Article archive for July, 2008
Posted Thursday, July 31st, 2008 — 52 Comments
By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview Barry S. Goldberg gives advice on collecting antique American made pocket watches. Barry is based in Melrose, Massachusetts, and his site, http://barrygoldberg.net/watches.htm is a member of our Hall of Fame.
I got started collecting pocket watches partly because I hated wearing wristwatches; I used to carry my wristwatch in my pocket, so I thought; why not just …
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Posted Thursday, July 17th, 2008 — 16 Comments
By Dave Margulius, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview Bill Stoddard talks about collecting antique Westclox Big Ben and Baby Ben alarm clocks, and discusses clock collecting in general. Based in Flora, Indiana, Bill can be reached via his website, clockhistory.com, which is a member of our Hall of Fame.
How did I get interested in clocks? Something about them has always been ingrained in …
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Posted Monday, July 14th, 2008 — 39 Comments
By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview Rob Niederman talks about collecting antique wood cameras from the late 1800s. Based in Minnesota, Rob can be reached via his website, Antique and 19th Century Cameras, which is a member of our Hall of Fame.
How did I start collecting cameras? Actually, I had an interest in photography as a kid and owned a darkroom by …
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Posted Monday, July 7th, 2008 — 13 Comments
By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
John Werry discusses collecting Victorian-era antique furniture, and gives advice to new collectors. Based in the suburbs of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, John can be reached via his blog, Rare Victorian, which is a member of our Hall of Fame.
How did I get started collecting Victorian Furniture? Antiques is in my genes, my mother’s family were longtime antiquers and lived …
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