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There are varying opinions as to the origin of Valentine's Day. Some experts state that it originated from St. Valentine, a Roman who was martyred for refusing to give up Christianity. He died on February 14, 269 A.D. Legend also says that St. Valentine left a farewell note for the jailer's daughter, who had become his friend, and signed it "From Your Valentine". In A.D. 496, Saint Pope Gelasius I named February 14 as St. Valentine's Day. FULL STORY...
Spread your wings and fly! 'Tis the season for New Year's resolutions and a fresh perspective. This is the month to flaunt a vintage butterfly brooch as a talisman to symbolize your personal transformation. FULL STORY...
Mike Olson was driving home from work and stopped at the local AM/PM Mini Mart next to the closed Ormsby House Casino to grab a soda. He noticed a couple of grown men playing in a sand pile behind the store. Olson got out of his car and walked over to the pile and said, "Hey, what's going on?" And then he saw them - chips, many, many chips! FULL STORY...
A beautiful piece of vintage or antique French enamelware was an essential part of a truly French Provincial kitchen. French enamelware was produced from the mid-1800s through the early 1940s. Today, finding original pieces of French enamelware is becoming more and more difficult for the die-hard collector. FULL STORY...
It has been said that if you want to collect, you should start with something you love. Now I was at a book fair, holding a slim red volume called Screwjack. It was published four years earlier, in 1991, in a limited edition of 300 copies, each one numbered and signed by the author Hunter S. Thompson, one of my favorite writers. And although at $150 the price seemed excessive, I knew I had to own it. I had never seen a book that had so excited me. Until... FULL STORY...
I'd heard on more than one occasion that the guy who created the Pet Rock got rich from his popular brainchild. And yet when I was working in advertising, or at least on the ragged fringes of it, I had also heard that he had netted just enough cash to take his family on a nice cruise, and then he had to go right back to work. Which, then, is the true story? FULL STORY...
When I was in college two things which occupied my attention were football and beer. On one football outing I realized that college beer mugs would make nice souvenirs of the campuses I had visited and the games I had enjoyed, so I began a collection. Some years later, after graduating from college, I came across a beer stein in an antique shop. That first stein so intrigued me that the college mugs were soon banished to the garage to await a future yard sale, and my focus shifted to these collectible antiques. FULL STORY...
Imagine it's 1863 and you're strolling along a dusty road on a hot Southern summer day. You hear the gallop of the horse before you actually see it, and then around the turn he comes, ridden by a bearded man dressed in gray. The summer heat has caused sweat to roll into your eyes, blurring your vision, but not so much that you don't recognize the distinguished horseman. Why, it's none other than Robert E. Lee himself! FULL STORY...
There are two common threads linking shoe collector Jordan Michael Geller and retired NBA basketball great Michael Jordan - their names and the endorsement of Nike. And like "His Airness," collector Geller soars above the competition in his passion for the shoes, pro basketball, and their high-flying symbiotic relationship. FULL STORY...
I'm in the home of Janice Amerio of Castro Valley, California. She is the proud owner of the largest collection of clowns within, well, about half a mile. You see, just a few blocks away lives her sister, Carolyn Foster, who herself can boast of a not quite identical, but equally impressive clown collection. I'm meeting with these "Clown Sisters" to learn more about their hobby, collecting clowns. FULL STORY... |
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