By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview, Amy Karol talks about her lifelong love of vintage clothing, including aprons, and how vintage designs and patterns have influenced her own sewing and writing. You can find more of Amy’s inspirational work on her website, amykarol.com, on her popular blog or on her Flickr [...]
By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview, Steve Cabella talks about collecting the work of designers Charles and Ray Eames, and about the mid century modern movement. Steve lives in an authentically restored early mid-century house, and can be reached via his web site, Eamescollector.com, which is a member of our Hall [...]
By Lizzie Bramlett (Copyright 2008)
Lizzie Bramlett is a collector of vintage clothing and sewing patterns, and can be reached via her website, Fuzzylizzie.com
Paper sewing patterns were first manufactured in the middle of the 1800s. These first paper patterns were designed by Ellen Curtis Demorest. Starting in 1860, these patterns were sold through her magazine, Mme. [...]
By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview, Jodi Lenocker discusses antique hatpin collecting, hatpin styles, and related historical information. Jodi is President of the The American Hatpin Society, a member of our Hall of Fame.
Originally my husband and I collected cylinder phonographs, but after you acquire a few of them and their [...]
By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview, Scott Fortner discusses collecting personally owned Marilyn Monroe memorabilia, and gives advice for movie and entertainment memorabilia collectors. Based in California, Scott can be reached via his website, Marilyn Monroe Collection, which is a member of our Hall of Fame.
I don’t actually remember exactly when [...]
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 [...]
By Eric Beeson (Copyright 2008)
In this article, Eric Beeson talks about collecting vintage cigarette lighters, including brands such as Zippo, Ronson, and Dunhill. Eric is a frequent contributor to The Collectors Weekly, and will be starting his first year at the University of California Santa Barbara this fall.
Cigarette lighter collecting is a hobby that never [...]
By Michael Jack (Copyright 2008)
Michael Jack, whose personal Flickr website is a member of our Hall of Fame, is a collector of vintage transistor radios.
Perhaps you recently saw a picture of a cool looking pocket radio from the early 1960’s and were reminded of your carefree, youthful days? Maybe it was the pastel colors or [...]
