By Dave Margulius, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview, Wes Cowan talks about collecting 19th Century photographs, including daguerreotypes, CDVs and stereoviews. Cowan, who appears as an appraiser on Antiques Roadshow and is a regular cast member on the PBS show History Detectives, is founder and owner of Cowan’s Auctions, Inc. in Cincinnati.
I’ve always [...]
By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview, Ann Waidelich discusses postcard collecting and the many varieties of collectible postcards on the market. Ann is a volunteer with the Wisconsin Historical Society, whose microsite, Tall Tale Postcards, is a member of our Hall of Fame.
I worked for 35 years as a reference librarian [...]
By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview, Michael Tisdale talks about collecting vintage Bolex-Paillard home movie cameras and related ephemera. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Michael can be reached via his website, Bolex Collector, which is a member of our Hall of Fame.
Collecting Paillard-Bolex cameras was something I started doing by accident. It [...]
By Maribeth Keane, The Collectors Weekly (Copyright 2008)
In this interview, Richard Rose discusses collecting vintage Ericofon telephones of the 1960s, and trends in telephone collecting in general. Based in Minnesota, Richard can be reached via his website, Ericfon.com, which is a member of our Hall of Fame.
I like mechanical things. I’ve collected outboard motors, things [...]
By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview, Richard Polt talks about collecting typewriters, from the early experimental machines of the 1890s to more modern postwar portables. Polt, who lives in Cincinnati and teaches philosophy at Xavier University, can be reached through his website, The Classic Typewriter Page, which is a member of [...]
By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview, Stan Coutant talks about the history of the microphone and provides background information for vintage mic collectors. Based in Sierra Madre, California, Stan can be reached through his vintage microphones website, Coutant.org, which is a member of our Hall of Fame.
I started my website on [...]
By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview, Steve McVoy talks about collecting vintage television sets, both pre-war and postwar, black and white and color. Based in Colorado, Steve is curator of the Early Television Museum, a member of our Hall of Fame.
In the 1950s when I was a teenager I used to [...]
By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview Ian Macky describes the origins, types, shapes and colors of collectible antique glass insulators. Based in Yreka, California, Macky can be reached via his website, Glassian, which is a member of our Hall of Fame.
I got interested in insulators when I lived in El Cajon [...]
