By Anne Gilbert Kimonos have come a long way from Geisha girl gowns to 21st century fashion statements. They were also made for men and still are. When you can find them, not only antique but early 20th century Japanese kimonos are framed or considered wearable art. The best examples can be costly. When I recently scanned them I found one dealer […]
We had one guess for our September What Is It. Carol Klomp of Boulder, Colorado thinks it might be a yerba mate gourd. We think that is a good possibility. Another idea is that it looks like a Victorian, English, hinged container with silver trim. If it is wood it could be a humidor or tobacco jar. Thanks for helping […]
By Tom Cotter This article continues my exploration into the grand era of color in the U.S. glass industry between 1920 and 1940 (see Mountain States Collector, September, 2018, The Colorful 20s). What could possibly happen to the U.S. glass industry during the Great Depression? Disaster? Lack of creativity and color? Hardly. While many companies within the industry declined, went […]
By Robert Reed The beautiful brooch traditionally had been one of the most enduring types of jewelry as well as one of the most varied. Women have affixed these large and decorative ornamental pins on their clothing for centuries. Some brooches could be fashioned from cardboard or human hair and be fairly plain, or they could be adorned with gold […]
By Anne Gilbert Items related to ships and sailor craftsmanship have never lost their appeal to collectors. This is especially true when items have been made by men at sea from whales teeth and bone into what is known as scrimshaw. The same holds true with ships parts and decorative objects made by 18th and 19th century American craftsmen. Among the rarest […]
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