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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
Boop Oop A Doop . . .
With a body modeled after Mae West and an attitude to rival Lady Gaga’s, she has evolved into a cult figure with thousands of fans world wide. Although only a cartoon character, her obvious sensuality and her “I can do anything a man can do” approach to life have earned … Read More
Alternative Shopping
Refurbish, recycle, repurpose — in record number people are finding ways to make the old, new again. This trend towards preserving things from the past has spurred a whole new way of shopping. No longer do buyers head for the national-chain furniture stores and shopping malls. They are gearing their … Read More
It’s In the Can
As simple as it is efficient, the tin can has served the consumer for well over a century. First provided by peddlers and later available in the general stores of the late 1800s, the study of the development of the can is also a study of the history of American … Read More
Their Work Was Child’s Play
The Fisher Price Toy Company was formed in 1931 by Herman Fisher, Irving Price, and Helen M. Schelle. While none of the three had much experience in the field of toy manufacturing, they shared a vision to produce a line of toys that would stimulate the creativity of a child. … Read More
Steampunk
Steampunk (Industrial Modern) design has caught the imagination of not only today’s top designers, but is fast becoming fodder for the repurposing movement so popular with the do-it-yourself crowd. The term steampunk, refers to a sub-genre of science fiction that envisions steam-driven 19th century machinery in futuristic form. Applied to … Read More