Antiques

January is the time of the year when home goods are featured for shoppers in stores and online. Why not use your cherished family heirlooms when you decorate or redecorate your home? No family heirlooms are “too precious” for everyday display and enjoyment. Display these items proudly and cr…

Do you know what this mystery tool, also from the collection of the Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum, was used for?

Do you know what this mystery tool, also from the collection of the Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum, was used for?

Collectors are known to look in the basement or attic for coveted family heirlooms, but the kitchen may be the best place to find valuable objects from the past. Kitchen objects of old from fine china to appliances are popular with collectors and can hold their value well. Look for good desi…

 Do you know what this mystery tool, from the collection of the Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum, was used for?

Baking has been a popular pastime for years. Among Mom’s china or Grandma’s baking dishes, collectors find cooking collectibles to have good design elements and maintain high values. Some of the most popular collectibles for bakers are not the utensils, rolling pins or specialty pans but rat…

Do you know what this mystery tool, also from the Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum collection, was used for?

For those of you who were wondering whatever happened to Napoleon Bonaparte’s penis, a New York Times report has the answer. Not to worry, Napoleon’s private parts are in New Jersey.

Do you know what this mystery tool, from the collection of the Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum collection, was used for?

The 2021 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo will soon be at an end, and collectible objects from the XXXII Olympiad will soon be known as the collectibles of the future.

Do you know what this mystery tool, from the Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum collection, was used for?

Once referred to as “poor man’s silver,” chrome items are now sought-after collector’s items.