Article Archives: What’s in the Attic?

Those Thrilling Days of Yesteryear

February 9, 2023 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

This column originally appeared in April 2012. Whether you viewed them nightly in your living room, or you have only read about them, the television shows of the mid-20th century have captured the interest of collectors across the country, making television memorabilia one of the fastest growing collectibles in today’s … Read More

Smart, Sophisticated, and Highly Collectible: Fiesta

February 2, 2023 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Many have tried to capture the brilliance of Fiesta in words, but it It is perhaps best described in the 1936 magazine ad which read, “The new idea in American dinnerware . . . smart, sophisticated, and rich in color. It is the California fashion that has swept the nation.” … Read More

A Stitch in Time

January 26, 2023 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

This column first appeared in February 2012. People often ask me the most common item that I find as I travel through Indianan helping people sell their antiques. There are several things that come to mind. Quilts and sets of Grandma’s china would definitely be on the list, as would … Read More

You Pay for the Convenience!

January 19, 2023 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

In the late 1980s a group of buyers traveled the country purchasing fine china in an attempt to compile inventory for a new mail order business that would be based in North Carolina. A friend of mine had the good fortune to meet one of these buyers and arranged to … Read More

The Rise and Fall of Fast Food Collectibles

January 12, 2023 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

The famous Golden Arches of McDonald’s first appeared in 1955, and for the next 24 years the fast food chain went about the business of selling hamburgers. Sales were great, expansion was constant, millions were sold. End of story? You might think so, but in the mid-1970′s Guatemalan McDonald’s manager … Read More