In this episode Tammy has an interview with Rich West of Periodyssey, who talks about collecting American Periodicals. Tammy goes over Occupied Japan, Provenance, Antique Quilts and a section on eBay that few people know about.

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In this episode Tammy has an interview with Rich West of Periodyssey, who talks about collecting American Periodicals. Tammy goes over Occupied Japan, Provenance, Antique Quilts and a section on eBay that few people know about.

CollectiblesCornerTV.com

CollectiblesCornerTV.com

The 1755 date refers to an earlier pottery in Bonn. Royal was a word that added prestige and helped to sell dishes, so many companies used it. In England the right to use the word usually meant the company had sold something to the royal family.

In other countries, consent from royalty wasn’t needed. Royal Bonn ceramics included porcelain and earthenware.

Hummel figurines are one of the most popular collectibles. Part of their appeal lies in the story of the Franciscan nun whose artwork inspired them.

Sister Maria Innocentia was born Berta Hummel on May 21, 1909. She was one of six children in a devout Catholic family that lived over the father’s dry-goods store in a small Bavarian Alps village.

Sometimes finding out more about an antique is almost as interesting as finding out what it’s worth. That’s certainly the case for Joe and Janice Gurney of Sterling Heights.

There were a variety of guesses as to its potential identity. “Is it some sort of old-fashioned toaster?” wondered one Trash or Treasure attendee. “Is it a relish tray?” wondered another.

TLC will spin several eerie tales Sunday in a two-hour special called “Possessed Possessions,” taped on the Queen Mary in Long Beach Harbor, Calif. Owners will present their articles to an expert panel, including folklore expert and ghost-story author Ed Okonowicz of Fair Hill, Md. After examining the objects and hearing the owners’ stories, psychics on the panel will attempt to tell whether the objects have a spiritual connection.

You’ve lived with great-grandma’s gilded Victorian vases your whole life. They were a fixture in the living room of your childhood home, and when your parents downsized a few years ago, you found a spot for them amid the curios in your own corner cabinet. They’re tacky, sure, but you’ve kept them for sentimental reasons.

Until you visited the Antiques Appraisal event sponsored by Langdon Place and the Stratham Historical Society last week, that is. Now, these ornate vessels seem to have a new sheen as they sit proudly on your mantelpiece, for they’ve just been appraised at $500.

Cards, autographs and player memorabilia have generated most of the headlines in sports memorabilia lately, but there’s another passionate wing of the hobby that deserves some attention:

That is magazine collecting.

Frank Boos hates to be the bearer of bad tidings. Unfortunately, the Troy appraiser had no good news for Dolores and Bill Beitz about the lamp they brought in for appraisal recently.

Because the majority of the value lies in the shade, and the shade is where Beitzes’ piece is damaged, Boos couldn’t give the Beitzes the news they wanted to hear.