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Gabi’s Attic Antiques & Uniques

Gabi’s Attic Antiques & Uniques

Gabi’s Attic Antiques & Uniques is a consignment and antiques store and has booths with antiques and collectibles including china, vintage toys, furniture, jewelry, Sheila’s Collectible Houses, crafts, and more.Formerly Ingrid’s Antique Mall, Gabi’…

Pieces of the Past

Pieces of the Past

Pieces of the Past offers a variety of antiques and collectibles including pottery, furniture, tools, toys and clothes. They also buy out homes – from one item to the entire house.Owned and operated by Dale and  George Bryson, Pieces of the Past in New…

Holy Cow! A baseball collection home run

Holy Cow! A baseball collection home run

A collector filled his basement with stadium seats, ballpark signs, turnstiles, usher uniforms, foul poles, upper deck PA speakers, drinking fountains, even urinals to create a home museum to the sport he loves.Recently, I wrote an article about the li…

Retro Roadside Attractions

Retro Roadside Attractions

Take a nostalgic, sightseeing journey of whimsical architecture across the U.S., featuring photography by John MargoliesThe Big Fish Supper Club in Bena, Minnesota, in the shape of a 65-foot-long muskie, 1980.While driving along American roadways in th…

Waving The Flagg

Waving The Flagg

Illustrator James Montgomery Flagg’s recruiting poster featuring Uncle Sam exhorting “I Want You for U.S. Army” so resonated with the public that it became one of the most enduring images of the 20th century.James Montgomery Flagg was 39 when the Unite…

Paradise Valley Antique Mall

Paradise Valley Antique Mall

Over 100 booths with over 80 different dealers who bring to the table a unique variety of antique, vintage, collectible, retro, and mid-century treasures! ​Over 21,500 square feet for your shopping desire. There is a “year round” Christmas Shop and a L…

Charleston Antique Mall

Charleston Antique Mall

18,000 S.F. of Antiques, Vintage & Collectibles. Voted Best Antique Store in Las Vegas for 4 Years! Come see what all the fuss is about! Over 60 different dealers! Our Dealers continue to bring in amazing merchandise from locations far and wide an…

Blue Heron Antiques

Blue Heron Antiques

“Like a museum, but all for sale.” Quality Asian and American artifacts, advertising paper, posters, natural history, tools, postcards, trade cards, Audubon/birds/McKenney/Hall Indians. Jim Rosowski received his PhD in Biology from the University of A…

Dealing with Dealers (Part Two)

Dealing with Dealers (Part Two)

DISCLAIMER: This image is in belated recognition of Sherlock Holmes Day, which was May 22 (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s birthday). It is Sidney Paget’s depiction of the death struggle between Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls…

Goldmine Antiques

Goldmine Antiques

Specializing in advertising signs, clocks, thermometers, smalls & primitives. Also home of Wemhoff Wrelics, creations from rescued and reclaimed barn wood, woodwork, hardware and what appears to be other people’s junk.John Sayer and Mark Wemhoff bo…

Kristi’s Antiques

Kristi’s Antiques

Furniture wholesaler. 700 to 1,100 pcs. of American oak walnut, mahogany & pine furniture. Also 1,000+ of smalls from $25-$25,000. New loads arriving weekly. US-77, Lyons, NE 68038(402) 687-2339https://www.facebook.com/Kristis-Antiques-17560721252…

Platte Valley Antique Mall

Platte Valley Antique Mall

Our goal is to sell only authentic antiques and older collectibles. No reproductions, crafts or new collectibles. Our 150 dealers display their merchandise in 10 x 10 booths and various sized displays. If quality antiques are your passion or your trade…

Aardvark Antique Mall

Aardvark Antique Mall

The Aardvark Antique Mall has an exceptional and ever-changing inventory including Antiques, Collectibles, Vintage, Industrial, Retro, Architectural, and Utilitarian! We have it all…“Rusty Gold”…“Glitz and Glamor”…“Farmhouse” and “Barn Fresh”… and ever…

Daniel Buck Auctions Offers Americana, Art and More Online

Daniel Buck Auctions Offers Americana, Art and More Online

A rare jeweled and sequined mannequin, Levi jackets, and baseball cards are among the top lots.A rare full-size female mannequin covered in jewels and sequins, with butterflies, flowers, wings and leaves, seated in an antique chair, 20th century; estim…

Jeanne’s Antiques

Jeanne’s Antiques

Quality Oak, Walnut & Pine Furniture, Crocks, Churns, Roseville, Hull, Watts, Carnival, RS Prussia, Royal Bayreuth, Jewelry, Silverware & Sets, Clocks, Celluloid Dresser Boxes, Hardware, Primitives, Leaded Windows, Kerosene Lamps, Hanging Fixtu…

The Bowery Boys, the Ultimate Movie Franchise

The Bowery Boys, the Ultimate Movie Franchise

A casual conversation between WorthPoint CEO Will Seippel and collector Mike White turned into this article. White knows more about Bowery Boys collectibles than anyone we’ve seen. An enthusiastic hobbyist, he also collects Beatles memorabilia, movie p…

Conversation w/Client about Art Nouveau Flush Dome

Conversation w/Client about Art Nouveau Flush Dome

Hi Tom, I hope you are well in these strange times. I know they have not been very positive for most businesses and I am hoping that you are managing OK. I was in a recent correspondence with an architect specializing in historic renovation and I was p…

Conversation w/Client about Art Nouveau Flush Dome

Conversation w/Client about Art Nouveau Flush Dome

Hi Tom, I hope you are well in these strange times. I know they have not been very positive for most businesses and I am hoping that you are managing OK. I was in a recent correspondence with an architect specializing in historic renovation and I was p…

Door Knockers Win the No-Bell Prize

Door Knockers Win the No-Bell Prize

Antique door knockers add charm to entryways, and are still in demand in the collectibles market.A classic door knocker is this Federal Eagle with a shield that is on the entrance of the Elihu Colton home, a large circa 1765 colonial located in Longmea…

Buried Treasure

Buried Treasure

A long-lost diving helmet, a U.S. Navy Mark V, surfaces after decades buried in a hoarders’ northern Wisconsin home. The 1916 helmet could be the most historically important helmet in the world – and the most valuable when it comes to auction in July.O…

Off Broadway Antique Mall

Off Broadway Antique Mall

Off Broadway Antique Mall offers glassware, coins, and oak furniture in the heart of Muncie, Indiana.Off Broadway Antique Mall — Since 1985. Quality Oak Furniture * Fine Collectible Glassware * Large Selection of Coins.2404 N. Doctor Martin Luther King…

Kurt Cobain Guitar Sale Shatters Record

Kurt Cobain Guitar Sale Shatters Record

Kurt Cobain’s 1959 Martin D-18E sold for a record-breaking $6M. Photo credit: Julien’s Auctions

ATLANTA June 2020 We have an update on our May 28, 2020 article about Kurt Cobain’s Martin D-18 guitar that was used to perform on MTV Unplugged. 
The gui…

Share Your Knowledge and Gain Exposure

Share Your Knowledge and Gain Exposure

WorthPoint is adding another educational tool to our website. This part of the site will include recorded webinars and podcasts. Our goal is to continue to provide quality content for our subscribers.
We’ve already connected with a few of our Affinity …

Want to Buy an Antique/Resale Store?

Want to Buy an Antique/Resale Store?

Long time Insider contributor and friend of WorthPoint, “Auction Wally,” Walt Kolenda has made the difficult choice to sell his brick and mortar antique store, “Curiosities of Cape Ann,” in historical Gloucester, Maine. After spending the last five …

How to Buy Jewelry Online

How to Buy Jewelry Online

This gorgeous pair of diamond earrings sold on eBay for $900,000. Do you feel confident purchasing $900,000 earrings online?

Have you ever ordered jewelry online that was a disappointment when it arrived? Perhaps the size was different than you expe…

The Importance of Documenting Your Stuff

The Importance of Documenting Your Stuff

Brian: For every one that joined, welcome. Just want to give you a brief overview of what we’re going to talk about and that type of stuff. Hopefully you’ll have some questions and comments at the end. Again, do appreciate all of you joining. The top…

From the Appraiser’s Diary: A Rare Porcelain Vegetable Bowl

From the Appraiser’s Diary: A Rare Porcelain Vegetable Bowl

Here we have what was thought to be a “very rare” vegetable bowl….but no, it was something even better.

The antiques business is full of surprises, heartbreak stories, and sometimes incredible finds; but, most of the time, the appraisal end of this b…

My Love Affair with Zuni Fetishes

My Love Affair with Zuni Fetishes

A tiny, white bison fetish like this one, found in a roadside tourist trap, began a lifelong obsession.

I have never forgotten the first time I fell in love with a Zuni fetish. I was a bored twelve-year-old, riding in the way back of a 1970-something…

László Willinger Made Hollywood’s Biggest Stars Shine

László Willinger Made Hollywood’s Biggest Stars Shine

The photographer of the stars, László Willinger was prolific during the Golden Age of Hollywood, leaving behind glamorous images and collectible prints.László Willinger’s task was simple: Make the beautiful people look even more so. Such was the life o…

A Wild Life Remembered

A Wild Life Remembered

Famed photographer Peter Beard, who dazzled as a force of nature for decades, leaves behind a legacy of beautiful and collectible art.It’s been said that if wildlife photographer and adventurer Peter Beard hadn’t already existed, Hollywood would have h…

Stacking file cabinet, a globe accessory?

Stacking file cabinet, a globe accessory?

     Today I’m going to walk in a bit of a different direction.  For a long time I’ve been collecting lots and lots of globe related ephemeral items.  Everything from catalogs, handbooks, to advertising about old American globes .  I’ve got easily over…

Lowering the curtain on the Currier & Ives Darktown Prints

Lowering the curtain on the Currier & Ives Darktown Prints

I own a business which sells images of the past. Many of them are decorative or interesting in their own right, but to me one of the most important things about the old prints we sell is that they are historic artifacts. That is, they are evidence fr…

Brimfield Cancels July Event

Brimfield Cancels July Event

COVID-19 shutters Brimfield’s annual July flea market event. The fate of September event still undecided.The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has lead to the cancellation of the July 14-19 Brimfield (Massachusetts) Antique Flea Market. “We are very sorry t…

Treasure Chest Hidden In Rocky Mountains Finally Found

Treasure Chest Hidden In Rocky Mountains Finally Found

Forrest Fenn posing at his Santa Fe, N.M., home, in 2014. (Luis Sanchez Saturno/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, File)

Throughout history, tales have been told of fantastic treasures, hidden by their original owners, never to be seen again. Perhaps they …

Antique Tour of LaPorte County

Antique Tour of LaPorte County

TAKE THE LAPORTE, IN. ANTIQUE TOUR 10 Shops & Malls (over 250 dealers) within a 20-minute drive. Only 1 hour east of Chicago & just west of South Bend.TAKE THE LAPORTE, IN. ANTIQUE TOUR 10 Shops & Malls (over 250 dealers) within a 20-minute…

Volo 4 Malls

Volo 4 Malls

Whether you are looking for an accent piece, to start antiquing in your home, or to add to your expanding collection, Volo 4 Malls has a quality piece waiting for you.Antique items at 100 years old or older—true high value antiques!These timeless items…

Donley Auctions

Donley Auctions

Donley Auctions is internationally recognized among collectible experts with over 75 years of combined experience and knowledge of rare and obscure high end items, appraising, buying and selling.Donley Auctions is internationally recognized among colle…

Roscoe Woodstock Antiques

Roscoe Woodstock Antiques

35,000 sq ft of antiques, collectibles, vintage furniture and vintage clothing shopping.35,000 sq ft of antiques, collectibles, vintage furniture and vintage clothing shopping.  Voted the “BEST” Vintage clothing and furniture store in McHenry County fo…

Antique Market III

Antique Market III

Antique Market III specializes in high quality antiques and collectibles, including hard-to-find antiques and collectibles at reasonable prices.Antique Market III specializes in high quality antiques and collectibles, including hard-to-find antiques an…

Bunte Auction Services

Bunte Auction Services

Bunte Auction Services, a premier Midwestern auction firm specializing in 19th & 20th Century antiques, fine art, jewelry, silver, Oriental rugs, furniture, firearms, Native American, dolls, toys, and collectibles.Bunte Auction Services, a premier …

Estate Diamond Jewelry

Estate Diamond Jewelry

We are a New York antique jewelry boutique that curates rare Art Deco and Edwardian Engagement Rings. Our company was founded in 1980 and collection is available for viewing onlineWe are a New York antique jewelry boutique that curates rare Art Deco an…

Trending at Ruby Lane: Vintage Barware

Trending at Ruby Lane: Vintage Barware

Vintage barware is always in style and Ruby Lane has all of the key ingredients for setting up a home bar.Vintage barware is always in style and more popular than ever, as millions are rediscovering the simple pleasures of sipping a cocktail, prepared …

A Toast to Butter Art

A Toast to Butter Art

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, …

Copper Jewelry: Mid-Century Modern Art You Can Wear

Copper Jewelry: Mid-Century Modern Art You Can Wear

Durable and stylish, mass-produced copper jewelry in the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s is as colorful to wear as it is worry-free. Enjoy its beauty throughout the day and move on with your business.As an admirer of all types of vintage adornment, I have a numbe…

Celebrate Dads This Month by Sharing a Photo and Story!

Celebrate Dads This Month by Sharing a Photo and Story!

With Father’s Day approaching on June 21, many of us are especially sentimental about special collectibles or keepsakes that remind us of dads, grandfathers, or other influential fathers.
In honor of Dads everywhere, we’re hosting a WorthPoint Father’…

Heritage Auctions Moves Global Headquarters

Heritage Auctions Moves Global Headquarters

The new state-of-the-art campus consolidates three Dallas locations under a single complex spanning nearly three football fields minutes away from the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.DALLAS – Heritage Auctions has moved its global headquarters …

AARP Asked Us: What Valuable Collectibles Are Hiding in Homes?

AARP Asked Us: What Valuable Collectibles Are Hiding in Homes?

Cluttered Garage Full of ThingsPhoto credit: Getty Images

AARP.com Senior Editor John Waggoner is known as “Friend of the American People” for his financial and consumer reporting in several national media outlets. He interviewed WorthPoint CEO Will…

DEALING WITH DEALERS

DEALING WITH DEALERS

I’ve made a lot of collector friends online and we often exchange advice. One emailed me to say he had a Union Pacific Railroad broadside dated 1869 and wondered about its value. And a woman was referred to me about selling some correspondence betwe…

Lisa’s Antique Mall

Lisa’s Antique Mall

Lisa’s Antique Mall is a 40,000 sq. ft. antique mall located in Divernon, IL. Open 7 days a week.Lisa’s Antique Mall is a 40,000 sq. ft. antique mall located in Divernon, IL.  Open 7 days a week. I-55 and Rt. 104 (Exit 82)Divernon, IL217-628-1111 or 62…

Good Old Days

Good Old Days

Good Old Days in the heart of Chicago is a family-run antique business for over 45 years.Antique Furniture, clocks, watches, dishes, Chicago stained glass, fireplace mantles, Cubs & Sox photos, radios, neon beer signs, Much more. Two miles from Wri…

Antique World Mall & the Annex

Antique World Mall & the Annex

Boise, Idaho’s Antique World Mall has over 160 dealers in their 30,000 sq. ft. mall.Antique World Mall offers antiques and timeless vintage tchotchkes from Mid Mod to Victorian style. Our 30,000 sq. foot Mall includes reclaimed wood, shabby chic, Farmh…

City Antiques & Interior Arts

City Antiques & Interior Arts

City Antiques & Interior Arts is Roswell, Georgia’s largest antique mall.Founded in 2010, City Antiques & Interior Arts has grown from 12,000 sq.ft. of gallery space with 24 dealers to its present 27,500 sf with over 140 consignors and dealers….

Nacoochee Village Antique Mall

Nacoochee Village Antique Mall

Nacoochee Village Antique Mall in Helen, GA is open 7 days a week with 50 dealers and 7,000 sq. ft. of space.Located in the Historic Nacoochee Village across from Nora Mill, Nacoochee Village Antiques is showcased in the 1876 Martin House. We invite yo…

Renninger’s Marketplaces

Renninger’s Marketplaces

Since 1974, Renninger’s has offered an indoor Antique Market in addition to their lively farmers market. 4 locations in Florida and Pennsylvania.Since the Farmer’s Market was moved into the new addition in 1974, Antique Dealers and Collector’s have mad…

Burchard Galleries

Burchard Galleries

Burchard Galleries offers lifetime estate collections including glass, vintage maps, art glass, sterling, fine art, and more. Online auctions available.Tiffany sterling cordial glasses from Burchard GalleriesBurchard Galleries offers lifetime estate co…

Smiley’s Flea Markets

Smiley’s Flea Markets

Smiley’s operates the largest and finest flea markets in Georgia and North Carolina, each with over 1,000 selling spaces.Smiley’s operates the largest and finest flea markets in Georgia and North Carolina, each with over 1,000 selling spaces. You are s…

ACP Home Interiors – Vintage Louis Vuitton Trunk

ACP Home Interiors – Vintage Louis Vuitton Trunk

Boca Raton based company specializing in vintage Louis Vuitton trunks.Bernard Molyneux and ACP Home Interiors have been buying, selling, refurbishing, and appraising vintage Louis Vuitton trunks for 30+ years. Visit our store, our website, or call to d…

Antique Marketplace & Jeremiah’s

Antique Marketplace & Jeremiah’s

These two side-by-side shops in Putnam, CT offer over 200 dealers and 25,000 sq. ft. of a variety of vintage antiques.200+ dealers, 25,000 square feet of vintage antiques, furniture, primitives, jewelry, coins, advertising, Mid-Century Modern, toys, mi…

Ski Country Antiques

Ski Country Antiques

Shop in Evergreen, Colorado specializing in antiques for those looking to give their homes, cabins, and ski lodges a touch of European elegance.Located just outside Denver in Evergreen, Colorado, our store features thousands of pieces of northern-Europ…

Country Antique Fair Mall

Country Antique Fair Mall

12,000 sq. ft. antique mall in Saugus, CA with over 100 dealers.The Country Antique Fair Mall opened its doors in Saugus on July 21, 1979. This was in the early days of the “Mall concept” of offering the public an opportunity to do their antique and co…

A&A Auction Gallery

A&A Auction Gallery

Estate and business liquidations services for businesses, attorneys, individuals trustees, public guardian, realtors and more.Items You’ll find at our auctions: Antique & Vintage Collectibles, Fine Jewelry, Art Glass, Furniture, Modern Furnishings,…

Charleene’s Jewels of Pacifica

Charleene’s Jewels of Pacifica

Charleen’s Jewels of Pacifica offers an eclectic collection of jewelry and other collectibles.Eclectic collection offered: Native American; ethnic; cameos; Disney; men’s; and lots of bling! Some purses and belts. Reference books on jewelry. Other colle…

Antique Depot

Antique Depot

Over 20 quality dealers w/lamps, Staffordshire, Nippon, jewelry, silver, toys, depression glass, furniture & kitchen collectibles. Open daily.Over 20 quality dealers w/lamps, Staffordshire, Nippon, jewelry, silver, toys, depression glass, furniture…

Good Ole Tom

Good Ole Tom

Good Ole Tom buys and sells a variety of estate jewelry, rare coins and other small antiques. Dealer consideration given.Good Ole Tom has been a dealer of estate jewelry, rare coins and small antiques for nearly 50 years. We treat our customers fair an…

Christine’s Antiques of Tucson

Christine’s Antiques of Tucson

Christine’s Antiques of Tucson has over 200,000 antiques and collectibles.One of the best in the west. We have it all! Dealers & collectors welcome. 200,000 items, deal with the owners. 4940 E. Speedway520-323-0018http://christinesantiquestucson.co…

Antique Outpost

Antique Outpost

Antique Outpost in Phoenix boasts a large variety antiques, collectibles and postcards.Spend the day at an outstanding “Mom ‘n Pop” business since 1967. “A collector’s haven.” Inventory of over 200,000 postcards. Call ahead for particular wants. New in…

France is Selling Antiques for Covid-19 Hospital Funding 

France is Selling Antiques for Covid-19 Hospital Funding 

French gilt armchairs, like these 19th-century examples, would be my first pick at the Mobilier National auction France is holding in September to raise money for COVID-19 relief.

At the end of April, France announced they will be selling a selectio…

Howard Products, Inc.

Howard Products, Inc.

Furniture; Repair, Restoration; Silver, Silverplate. Howard Products offers a full line of the highest quality polishes, waxes, and restorers available. Since 1969, all of our products have been manufactured with the same tradition of quality that Howa…

Ruby Lane

Ruby Lane

Vintage Marketplace: Art, Paintings, Prints, Photos; Dolls; Furniture; Glass; Jewelry; Kitchen Collectibles; Pottery, Porcelain; Silver, Silverplate.Vintage begins here! Voted #1 best platform to sell on by dealers. Loved by loyal customers. All proud …

Denby China Find

Denby China Find

Online Denby china shop for discontinued Denby china and replacement of discontinued Denby China patterns in Sussex, UK.Online Denby china shop for discontinued Denby china and replacement of discontinued Denby China patterns in Sussex, UK. At our Denb…

Nestegg Antiques

Nestegg Antiques

Nestegg Antiques specializes in early English antique pottery dated 1740-1840Nestegg Antiques specializes in early English antique pottery dated 1740-1840 that includes antique toby jugs, salt glazed stoneware pottery, English delft, creamware, pearlwa…

Chymoons Vintage & Antiques

Chymoons Vintage & Antiques

Chymoons Vintage & Antiques is a small antique store that specializes in vintage clothes. We have a selection of vinyl for the collector.Chymoons Vintage & Antiques is a small antique store that specializes in vintage clothes. We have a selecti…

Ancient Roman Mosaic Floor Found Under Italian Vineyard

Ancient Roman Mosaic Floor Found Under Italian Vineyard

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…

Museum-Quality Carnival Glass Collection Coming to Auction

Museum-Quality Carnival Glass Collection Coming to Auction

Meticulously curated rare and exceptional carnival glass pieces in the Christina Katsikas collection being sold at auction.Northwood Dark Ice Blue Grape and Cable 10-piece master punch set.CAMBRIDGE, Ohio – The museum-quality carnival glass collection …

Antique British Silver Hallmarks 101

Antique British Silver Hallmarks 101

Webinar Transcripts – Understanding Silver Hallmarks – WorthPoint Affinity Partner e-ValueIt

Corey: Hi, everyone. I’m Corey Cripe Kuchel. I’m the founder of e-ValueIt.com, which is an online appraisal service. One of the things we appraise is silv…

Thrifting in The Age of COVID-19

Thrifting in The Age of COVID-19

Has the Coronavirus closed your favorite Thrift Store? Fear not. It’s time to try something new: collect the collectors. Here’s how.On March 18, I was checking out of my favorite thrift stores when I asked Ya-Ya, my favorite clerk, if she was worried a…

The Things We Cherish In Uncertain Times

The Things We Cherish In Uncertain Times

When life is challenging, like during a pandemic, there’s no place like home — the repository of our treasured keepsakes and collections.Unprecedented. This is the word used to describe the COVID-19 pandemic gripping the globe. But societies have endu…

Kurt Cobain Guitar Up for Auction

Kurt Cobain Guitar Up for Auction

On June 19, 2020, Julien’s Auctions will sell Kurt Cobain’s 1959 Martin D-18E.Photo credit: Julien’s Auctions

On June 19, 2020, Julien’s Auctions will sell Kurt Cobain’s 1959 Martin D-18E. This guitar was used to perform on MTV Unplugged in 1993.
At…

Prolific and Prophetic: The Art of Howard Finster

Prolific and Prophetic: The Art of Howard Finster

Howard Finster created folk art that is extraordinarily difficult to summarize. This signed wooden angel painting sold for $359.99 in 2017.

If you took the charisma of a roadside preacher, the creative output of Kanye West, the sweetness of Coca-Col…

The Secret to Transporting Fragile Items and Antiques Safely

The Secret to Transporting Fragile Items and Antiques Safely

A reader’s email read: “I’m moving across country. The idea of packing and shipping my ceramics collection scares me! How do you recommend I proceed?” Nancy Zafrani of Oz Movers says that there is no secret to transporting fragile or valuable items saf…

Whirlpool at the North Pole

Whirlpool at the North Pole

In 1569, the great Flemish cartographer, Gerard Mercator, issued this important world map—-the first to use the so-called Mercator projection—-and on that map he introduced a radical and strange notion of the geography around the North Pole. Along the…