]

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Love Spoons

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 […]

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Book Collecting for Love and Money

Book Collecting for Love and Money

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 […]

by · February 7, 2018 · 0 comments · Feature Article
What Is It? February 2018

What Is It? February 2018

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. […]

by · February 7, 2018 · 0 comments · What Is It?