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PhilDavidA…
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I like to think of it as my own waiting room in Collectors heaven,
have a seat, the t.v. will be your contact !~
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Vintage Guru Reveals Her Glamour Secrets
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intage can be intimidating. It's certainly not as simple as going to the mall, finding your size, and buying a mass-produced outfit. You have to dig through racks and racks of wildly diverse items, with mysterious sizing, looking for…
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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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Design
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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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The Beautiful Chaos of Improvisational Quilts
What would jazz look like if it had a physical presence? According to Sherry Ann Byrd, a celebrated quilt maker who posts on Show & Tell, it might look something like the hand-made "M-provisational" q…
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Our Dad, the Water Witch of Wyoming
“And the Lord said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of …
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This 1959 Goggomobil Is Insanely Cute and Gets 55 MPG. Why Can’t Detroit Do That?
The last time we spoke to Justin Pinchot, he took us on a guided tour of his collection of toy robots. Recently, J…
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California Cool: How the Wetsuit Became the Surfer's Second Skin
When Bob Meistrell started surfing in Northern California during the early 1950s, 20 minutes was about all he could stand in the frigid coastal waters. Despite the constant rush of …
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The Unfiltered History of Rolling Papers, Plus Tommy Chong's Big Fat Jamaican Vacation
It’s kind of ironic that Tommy Chong, the smokiest half of Cheech and Chong, i…
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Collectibles
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World's Smallest Museum Finds the Wonder in Everyday Objects
Tucked away in a lower Manhattan back alley, the freight-elevator-sized, generically named Museum is one of New York City's newest curiosities.…
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Fightin’ Femmes: Unmasking Female Superheroes with Author Mike Madrid
When I was growing up in the ’60s and ’70s, reading comics wasn't as popular as it had been in the ’40s or ’50s. But my older sister had comics, including a big collection of “Betty and Veronica.” Our parents encouraged us to read everything, so at 6 years old…
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Art DecoArt Deco was an international design and art movement in the 1920s and ’30s…
FurnitureAntique and vintage furniture is the collecting area that's been least impa…
There's in there and there's out there! Wow!
Does this doctor have a cure for hoarding?
Another nice one Phil!
No Amber there is no cure for us, we are on our own colony here, hoarding or collecting, the line is so fine, it can easily be crossed over and then back again !!
Haha, it is sad it is so true.
Wow! I adore the TV ensemble. Wow.
The second is a night time shot, there are lights under the chairs, so the second shot is simply a night time shot, no special effects, except a blue filter intead of black and white.
Much appreciated Eye4beauty. Phil.
Wolfard oil lamps (hand blown) would light up the room at night! I inherited 4 from my mother and broke two, but replaced them from Ebay for $14 and $19. You can light them with long match or 1 long spaghetti! spaghetti burns slow and works good! My mother would light them at night and we all would relax and be mesmerized by them!