Article Archives: What’s in the Attic?

Collecting Memories: Antique Toys

March 19, 2020 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

This column originally appeared in the March 21, 2014 issue of the Weekly View. I was amazed at a recent “antique toy show” by the percentage of the items offered for sale that were reproductions. If you love the shows, but want to avoid buying a 2014 “antique,” then the … Read More

Spring Junkin’ in the Hoosier State

March 12, 2020 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

It’s time to shake off those wintertime blues and plan for spring! Some people shop for their warm weather wardrobe, others “deep clean” their homes (or so I hear) and then there are those of us who get out the calendar and plan road trips for a great day of … Read More

A Place For Everything

March 5, 2020 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Standing at a neighbor’s garage sale deciding which pieces of pottery to buy, I glanced up to see a beautiful oak tool chest. I had seen these around but never paid much attention to them as they are not really my thing. But Father’s Day was right around the corner … Read More

The Real Deal

February 27, 2020 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

We often hear it said that Millennials are not collectors, Baby Boomers have acquired all the collectibles they will ever need, and those of us who fall in between are satisfied with something “Made in China.” While this may be true in part, there is still a category of collecting … Read More

Never Underestimate the Tin Can

February 20, 2020 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

In an age where food was offered to the masses in communal barrels and bins, canned food, teas and coffee were a luxury afforded to the affluent. Cleanliness was one of the ways the wealthy of the early 1800s set themselves aside from the less fortunate and food in cans … Read More