<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!-- generator="WordPress/2.9.2" -->
<rss version="0.92">
<channel>
	<title>Collectors Weekly Articles and Interviews</title>
	<link>http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles</link>
	<description>Articles and Interviews on Antiques and Collecting</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:44:02 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs>
	<language>en</language>
	
	<item>
		<title>An Interview with Northern Soul Dance Club Proprietor Ivor Abadi</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Maribeth Keane and Brad Quinn (Copyright Collectors Weekly 2010)
Ivor Abadi, founder of The Twisted Wheel, talks about the Manchester club’s role in the birth of the British northern soul music-and-dance movement during the 1960s. Memorabilia from the club and information about its history can be found at thetwistedwheel.com.
Northern soul is basically American soul music [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/an-interview-with-northern-soul-dance-club-proprietor-ivor-abadi/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>An Interview with 1950s Vintage Rockabilly Clothing Collector Kim Casamassima</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Maribeth Keane and Brad Quinn (Copyright Collectors Weekly 2010)
In this interview, Kim Casamassima discusses the rockabilly fashions of the 1950s and explains how the vintage rockabilly look has been revived and adapted over the years. She also discusses the stylistic clichés and misperception that often stand in the way of an accurate understanding of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/an-interview-with-1950s-vintage-rockabilly-clothing-collector-kim-casamassima/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>An Interview with Tall-Case Antique Clock Collector Gary Sullivan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Maribeth Keane and Brad Quinn (Copyright Collectors Weekly 2010)
Gary Sullivan is a clock and furniture dealer, as well as an appraiser for &#8220;Antiques Roadshow.&#8221; In this scholarly interview, Sullivan explains the differences between early American tall-case, banjo, and dwarf clocks and offers tips on what to watch out for when buying these popular antiques. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/an-interview-with-tall-case-antique-clock-collector-gary-sullivan/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>An Interview with Show Rod Model Car Collector Dave Rasmussen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Maribeth Keane and Brad Quinn (Copyright Collectors Weekly 2010)
In this interview, Dave Rasmussen talks about show rod model car designers Tom Daniel and Ed Roth and such classic creations as the Tijuana Taxi and Rommel’s Rod. He also touches on the genre’s fascination with skeletons and laments how young show rod enthusiasts of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/an-interview-with-show-rod-model-car-collector-dave-rasmussen/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>An Interview with Antique Mourning Jewelry Collector Hayden Peters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Maribeth Keane and Brad Quinn (Copyright Collectors Weekly 2010)
In this interview, historian and art director Hayden Peters charts the evolution of mourning jewelry from the 16th century through its most prolific period during the reign of Queen Victoria. Along the way, he discusses how mourning jewelry differs from sentimental jewelry, and highlights such genres [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/an-interview-with-antique-mourning-jewelry-collector-hayden-peters/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>An Interview with Golden Age Comics Collector and Historian Greg Theakston</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Maribeth Keane and Brad Quinn (Copyright Collectors Weekly 2010).
Through his publishing imprint, Pure Imagination, illustrator Greg Theakston has retouched and reprinted the work of some of the most admired artists of the Golden Age of comics, more than 10,000 pages in all. In this interview, Theakston discusses some of these artists, including Jack Kirby [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/an-interview-with-golden-age-comics-collector-and-historian-greg-theakston/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Barbie Brings in Bucks, Gets New Career</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, we blogged about a Barbie benefit on eBay, in which a dozen one-of-a-kind Basic Barbies were accessorized by some of the top fashion-accessories designers in the world. Proceeds went to the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s educational initiatives and scholarship program.
Four dolls broke the thousand-dollar mark. Lorraine Schwartz’s Barbie, featuring [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/barbie-brings-in-bucks-gets-new-career/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>An Interview with Vintage Guitar Restorer and Historian Richard Johnston</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Maribeth Keane and Brad Quinn (Copyright Collectors Weekly 2010)
As the cofounder of Gryphon Stringed Instruments, Richard Johnston has spent a good part of his life around guitars, mandolins, and other stringed instruments. An appraiser on “Antiques Roadshow,” Johnston is also an author, whose most recent title traces the history of C. F. Martin &#38; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/an-interview-with-vintage-guitar-restorer-and-historian-richard-johnston/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>An Interview with Rhinestone Costume Jewelry Appraiser and Repairperson Rosalie Sayyah</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Maribeth Keane and Ben Marks (Copyright Collectors Weekly 2010)
Even though Rosalie Sayyah’s chief passion is for a relatively common product—costume jewelry—what she does with these baubles and bangles is rare. She and shop manager/goldsmith Lucia Sayyah repair them, from rhinestone necklaces and earrings to bracelets and brooches. In this interview, Rhinestone Rosie, as she [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/an-interview-with-rhinestone-costume-jewelry-appraiser-and-repairperson-rosalie-sayyah/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Alameda Point Antiques Unofficial Facebook Group</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OK&#8230; I&#8217;m biting the bullet. After 7 years of loyal monthly attendance at the Alameda Point Antiques and Collectibles Fair, the event that inspired and fed my interest in all things antique and vintage, I&#8217;m going public with my addiction &#8211; who&#8217;s with me?
Located on the abandoned runways of the former Alameda Naval Air Station, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/alameda-point-antiques-unofficial-facebook-group/</link>
			</item>
</channel>
</rss>
