Pie safes were once common

#MiddleburyCT #Antiques #PieSafes #Dolls Part of the fun of antiques is learning about how people lived in the past. You can often find new uses for items whose purposes have become ... Continue Reading →

Les Lalanne sculptures widely collected

#MiddleburyCT #Sculptures #Antiques #LesLalanne In 1966, Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne became known as the co-creating duo “Les Lalanne” (The Lalannes). The husband-and-wife ... Continue Reading →

Cabaret dinnerware designed for Tokyo’s Imperial Hotel

#MiddleburyCT #Antiques #CabaretDinnerware To attract western travelers to Japan, the government of Japan commissioned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) to design the ... Continue Reading →

Now Here’s a Tip – March 12, 2019

#Middlebury “I use those individually packaged (usually 30 or 50 per box) eyeglass lens wipes to clean my glasses, and before they dry out, I use them to wipe down the touchpad on ... Continue Reading →

Some metal lunch boxes worth thousands

#Middlebury #Kovels #Underdog Many comic book, movie and TV heroes are so popular they inspire hundreds of different collectibles. Often, interest in the characters dies about 25 years ... Continue Reading →