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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
A Diamond is Forever
Throughout history no piece of jewelry has rivaled the significance of the ring. Kings and Popes have worn rings as a symbol of their power and authority. Members of fraternities proudly wear a ring signifying their affiliation. And in the 19th century, couples separated by war exchanged simple gold bands … Read More
Collecting Cookie Jars
In the late 1700s the British devised a way to keep their tasty morsels fresh. They invented the biscuit jar. It took about 125 years for this idea to make its way across the Atlantic, but it finally did and in the early part of the 1900s, American glass factories … Read More
The Connoisseur of a Bargain
After our recent weather-imposed lockdown here in Indy, my neighbor and I were ready for a “play day.” So we piled into my SUV and headed down I- 74 to see if we could fill the truck with treasures. The way it turned out, we should have rented a U-Haul! … Read More
It’s How You Play the Game
Long before the advent of Facebook or the irresistible draw of an X-box, we, the children of a simpler time, spent many an hour playing our favorite board games. Upon completion of the game Mom would always caution us to “make sure we got all the pieces put back in … Read More
One Man’s Trash . . .
As with any type of investment venture, the antique market is a game of buy low, sell when the market peaks. I find that many collectors, while not actually “dealers,” work on the theory that dabbling in resale is a great way to support their collecting habit. Ready for a … Read More