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The Music Goes ‘Round

November 20, 2014 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

The fascination with  mid-20th Century America culture continues to grow with today’s buying public, sending retailers of both reproduction and true vintage merchandise scurrying to keep the shelves stocked with the latest trends. Consumer spending for goods accounts for 70 percent of the US economy. Say what you may about … Read More

Heavy Metal

November 13, 2014 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

From 1865 until the late 1950s, the Griswold Manufacturing Company of Erie, Penn. made cast iron implements for use in the home. Their selection of skillets, muffin pans, roasters, bread molds, waffle irons, and kettles, are as serviceable today as they were a hundred years ago, making them one of … Read More

Going, Going, Gone!

November 6, 2014 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Wanting to sell your unwanted belongings? Thinking of sending them to an auction? Depending on who you ask, the auction experience can run the gamut from incredible to down right heartbreaking. So how do you assure a positive experience if you select auction as the way to liquidate your unneeded … Read More

Able to Leap Tall Buildings in a Single Bound

October 30, 2014 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

If someone were to refer to you as a pannapictagraphist would you: A. need to see a doctor? B. start a diet immediately? or C. confess to a priest and never ever do that again? You most likely wouldn’t do any of the these because you would be too busy … Read More

A Boy and His Dog

October 23, 2014 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

One of my earliest recollections of shoe shopping (an addiction I’ve never kicked) was a trip to Leader’s Shoe Store on the square in Greensburg, Indiana. Mom would take my sister and I there each August for new school shoes. While the selection was plentiful, the only ones I wanted … Read More