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potrero
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A classic. Love the typeface - what is that, anyway? And is it really Art Deco, or something more obscure like Bauhaus?
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The Killer Mobile Device for Victorian Women
Adrift in a sea of digital apps for every imaginable function, we often feel our needs are met better today than in any previous era. But consider the chatelaine, a device popularized in the 18th century that attached to the waist of a wo…
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If These Shirts Could Talk: The Tantalizing Tales Behind Used Clothes
The mysterious packages kept arriving, some from eBay, others from the Home …
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Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
The meerschaum pipes carved in Eastern Europe at the end of the 19th century are among the most bizarre and improbable concoctions in decorative art. Some feature …
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In the Hot Seat: Is Your Antique Windsor a Fake?
While researching her book, "Killer Stuff and Tons of Money," Maureen Stanton came across all sorts of characters. For years, she shadowed her antiques-dealer friend …
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Bizarro Beauty Products, from 1889 to Now
We tend to think of the union of vanity and technology as a particularly modern affliction. It's only recently that science brought the world botox and collagen injections, skin peels, liposucti…
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Love at First Kite: How Pizza and Pente Led to One Oklahoman's High-Flying Obsession
Vintage kites from all over the world hang from the ceiling and walls of Richard Dermer’s popula…
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Pin-Up Queens: Three Female Artists Who Shaped the American Dream Girl
It’s easy to think of pin-up art as a charming relic of the old boys’ club—images that might line the walls …
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Say Ahhh: An Oral Surgeon's Quest to Reimagine the Garage-Band Guitar
It’s not unusual for men of a certain age to have a soft spot in their hearts for the look of vintage guitars and the sound…
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Tokens for Sweethearts, in Times of War
A keepsake, an item that recognizes a loved one, strikes a deep, sentimental chord in each of us—particularly that of a sweetheart. The popularity of keepsakes grew in the United States during the period from 1917 to 1919 as our country ent…
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American Picker Dream, Part I: Mike Wolfe On His Love Affair With Bikes
I was walking to school one day and saw all these bikes in the garbage. I was just amazed because I didn't have one and I found it incredible that anyone was throwing them out. So I gathered…
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Porcelain SignsFrom the 1880s until the 1950s, one of the most dominant forms of outdoor a…
Kodak CamerasThe Eastman Kodak Company of Rochester, New York, was at the forefront of t…
Very fine is it late 40s or early 50s?
Autographic film is 1930s - 40s it's wonderful
Hi i have the same sign could you please give me some info ? Thank you Gus C 805 252 2189
n old Brownie Kodac Camera that my father gave to me just trying to get some info on what its worth? Thank you in advance for your time. Have a wonderful day God bless
Kodak... Spell much lol
Autographic cameras were basically introduced in 1915 and discontinued by 1935. I will try to find out when this sign was offered to dealers. But I would guess mid 20's to early 30's. One of my favorite signs. One of three in these colors.
I Looking for a value on it . Thanks Janhave a porecline double sided, just like this. I beleive it was hung in a drug store
I have one. What's it worth? My father and grandfather were Kodak dealers.