http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles Articles and Interviews on Antiques and Collecting Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:40:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Ben Marks (Copyright Collectors Weekly 2009) A.C. Dwyer, an avid coin collector, talked with us recently about the history of U.S. $20 double eagle gold coins, especially those struck during the California Gold Rush. Dwyer discusses the types of double eagles that were minted, the most interesting and rarest varieties, ... http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/double-eagles-and-shipwrecks-an-interview-with-u-s-gold-coin-collector-a-c-dwyer/ By Maribeth Keane and George Spencer (Copyright Collectors Weekly 2009) Tony Hyman has been collecting cigar boxes since he was 12. By his 17th birthday, he had amassed a collection of some 2,300 boxes. Recently, we spoke to Hyman about his online National Cigar Museum, which is a great resource for ... http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/an-interview-with-cigar-memorabilia-and-ephemera-collector-tony-hyman/ By Maribeth Keane and Anne Galloway (Copyright Collectors Weekly 2009) Tony Swicer is the president of the Palm Beach Coin Club, the vice president of Florida United Numismatists (FUN), and an avid collector of Kentucky bank notes. In this interview, he discusses the history of the regional banking system of the ... http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/an-interview-with-kentucky-bank-note-collector-tony-swicer/ By Maribeth Keane and Jessica Lewis (Copyright 2009 The Collectors Weekly) Jim Elyea co-runs History for Hire, a prop house in Hollywood, California, and has provided props for a variety of movies, television shows, and music videos. Recently, Jim spoke with us about the different types of props and the different ... http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/an-interview-with-history-for-hire-movie-prop-supplier-jim-elyea/ By Maribeth Keane and Jessica Lewis (Copyright 2009 The Collectors Weekly) Scott Buckwald has been the prop master on a variety of popular movies and television programs, including Race to Witch Mountain and The Prestige. Recently, Buckwald spoke with us about his experiences as a prop master for AMC’s hit show ... http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/an-interview-with-scott-buckwald-prop-master-for-the-hit-tv-show-mad-men/ On a recent trip to Washington, D.C., I had the good fortune to speak with several curators from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. For a collectibles geek like myself, the experience was unparalleled, as I learned firsthand from the curators what they collect, why they collect, and what ... http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/behind-the-scenes-at-the-smithsonian/ By Maribeth Keane and Anne Galloway (Copyright Collectors Weekly 2009) Rudy Franchi knows movie posters inside and out. That’s because he’s more than a poster dealer, more than an Antiques Roadshow appraiser, more even than a respected author on the subject. Franchi is also a film buff, as his years running ... http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/an-interview-with-vintage-movie-poster-and-memorabilia-expert-rudy-franchi/ By Maribeth Keane and Jessica Lewis (Copyright 2009) Dolph Gotelli is a professor emeritus of design at the University of California, Davis. Gotelli is well known in the Christmas community for his elaborate exhibits and seasonal displays, which feature items from his collections of ephemera, Santa Clauses, and Christmas-related toys. Recently, ... http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/an-interview-with-antique-christmas-decorations-collector-dolph-gotelli/ By Maribeth Keane and Jessica Lewis, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2009) Jerry and Darla Arnold know how to do Christmas right. With thousands of antique Christmas ornaments in their collection, it takes almost two-dozen trees just to showcase a fraction of their bounty every year. Recently, Jerry spoke with us and ... http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/an-interview-with-antique-christmas-ornament-collector-jerry-arnold/ By Kurt M. Semon This article discusses household silver in the first half of the 18th century, noting its foreign influences in style (especially French) and silversmith Paul Lamerie, of whom the most information has been preserved over time. It originally appeared in the January 1946 issue of American Collector magazine, ... http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/the-four-georges-notes-on-english-domestic-silver/