Article Archives: What’s in the Attic?

Perfume Bottles

July 11, 2019 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Collected by their designer, era of production, or for their aesthetic appeal, perfume bottles are one of the few forms of glassware that continue to hold strong in today’s soft market. Incredibly enough, while they can be extremely pricey, they can also be unearthed digging through box lots at estate … Read More

Old Glory

July 3, 2019 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

For more than two hundred years the American flag has served as the symbol of our nation’s strength and an inspiration to millions. The beauty of the flag has been regaled in poetry and song. It is displayed on more homes and professional buildings than any other flag in the … Read More

The Artistry of Louis Comfort Tiffany

June 27, 2019 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Conversational English has become peppered with generic terms which are actually trademarked. For example: Paper tissues are collectively referred to as Kleenex, my grandmother called all refrigerators a Frigidaire, and many of us refer to all leaded glass lamps as Tiffany. The problem arises when we mentally transpose the generic … Read More

Watt?

June 20, 2019 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

In a perfect world all pottery would be clearly marked and fakes would be unheard of. However, in the real world, things are seldom that simple. I am a long time collector of hand-painted 1950s Watt Pottery, so you can imagine my dismay when I recently realized I had purchased … Read More

The Majesty of Royal Haeger

June 13, 2019 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

After many years of being considered a low-end undesirable that wasn’t worth lifting off the thrift store shelf, Royal Haeger has caught the eye of the Millennials who are carting it home by the bagful! As the Great Depression came to an end in America, the long-established Haeger brickyard turned … Read More