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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,
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This
edition's
theme:
"Advertising of the Past"
Volume 16 No. 2
This edition features
articles on antique and vintage folk art.
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Welcome―Come
Right In
Nothing says welcome to customers than a large colorful
sign. Businesses have known this since the days of ancient
Rome and Greece.. Back then, businesses of all types used
signs with individual symbols that displayed their product
or service. Images helped display information rather than
texts, as most people couldn’t read back then.
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Getting the Word Out
In ancient towns
and cities most citizens were illiterate, so town-criers got
the word out by calling out official announcements and
general news. At the same time, itinerant hawkers walked the
streets, crying out to passersby about their goods and
services.
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Special Features
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Those Loveable Advertising
Icons
People
who grew up in the 1950s and 1960s lived in a world filled
with cute characters —tigers, giants, cows, bunnies, tire
people, and doughboys. They appeared on cereal boxes, milk
cartons, soup cans, and all sorts of other products, as well
as mugs, colorful drinking glasses, rings, and spoons. What
brought about such a character-driven economy?
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Antique Spotlights
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An American Grocery Tradition
The
Industrial Revolution brought mass production and
distribution to Britain beginning in the 1750s. By the
beginning of the 19th century, this affected food packaging,
making it more durable, easier to produce, and more
accessible.
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Collecting Articles
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A Museum of Signs
by Bob Brooke
Signs, signs, and more signs. Signs are everywhere in
America. They’re ubiquitous, each straining to be noticed
and in some places within a forest of signs. Commercial
signage has existed since Roman times. The American Sign
Museum, the largest of its kind in the country, is dedicated
to the art and history of commercial signs and sign making.
Its collection covers over a century of American sign
history. Visitors get to stroll through decades of sign
design and technology.
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Marks of the
Trade
by Bob Brooke
Trademarks are
everywhere—on food and beverage packaging, automobiles,
tools, and often on antiques like pottery, metalware, and
jewelry. But the trademarks seen today are a far cry from
those of ancient times.
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Of Oranges, Sunsets,
and Sailboats
Vintage citrus
labels are one of the fun items to collect. They brighten up any
room with their glowing colors and cheery scenes of sunny
Florida. Collecting them isn’t that difficult and will send you
on a hunt for them for years to come.
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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
Treasures from the Deep
Thousands of
goldseekers ventured to California in hopes of getting rich.
Few did, at least not from mining gold. But a few did get
rich from the gold which they loaded onto the S.S. Central
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Levine Folk Art Collection Carves Up Bonhams Skinner’s Block
American History in Wood: The
Levine Folk Art Collection” in an online-only sale that
offered nearly 400 lots consisting of most of the collection
of Anne and Robert Levine. Decades in the making, the
Levine’s collection of exclusively wood carved objects had a
broad date span and depicted historical figures and events
that ranged from Leif Erikson’s arrival in Newfoundland to
the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
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