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The Appraiser’s Diary: Spring Planning
Spring is here! The ice is melting. Whatever your resources, now is the time to unleash them. The warm sun urges you to come forward to take advantage of the good weather. Everything that has lain dormant in winter comes alive. In spring not only lovely flowers bloom abundantly, but antiques and collectibles crop up everywhere. If you have postponed […]
What Is It? March 2026
It is so interesting to know that so many readers know what these items are. Yes, they are ocarinas. These pictured include a bass (top), a tenor (right), a red alto and a soprano. The rare bass, probably russian-made, is valuable. Ceramic ocarinas have been around morethan 12,000 years. Ancient examples have been cited —small whistles shaped like birds or […]
An Irish-American Tradition: Early 20th Century St. Patrick’s Day Post Cards
By Roy Nuhn Legend has it that many an Irishman, upon departing his native village to go to America, would pause for a second and tuck a bit of turf into his slender luggage. Thus, though in time he became an American citizen, a piece of his beloved Emerald Isle would always be near his heart. This love for both […]
America’s Favorite Couple – Blondie and Dagwood
By Roy Nun The world’s favorite married couple, Blondie and Dagwood, have been living in our neighborhood for over 70 years now. Chic Young’s seemingly immortal “Blondie,“ whose continued appearance in over 2,000 newspapers around the world makes it the most popular comic strip of all time, was first seen on September 15, 1930. Appearing in the dailies and Sunday […]
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