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Category Archives: Americana
Happy 204th Birthday, Abe! Let’s Celebrate With a Lincoln Candy Container
The more time passes, the more people seem to appreciate the leadership and genius of Abraham Lincoln. Four years ago, much was made of the bicentennial of his birth. Right now, much is being made of an outstanding movie that … Continue reading
Happy Holidays from Collectorgene!
Earlier this year, we posted pictures of this fantastic miniature house that Jim found at a local flea market. Here it is all dressed up in its Christmas finery. We considered it a fabulous find when Jim first brought it … Continue reading
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Pick of the Week: Sad Santa Story Told in Six 1906 Keystone Stereo Cards – Or a Real Nightmare Before Christmas!
We haven’t featured a “Pick of the Week” in a while, but we wanted to share last weekend’s holiday-themed find with you. It’s a set of six stereo cards published by the Keystone View Company in 1906 that Jim and … Continue reading
Truman Political Cartoon – It’s Toon Time at the L.A. Times
Since we last gave attention to Dwight Eisenhower, a Republican, it seems only fair that while the election season is still only a few weeks behind us, we pay some attention to his Democratic predecessor – Harry S. Truman. It … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, Americana, Historical, Jim, Political, Road Trip
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Smile! Sixty Years Ago, We Liked Ike
In 1952, like today, America went to the polls. By the time the votes counted, Dwight D. Eisenhower was the clear winner. The popular World War II hero and five star general was approached by both parties as a possible … Continue reading
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Smile! A Traditional Jack O’Lantern Wishes You a Happy Halloween!
This jack o’lantern may be smiling, but there’s something slightly menacing about it. Of course, that’s part of his appeal to collectors. Over seven inches in height, he’s made of a paper pulp product that was shaped by pressing into … Continue reading
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Last Travel-Log from the Road – 10/4/12: Antique Archeology-Nashville Submitted by Carol
When we set out on our cross-country journey at the beginning of September, we knew we wanted to antique our way across America, but we weren’t exactly sure where we would go. We still have a few more days on … Continue reading
Travel-Log #8: Broad Summary (Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, Oklahoma, Arkansas) – Submitted by Carol on 10/3/12
Despite good intentions, I’ve discovered that keeping up on a blog while traveling the width of the country is no easy task. Whenever possible, we’ve tracked down and run into antique shops and malls in pursuit of a “find.” In … Continue reading
Travel-Log #5: Now and Then Second Hand Store – Orange, CA 9/26/12 Submitted by Carol
As promised earlier, we are leap-frogging over several successful forays into antique shops earlier in the trip to report on another shop connected to a popular TV show. Heading out on this trip, we knew we wanted to re-visit Orange, … Continue reading
Travel-Log #4: Abilene, Kansas 9/12/12 Submitted by Carol
Note: Our apologies for the lack of Travel-Logs during the past two weeks. It’s not that we haven’t been antiquing; we have. However, between very busy days on the road and sometimes very poor wi-fi connections at our motels in … Continue reading