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Vintage school supplies evoke nostalgia of classrooms past.If you’re like us, back-to-school season makes you feel super nostalgic. While school shopping remains as much of a ritual as ever, the supplies filling today’s backpacks are different than the…
From bloomers to bikinis, few items of clothing have been as revolutionary, or as risqué, as the swimsuit.From bloomers and full-body coverage to the itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny yellow polka dot bikini, few items of clothing have been as revolutionary, or a…
Alva Vanderbilt’s extravagant costume party rocked the world of New York’s upper crust and socially elite.Alva Vanderbilt at her official opening of the chateau in March 1883, in her costume of a “Venetian Renaissance Lady.” The photographer apparently…
The original dairy queen, Caroline Shawk Brooks, became the nation’s first butter-sculpting sensation in the late 1800s.Stereograph showing “The Dreaming Iolanthe” by Caroline Shawk Brooks, 1876.Butter sculptures are common attractions at state fairs, …
Archaeologists have been searching for this mosaic for decades, and historians are calling it the year’s biggest discovery.NEGRAR DI VALPOLICELLA, Italy — After decades of searching, archaeologists finally discovered the ultimate treasure: A Roman mosa…
Plague doctors’ costumes consisted of a head-to-toe garment, glasses, and a long snout or bird beak filled with aromatic spices to protect them from the “bad air” believed to carry disease.Doctor Schnabel (“Dr. Beak”), a plague doctor in 17th-century R…
Vintage posters promoted the importance of handwashing as part of a moral directive for people to serve their nation by practicing good hygiene. Now with COVID-19, that importance can’t be overstated.The Central Health Council of the Minneapolis Public…
Susan Mullikin, one of Antique Trader’s ‘Ask the Experts,’ shares her passion for antique clothingWhen Susan Mullikin started her business, Mother and Daughter Vintage Clothing and Antiques, in 1990, she sold a mix of things. But a couple of years late…
Hobbyists are working on projects and looking forward to going antiquing and thrifting again.John Lewis with the gigantic coffee grinder he is in the process of restoring.We recently asked our how COVID-19 has been affecting their collecting/dealing, …
“The Unicorn Tapestries” were created between 1495-1505 and are among the most mysterious artworks, in both meaning and origin.Tapestry 1: Hunters Enter the Woods. This tapestry of a group of noblemen and hunters, like “The Unicorn in Captivity,” is se…
From Guinness and Riverdance to U2, James Joyce and Irish stew, many great things have come out of Ireland, and these are some of our favorites.This St. Patrick’s Day postcard features the famous Blackthorn walking sticks and several good-luck shamrock…
The purse offers a glimpse into the life of a teenager in 1957.Various items that were in Patti’s purse including lipstick, a ruler, comb, pencils and erasers.NORTH CANTON, Ohio — A purse lost by a girl 63 years ago has been found in the wall of a scho…
The Henry Ford plans to create permanent and temporary exhibitions with the Graves’ Archive.Mickey Mouse Teakettle, designed by Michael Graves, 1995.DEARBORN, Mich. – During an impressive career spanning more than 50 years, designer Michael Graves clun…
The school, which encompasses Wright properties in Wisconsin and Arizona, will shutter in June at the end of the current school semester.Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona.The architecture school that Frank Lloyd Wright started n…
A game Time magazine once called “The biggest phenomenon in game history,” Trivial Pursuit was first conceived in 1979 by a couple of Canadians.Question: What cruelly tests a player’s grasp of inconsequential knowledge, outsold Monopoly in the 1980s an…
Created in 1410 by clockmaker Mikuláš of Kada and Jan Šindel, a professor of mathematics and astronomy, the clock is a marvel of art and mechanical ingenuity.The impressive Orloj in Prague’s Old Town Square.In the Middle Ages, a clockmaker created a cl…
From Pokémon and velour tracksuits to royal inspiration and fidget spinners, eBay takes a retrospective look back at the top trends since Y2K.SAN JOSE, Calif. — With the new decade upon us, eBay took a retrospective look back at the top trends and even…
Mucha first found fame with his revolutionary poster designs and was instrumental in popularizing the Art Nouveau aesthetic.Mucha working on a poster for the publishing house Cassan in 1896.Even if you don’t know his name, chances are you will recogniz…
In an exclusive interview with ANTIQUE TRADER, Garfield creator Jim Davis talks about his career and the sale of his 11,000-piece archive of American comic strip history through Heritage Auctions.Cartoonist Jim Davis with his pals Garfield and Odie.In …
Walton’s Antique and Estate Jewelry has been swathed in glamour and nostalgia for over 45 years.Mike Walton and his daughter, Julie Walton Garland, with a photo of Melba, Walton’s Antique and Estate Jewelry’s late founder — three generations of Waltons…