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Author Biography
Linda Hamer Kennett writes "What’s in the Attic?"
After many years of living on the East Coast, Linda Kennett returned to her home state of Indiana and settled in Irvington to raise her two children. With the original intent of staying for 5 years, she is now on her 24th year in her 1902 farm house, with no plans to leave. She began her estate liquidation company "What's in the Attic?' in 1993 and after 5 years of assisting the residents of the eastside with selling their antiques, she took the advice of friends and started her column to share her experiences. From it's beginning with one local paper in 1998, her column is now carried weekly in over a dozen papers in the mid-west, as well as online with Ruby Lane, Auction Trends and eHow.com.
Today her work takes her throughout Central Indiana viewing everything from heirloom sterling silver to primitive farm tools. In addition to her column and her company she lists among her credits a long time membership in the International Society of Appraisers, 2 time recipient of the Southport Antique Mall Award for Excellence and production staff assistant to the Antiques Roadshow.
Linda Hamer Kennett’s Story Archive
Collections of the Rich and Famous
For most of us, collecting is a matter of selecting what we can afford from among those things that we would love to have. But, what if money were no issue? What if you could purchase anything you wanted for your collections? We often hear of the mega-incomes of our … Read More
And the Answer Is . . .
One of my favorite parts of writing this column for the past 25 years are the e-mails I receive from you, the readers. Many times your questions involve defining a term that you are unfamiliar with and in answering your question I have also increased my “vintage vocabulary.” This week … Read More
Impulse Buying, Vintage Style
We’ve all been there. Standing in the checkout line behind a fellow shopper who has picked up an item without a price. So, you wait patiently as the cashier calls a manager who, when she finally shows up, says “I have to go check, I’ll be right back,” then she … Read More
The Vision of Ruth Handler: Barbie
The room full of middle-aged ad executives were not impressed. Oh, they were smugly polite. After all, they were in the presence of the company founder’s wife. But the proposal before them would be expensive and there was just no mass appeal to the buying public. Disappointed but not discouraged, … Read More
The Sampler
Our forefathers have left us many incredible examples of their talent and craftsmanship over the past centuries. But just as significant, although sometimes overlooked, are the contributions of the housewives of yesteryear. From folk art and hand-painted china to needlework and quilts, the beautiful pieces created by the talented women … Read More