MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Feb 9, 2012, 6:59 pm
  Do you collect dimensional / fold-out / die cut / mechanical Valentine's Day cards? Then you'll love this tip from kovels.com -- " Display it open in a shadowbox picture frame. Be sure to use archival mounting. " Don't have a shadow-box frame? Use an actual open box, prettied up of course. Â...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Feb 7, 2012, 7:09 pm
Above picture is of the used-to-be-a-treasure item: the Sebastian Jello Cow - more info on Sebastianworld.com. What do Jello, Cows, Sears, Vincent Price, and the American Eagle all have in common? Well, they are either a treasure, a used-to-be-but-isn't-anymore, and ...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Feb 7, 2012, 2:45 pm
Worthpoint.com and Martin Willis partnered to bring us a video of the recent Miami Beach Antique Show. This is the video result -- a neat look at a huge show (900 dealers). Click ''full screen'' to enjoy. See the Miami Herald's photo/slide show Ms. Dow...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Feb 4, 2012, 3:19 pm
I just love antique postcards, especially the amazing artwork on what I call "The Pretties". Art that has stayed vibrant and colorful due to the old printing and lithography methods. I like that there were postcards for just about every taste,...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Feb 3, 2012, 8:00 pm
Here's an incredible collection of ornate theater sized antique organs, from the Milhous Brothers' famous collection, heading to auction. Do yourself a...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Feb 2, 2012, 1:24 pm
From the Art of Japan website pinktentacle.com: Animated stereoviews of old Japan In the late 19th and early 20th century, enigmatic photographer T. Enami (1859-1929) captured a number of 3D stereoviews depicting life in Meiji-period Japan. A stereoview consists of a pair of nearly identical image...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Feb 1, 2012, 8:19 pm
Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow? Will we have more winter? Something tells me we will have many more weeks of cold, no matter what the famous Groundhog does or does not see! Find out all you ever wanted to know, and more, about Groundhog Day at http://www.groundhog.org/ ... or http...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Jan 29, 2012, 5:10 pm
Came across this postcard in my eBay surfing. The seller didn't include any info, and since the seller has had items before from my local area, I held a small hope that it was a Lima Ohio business. I googled Kahn's Sons Daily Market, which was all the photo told me. But that was more than en...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Jan 28, 2012, 3:15 pm
Yesterday I posted about a flaky sales pitch I received (you can read that post here.) Today Bob emailed with an apology. I will post part of it below. I am only posting part because I don't want you, dear readers, to think I am suggesting that you try his selling site. That decision is on you...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Jan 28, 2012, 12:41 am
So -- I get this email tonight -- which I will post, with my reply below. Anyone else getting this same pitch? It bugged me so much I couldn't just delete it, figured I'd just put it out there. Here's "The Pitch" Email: On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 9...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Jan 27, 2012, 1:07 pm
                  The NYPL (New York Public Library) is letting viewers turn their collection of over 40,000 historic stereoview photographs into animated gifs.   From the NYPL website --   NYPL Labs is proud to bring you the Stereogranimator, a tool ...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Jan 27, 2012, 11:08 am
... newsletter:   The Berwick Discovery Of Lost Movie Posters To Be Offered On ... offer a selection of exceptional vintage movie posters, some previously thought to ... Grey Smith, Director of Heritage Vintage Movie Poster Auctions. "These posters — which ... at one of Berwick'...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Jan 26, 2012, 12:26 pm
Collectors of criminology, criminal history ephemera, prison history and photos -- these books are for you. Lots of vintage photos and postcard images of gangsters and jails. Arcadia Publishing has an ever-expanding line of local history books in zillions of other themes, too.   HURRY! O...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Jan 24, 2012, 1:09 pm
... ; "The total exceeded the pre-sale high estimate of $3.4 million. And set an auction record for any needlework sampler when a Rare and Important Needlework Sampler, Mary Antrim, Burlington Country, New Jersey, Dated 1807 achieved $1,070,500, more than ten times its high estimate o...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Jan 23, 2012, 3:56 pm
You'd better hang on -- it's going to be a wild ride! Happy Chinese New Year! 2012 is the Year of the Dragon. These are my photos of the colorful Orient Express Dragon roller coaster ride taken at the county fair....
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Jan 23, 2012, 12:18 am
This swan represents one of the 435 hand-colored engravings in the first edition of Audubon's 'The Birds of America,' which sold at Christie's for $7.9 million. Image courtesy of Christie's. Auction Central News reports: A rare first edition of the John James Audu...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Jan 20, 2012, 1:37 pm
. The German porcelain group, circa 1910, sold for an impressive $2,475 in 2005, when Bertoias auctioned off the Linda Vining collection. Courtesy LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Bertoia Auctions. Now the above figurine is probably not what yo...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Jan 18, 2012, 7:40 pm
Super cute Valentine's Day decorations for the crafties. Wouldn't this bunting look fabulous using vintage postcard images? Get out your collection, scan a bunch, and start snipping! Tutorial: http://www.hellobrit.com/living/super-...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Jan 18, 2012, 4:42 pm
ina Steiner of EcommerceBytes.com shared the news that Worthpoint.com is adding "two new services for antiques dealers and collectors - WorthPoint Marks for detailed information on distinguishing makers' marks, and the WorthPoint Digital Library, which contains topical content covering a wide spec...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Jan 18, 2012, 4:05 pm
I would love to own every book that Arcadia Publishing has!     Don't Miss Our Latest Historic Fairs & Amusement Parks Books  Shop the full list here to complete your collection.   Alameda County Fair, CA Coney Island and Astroland, NY Hunt's Pier, NJ Jungleland, CA ...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Oct 18, 2011, 2:14 pm
Collectors Weekly has a great interview with English antiques collector and noted author, Judith Miller. She talks about how she started collecting, then on to writing her antiques guides (over 30 years worth!), and being an appraiser on the UK Antiques Roadshow. Nice to learn she...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Sep 27, 2011, 1:18 am
All 21 reality TV shows about vintage/antiques are listed on the Antique Trader's site.   Yes, now there are 21 TV shows about the antiques biz!   Good PR for the biz? I sure hope so.   http://www.antiquetrader.com/article/antiques_reality_tv_shows   Thanks for reading my blog by email ...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Sep 27, 2011, 1:09 am
  Pic from Worthpoint   1897 tray is thought to be the 1st advertising tray for Coca Cola. It sold for over $100,000 !!!   The first auction session of the Schmidt Museum's collection grossed over $3-million!   Read the Museum's post-auction press release here.   A mosaic-globe light brough...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Sep 26, 2011, 6:52 pm
Want to see how awesome the Springfield Extravaganza Antique Show is? How varied and cool the merch there is? Check out the show's photo album w/400+ pix (be sure to click slide show and then full screen). https://picasaweb.google.com/116015171959781080570/September202011?feat=flashalbum# Ms....
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Sep 17, 2011, 11:00 pm
What a long tiring day yesterday was, but oh so fun. I saw so many cool things. From dozens of cases full of vintage costume jewelry, to toys and pottery, to some really unusual things. Here are just a few more photos. You need to go to the show yourself to see what a wide ...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Sep 17, 2011, 7:44 pm
Here's a few more cool things -- a huge glass PHILCO battery jar from a submarine; a neat electronics-testing machine; a whole bunch of odd-shaped wood industrial-machine molds. Ms. Dow Antiques Bl...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Sep 16, 2011, 7:12 pm
Guess I'm feeling patriotic today, cuz I was really entranced by these two Abraham Lincoln items. One is a large clothed composition figure. The other is a large oil can. In case you haven't figured this out, I'm blogging from the big Springfield Extravaganza Antique Show.  Just think of th...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Sep 16, 2011, 6:57 pm
Just had to share these way cool papier mache mask-heads. Thanks for reading my blog by email or RSS feed! I hope you'll check in on my Home Page occasionally to see all the other pix, info, and resource links there. --Marianne Dow
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Sep 16, 2011, 4:00 pm
What a cool display - a ready-made collection of Maynard hand mixers in some great colors. Only $450. Thanks for reading my blog by email or RSS feed! I hope you'll check in on my Home Page occasionally to see all the other pix, info, and resource links there. --Marianne Dow
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Sep 16, 2011, 12:44 pm
Fantastic orange bar - doesn't this just say PARTY! Thanks for reading my blog by email or RSS feed! I hope you'll check in on my Home Page occasionally to see all the other pix, info, and resource links there. --Marianne Dow
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Sep 16, 2011, 11:02 am
Just love this handmade carousel, and carved rooster.  Seeing lots of cool stuff here at the antique show, but it's pretty chilly. This is a test of the new blogger phone app. Thanks for reading my blog by email or RSS feed! I hope you'll check in on my Home Page occasionally ...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Sep 15, 2011, 6:42 pm
Lots to look at, and read about. The antiques world is many-facetted!   _____________________________   #Antiques collector or history buff - read Heritage Auctions Magazine online FREE - amazing info & stuff! http://www.heritagemagazine.com/flip/033111/ Heritage Magazine for the Intelligent Col...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Sep 13, 2011, 2:00 pm
DENVER, Pa. – Snow-covered belsnickels and whimsical veggie folk will come together for a festive Holiday Auction at Morphy’s on Saturday, Sept. 17th. The 483-lot auction contains a very nice single-owner collection, select additional consignments of Halloween and Christmas an...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Sep 10, 2011, 5:26 pm
Read the new issue of ARC Magazine (Antiques Retro and Collectables eMagazine) -- online, for FREE -- now! Link: http://www.arc-magazine.com/?t=arcaug11 Lots of beautiful photos, and articles on such var...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Sep 9, 2011, 1:55 pm
Another awesome collection goes to auction. See the online catalog here -- be prepared to covet, desire, drool, sigh... _______________________________________________________ Ms. Dow Antiques Blog 'Tique Talk is published by msdowantiques.comThanks for reading my blog...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Sep 6, 2011, 2:13 pm
Glamour Icons - Perfume Bottle Design Here's an absolutely gorgeous new book about perfume bottles. Written by a man who designed many iconic 20th century bottles, Marc Rosen. Check out the link to read more about it, and see more photos. Link: Glam...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Aug 31, 2011, 6:00 pm
Thanks for reading my blog by email or RSS feed! I hope you'll check in on my Home Page occasionally to see all the other pix, info, and resource links there. --Marianne Dow
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Aug 31, 2011, 12:34 pm
  Link to more info Thanks for reading my blog by email or RSS feed! I hope you'll check in on my Home Page occasionally to see all the other pix, info, and resource links there. --Marianne Dow
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Aug 27, 2011, 4:41 pm
  Columbus Ohio Country Living Fair 9-18-2011 #antiques #vintage repurposed into art & decor.   #Antiques sellers should attend Country Living Fair in Columbus OH as trends/biz research - put on by  Country Living Magazine - Sept. 16, 17, 18, 2011 , Stella Show Tickets shop.stellashows.net...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Aug 17, 2011, 2:32 pm
My old home, in Costa Mesa, artistically interpreted. I lived in Costa Mesa, California for many years, and now watch eBay for collectibles. Here is an item advertising "Cinderella Homes", which I had never heard of, even though they...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Aug 4, 2011, 3:30 pm
"Never has there been a society so obsessed with the cultural artifacts of its own immediate past. Retromania is the first book to examine the retro industry and ask the question: Is this retromania a death knell for any originality and distinctiveness of our own?" ...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Aug 3, 2011, 1:35 pm
  It is August -- Has another month really gone by? Just got this email telling me that:   The new FREE ARC Magazine magazine is now available for download. Full of interesting articles from well known authors and TV experts. Click or copy the following link into your browser to download Issue 7 ...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Jul 18, 2011, 1:29 pm
I never read these types of comic books as a kid. I always liked Archie and Little Lulu, but now I just love the graphics of these covers! These gruesome horror images crack me up. They are all at auction at my fave site, Heritage Auctions ( ha.com ).     Pre-Code Horror Cover Gallery Tur...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Jul 12, 2011, 2:03 pm
Books by Arcadia Publishing full of 100s of old photographs of amusement parks, roller coasters, ferris wheels, and all the other rides and fun things you remember from these tourist destinations. I'll bet your favorite park is here. If not, then you can write the book!   Roller coasters ...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Jul 2, 2011, 12:07 am
MS DOW ANTIQUES: Website -- Twitter -- Facebook Thanks for reading my blog by email or RSS feed! I hope you'll check in on my Home Page occasionally to see all the other pix, info, and resource links there. --Marianne Dow
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Jul 1, 2011, 1:29 am
      Here you go -- A variety of thoughts, observations, favorite finds, and assorted interesting antiques related things I have seen in my internet surfing.   This is a long post, for the long holiday weekend, with tons of links to interesting articles. Bookmark it, and come back and read a...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Jun 25, 2011, 8:06 pm
Pix from CollectorsWeekly.com ______________________   Excerpt from the AFAnews.com article (link):   "... Lalique's current owner, Art & Fragrance, a Swiss company headed by the perfume magnate Silvio Denz, has helped create an all-Lalique museum that opens on July 2.   French government ag...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Jun 24, 2011, 5:33 pm
    Harry Rinker's ''in the field'' report on #antiques shows - Energy up! Biz good!   A Study in Contrasts: Old vs. New Antiques Markets   "Linda's and my move to Kentwood, Mich. provided the incentive and opportunity to explore the flea market, antiques mall and antiques show scene i...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Jun 24, 2011, 4:30 pm
  The fabulous, fun, and creativity-boosting Country Living Fair (link), put on by Country Living magazine, is going to be held in Columbus Ohio again (September 16, 17, 18, 2011; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.)     It's more than just crafts, it's chock full of creative original designers and artists, a...
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MARIANNE D. posted an article on MS DOW Antiques Tique Talk - Jun 23, 2011, 1:57 pm
Oh, how I enjoy my free Daily Heller newsletter. Steven Heller comes up with such great graphic design stuff, and so often that entails vintage posters, advertising, and design. Today it's poster art from the collection of the Dutch Circus Museum. 6.23.11 / The Greatest Show on Earth  Circ...
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