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- Conan O'Brien Drops in on the Victorian Doll Museum...
- "Tea time wasn't only for adults"
- Craigslist Collectible: "LusterWare Tea Set - $60"
- "This collector has the write stuff"
- "Antiques people love"
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...in a very funny opening to his new gig: The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien.
As reported by several news outlets, Conan's gag "run" from NY to LA included a stop at the Victorian Doll Museum in North Chili, NY.
Of course, I had to check out that museum & learn more about Victorian...
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As you may know, I collect children's dishes. Currently, that collection contains just a couple of tea sets designed for children.
But collectibles writer Sandy Erdman not only thoroughly described these charming dishes, her article (in the Rochester MN Postbulletin), also made me want to...
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I found this week's Craigslist Collectible posted in the Chicago collectibles section:
"Reply to: sale-2y72y-1194079223@craigslist.org
"Date: 2009-05-28, 7:28PM CDT
"Service for 6 tea set from the 40's, 6 cups and saucers, 6 dessert plates, tea pot, creamer and sugar bowl.
"All...
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A great story from the Kansas Salina Journal describes what Paul Dahlberg, 81, has accomplish-ed in just 12 years of collecting:
"Local retiree Paul Dahlberg has amassed a collection of 152 miniature tape measures, 209 money clips and 21,000 ballpoint pens. Obviously, he's no Mickey Mouse...
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Don't you love stumbling across a real find when you're on the way to someplace else?
This article from Ohio's Marietta Times totally reminded me of that fun!
Many years ago, I used take road trips that took me near the stretches of Route 66 that still exist. I loved getting off the highway...
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