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Antiques and Collecting by Terry and Kim Kovel: What's the tuffet...
2015-03-01 15:31:10| Jewelry - Topix.net
Nursery rhymes may not make sense to the 21st-century child. What's the tuffet that Little Miss Muffet sat on when the first copies of the rhyme appeared in England in 1553? A chair, a stool, a plant, a stone or maybe a small animal? And what are the curds and whey she is eating? The food is our familiar cottage cheese.
Top-shelf selection of soda fountain dispensers and Coca-Cola antiques entered in Morphy's auction
2015-01-12 04:52:10| Beverages - Topix.net
Country stores and old-time soda shops may be a thing of the past on Main Street America, but they're being replicated, and in great detail, in the homes of collectors from coast to coast. Antique advertising signs, syrup dispensers, Coca-Cola calendars and promotional items, tins and early beverage bottles are more popular than ever, with a demand that outstrips supply when it comes to rare and perfect examples.
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Crew Boston Lights 'Antiques Roadshow' Field Segments with Zylight F8 LED Fresnel
2014-12-19 11:31:19| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
LOS ANGELES In the field, there are few "normal" lighting setups the only constants for the EFP crew of Antiques Roadshow, the popular PBS series produced by member station WGBH in Boston, are different locations and tight shooting schedules. Between May and August, the Antiques Roadshow crew shot in eight...
Brimfield, Mass., is the promised land for antiques
2014-09-13 04:45:07| Apparel - Topix.net
In the end, it was every bit as overwhelming -- and every bit as wonderful -- as everyone had told me it would be.
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Antiques Roadshow
2014-08-04 16:52:04| Beverages - Topix.net
Cameras capture tales of family heirlooms, yard sale bargains and long-lost items salvaged from attics and basements, while experts reveal the fascinating truths about these finds.