January 7, 2009
By Dave Margulius, Collectors Weekly Staff
I’ve always been interested in antiques. As a kid, I collected a variety of stuff – fossils, rocks, minerals, natural history stuff, Indian artifacts and antiques. I grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, and my mother had a lot of Victorian antiques. We live… (more »)
Rumor has it that piggy banks evolved from pygg, an orange clay used in the Middle Ages to craft household items like jars in which sma... (more »)
Hats and fashion are inextricably linked... and vintage hats are available in unlimited varieties and styles. Wi... (more »)
The first official US stamps were issued in 1847, depicting Benjamin Franklin and George Washington (5 and 10 cents). These were follow... (more »)
