Tag: antiques
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March 25, 2007 03:20 PM EDT --
(This is a previously published article. I am reposting it as the broadcast of the Mobile show begins Monday, March 26th at 8:00 pm EDT for most PBS stations, and continues on April 2nd and April 9th.) . . . more
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September 03, 2008 09:29 AM EDT --
If you are ever in Ontario heading north towards Ottawa, be sure to check out Rideau Antiques.
The cars parked on the road and the full parking lot will let you know this is not a place . . . more
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September 03, 2008 02:10 PM EDT --
I will admit at the very start of this photo essay that the inside of the Rideau Antiques, antique house was a little daunting. It is as you will see packed to the ceiling and I became clustraphobic . . . more
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September 18, 2007 08:10 PM EDT --
Until Sunday, I had never been to a flea market. When my sister asked if I would like to join her, I almost declined; but when she threw in an invitation to lunch, I quickly changed my mine. . . . more
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August 28, 2008 08:57 PM EDT --
These are pictures from a house we visited. Yes, these rooms are still very much used. It was like walking into the past.
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March 05, 2007 07:46 PM EST --
My mom has some old Avon cologn bottles. They are at least 30 years old and even though they are empty, they are all in original boxes. Some of these bottles are shaped like . . . more
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October 24, 2007 10:54 AM EDT --
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21435335/
Woman doing her morning walk 3 years ago finds a colorful painting sticking out of the trash on the side of the road. "It had a strange power" . . . more
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March 31, 2007 12:09 AM EDT --
Please post.
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April 21, 2007 01:51 PM EDT --
I bought this last weekend at a little antique shop for forty bucks! It was so dirty and dusty. No one had bothered to clean it up so it's true beauty was hidden from prospective buyers . . . more
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October 02, 2007 01:21 PM EDT --
Has anyone been there? It's beautiful! There is Quechee Gorge near the state campground that we always hike down, (not too dangerous though!) leads to the river. Lots of rocks to climb, soak your tired . . . more
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February 24, 2006 09:54 AM EST --
Bottles are colored for three reasons, the first two of which are intentional. Dark-colored bottles protect the contents from light. Brightly colored bottles catch the eye, and hopefully lure the . . . more
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July 08, 2007 09:50 PM EDT --
Today we are going to drop in on my cousin Terry and his partner Gino for tea at their old-fashion Cape Cod home. In our family, you never have to call and say your visiting...you just show up...and . . . more
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November 07, 2007 04:25 PM EST --
We moved here a little over six months ago from what I considered paradise. We were ocean front on an eight mile span of untarnished shore. Now we are on a six lane highway in the middle of the city! . . . more
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December 10, 2007 10:08 PM EST --
Do you remember these? My mother took photos of us each year and made the photo into their Christmas card.
1946: I was around 14 months old in Schenectady, NY with my brother who is 5 years . . . more
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December 29, 2007 04:00 PM EST --
I collect Occupied Japan, porcelain, pottery and bisque figurines and dishes. This hobby started in the late 1940s when a great aunt who doted on me gave me these small but beautiful little pieces of . . . more
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July 18, 2008 01:24 PM EDT --
Recently at an Estate Sale I purchased a scrap book belonging to a young woman named "Irene Taffee". I am usually drawn to such things because they have a story to tell about someone. The scrap . . . more
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July 18, 2008 08:39 PM EDT --
The Spencer-Pierce-Little Farm in Newbury, Massachusetts, founded in 1690, today is a family-friendly site with activities for visitors of all ages. It features an imposing architectural jewel, a late . . . more
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June 10, 2008 08:16 PM EDT --
Last week I had an offer to write the cover story for a new Real Estate section in a major daily paper in our region. I have worked for this editor before and he asked me because the story had . . . more
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February 02, 2008 04:48 PM EST --
Here's a first edition of Tarzan of the Apes from 1914. I wish I had the dust cover!
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March 01, 2006 06:15 PM EST --
When I was 19, my family was on a road trip going from Colorado to Florida. My dad really liked pawn shops so when we found ourselves in Memphis, we couldn't resist.
It was hanging so you couldn't . . . more
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