News-Antiques.com posts this report about Antiques Roadshow’s 10th anniversary coming up in January 2006:
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW turns 10 years old in January 2006. The three-time Emmy-nominated series continues to be PBS’ most-watched, thanks to an addictive mix of suspense, history and dramatic revelations — in bite-size segments.
Beginning on PBS Monday, January 9, 2006, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET, ROADSHOW’s tenth season is packed with firsts — and foremost is the debut of Mark L. Walberg as series host.
Kevin Howe of the Monterey County Herald reports that there will be a display of old cowboy memorabilia at the Monterey Cowboy Poetry, Music Festival and Art and Gear Show:
Great-grandpa’s old stock saddle that’s been sitting on a rack in the barn for decades, or the long-tarnished set of spurs hanging in the tack room might just be what Bob Mattson and his friends Bruce Haener and Griff Durham are looking for.
The three have teamed up to assemble an exhibit of historic cowboy memorabilia for the annual Monterey Cowboy Poetry, Music Festival and Art and Gear Show, which will be held Dec. 9-11 at the Monterey Conference Center.
The Weekly reports that a rare 1913 Liberty Head nickel will be on display in Atlanta on October 6-8 at the Whitman Coin and Collectibles Atlanta Expo:
This super-rare coin has been exhibited only three other times since 2004-once in Florida and twice on the West coast. It is the finest of only five known 1913 nickels with the Liberty Head design.
Legend Numismatics purchased the nickel for the second-highest price ever paid for a rare coin. “We love the classic rarities, and owning a 1913 Liberty Head nickel is unlike owning any other coin in the world,” said Laura Sperber, one of the company’s partners.
Brad Vivacqua of News 10 Now reports that in Bouckville it is all about antiques this weekend:
Hundreds of dealers, thousands of people and the main event haven’t even started yet. Antique week has become an annual tradition in Bouckville, which compliments this weekend’s largest antique show in the state.
From old keepsakes, to unique collectibles, no matter what you’re looking for, it’s likely you’ll find it here.
Rod Ohira of The Honolulu Advertiser writes about Hawaii All-Collectors 2005 Show last Saturday and what different collectors came to find:
Kevin Iwahori flew in from Maui to buy vintage toys. Steve Valenzon came from ‘Ewa Beach in search of old comic books, while Renny Akina came from Wahiawa to relive a childhood memory.
All were part of the crowd at yesterday’s Hawaii All-Collectors 2005 Show at Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. More than 4,000 people attended Saturday’s show and about half as many were there in the early afternoon yesterday, checking out items offered by 200 vendors at 180 booths.
Kimberly Hayes Taylor of The Detroit News reports on the Concours d’Elegance at Cranbrook and the variety that this car show attracts:
Standing on the immaculately manicured grounds of Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Marvin Towns pointed to several classic cars parked a few feet away.
The world’s most valuable car, a $43 million 1907 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost, will be flown in from England. The show also will feature a $12 million 1962 Ferrari GTO, Towns continued in his version of name-dropping.
Ross Forman of The Chicago Tribune writes this article about the 8th annual SportsFest, the sports industry’s second-biggest collectibles show:
“Sports memorabilia intertwines with real life. You watch these athletes on TV, then get their cards and maybe an autograph too,” said Erdmann, 44, of Plymouth, Wis., who was with his brother, Tom, and son, Brett, 11.
Organizers of the event, which opened a three-day run Friday, expect thousands of collectors and about $3 million in sales of sports memorabilia, similar to last year’s numbers.
Anne-Marie Smolski of The Wellesley Townsman reports on an exhibit now being shown at the Wellesley Free Library of Arabian collectibles:
The president of the Wellesley Arab American Cultural Society, Sajida Khudairi is also curator of “Collectibles from the Arab World – Remarkable Miniatures and Talismans.”
She has created a half dozen still lifes of items that include musical instruments, books, magazines, toys, jewelry and religious articles. They are made of inlaid wood with mother of pearl, ivory, ceramic, glass, silver and silk. Some of the collectibles are full-size, while others are miniature. Some are used in everyday life; others are just decorative.