AN-TIQUE (an-teek)
An object having
special value because of its age, especially a domestic item, piece of
furniture or decorative arts object esteemed for its artistry, beauty,
or period of origin. |
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This
edition's
theme: "On the Road Again"
Volume 11 No. 3
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Fill "Er Up
The passion petroliana collectors have for
vintage gas pumps and the globes that adorned them certainly
proves one man's trash is another man's treasure, since the
quest for such relics often leads them to city dumps and
farm pastures. When found, most of the castoffs are rusty
shadows of their former selves, yet there are many willing
to spend a small fortune to resurrect what they consider
coveted items.
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Signs Along the Way
Today, Americans are aware of litter along their highways and byways—and
that includes a multitude of signs along the way. In recent years,
Americans have made an effort to rid their highways of unsightly
distractions. But in the earlier days of automobiles from the beginning
to mid-20th century, signs of every sort advertising every imaginable
product, convenience, and service that an interstate traveler could
desire bombarded drivers as they rode along.
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Get
Your Kicks on Route 66
Ever since the invention of the first automobile, America’s
culture, economy, and even its architecture has been defined
by the road. One of these iconic highways, dubbed the
“Mother Road,” was U.S. Route 66.
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Romancing the Road
Today, many cars come
equipped with GPS. And if the car doesn’t have it, smartphones do.
As a result, a growing number of younger people cannot read road
maps. So when their car or phone’s GPS doesn’t work, they’re lost.
Ever since the invention of the
automobile, road maps have helped people reach their
destinations—no voice required.
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Everything But
Cars
Most car
memorabilia items collected are vintage retro
objects—everything from oil cans to tire pumps and
everything in between. Some of the favorite items of the
guys on the T.V. cable show, “American Pickers,” on the
History Channel, are the road signs, gasoline station
equipment, other things associated with cars and driving.
Collecting them has become a passion for those who do so
with a nod to nostalgia or a look back at the wilder days of
their youth.
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The Ultimate Road Trip
Hop into your car and prepare for the
ultimate road trip—a virtual one at that. Walking through the doors
of the
AACA
Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania, is for antique and vintage
car lovers a step over the threshold into paradise.
This museum
has everything included in this edition of The Antiques
Almanac. |
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The Home of the Woody
by Bob Brooke
When someone
says “Woody” today, many middle-age and younger people
probably don’t think of a car. In fact, the iconic Woody
was a form of station wagon with real wood paneling on
its sides, and in early versions, its frame. The woody
was to the post- World-War-II generation what the SUV is
to today’s suburban families.
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For the Thrill of It All
by Bob Brooke
Though the birth
of the automobile didn’t coincide with the birth of the road
trip, the development of automobile technology and the
post-World-War-II boom of the late 1940s, encouraged
Americans to get out and see the countryside. But road trips
are nothing if they don’t have some sort of destination, and
amusement parks provided all the fun a destination could
have in one place.
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How to Recognize and
Refinish Antiques for Pleasure and Profit
Have
you ever bought an antique or collectible that was less than perfect and
needed some TLC? Bob's book offers tips and step-by- step
instructions for simple maintenance and restoration of common antiques.
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BREAKING
NEWS
Shipwreck With $17
Billion of Sunken Treasure ID'd in the Caribbean
When salvagers found a
300-year-old ship at the bottom of the Caribbean near the
coast of Colombia three years ago, they claimed it was the
“holy grail” of shipwrecks—the legendary San Jose galleon, a
Spanish ship rumored to contain up to $17 billion in
treasure. Now, the Associated Press
reports,
experts have identified the ship…and confirmed that it’s the
real deal.
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British Descendant Donates Silver Teapot to Colonial
Williamsburg Museum
A
neoclassical teapot, made in London in 1771 by the
Swedish-born silversmith Andrew Fogelberg, carries the
family crest of the Scottish nobleman John Murray, Lord
Dunmore.
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