As we get closer to Veteran’s Day, I think of those who have served our country. Veterans I knew growing up, as well as those I know now or have worked with on archaeological projects or at work. I [...]

Happy Halloween everyone! Welcome back to my ooky spooky haunted blog full of frightening and bewildering knowledge! If you are a fan and read my weird blogs you might remember that I had a whole blog dedicated to cats, [...]

Comic books as we know them have been a staple form of entertainment for nearly a century. While I have written numerous articles here about them and what they are worth, we have never discussed how they are actually [...]

Hello and welcome back everyone! November 2nd is the Day of the Dead celebration and not only is it a rich cultural celebration, the imagery and art that go along with the day are fascinating! Day of the Dead [...]

Rhode Island PBS Weekly's Pamela Watts interviews Rhode Island native Travis Landry, a "veteran of vintage" and the youngest appraiser on Antiques Roadshow. Learn how he carved out a career by being an expert on superheroes, video games, old [...]

A few months back I was giving a talk on Boston powder horns and one of them had a small, carved, intertwined “USA” carved into the cannon. After the talk, someone came up to me and said, “they didn’t [...]

Once again, a recent consignment has inspired me to write about art and artists, though perhaps this time I should say sculptures and sculptors. I am no stranger to cast bronze; I grew up with my parent’s well-patinaed collection [...]

CRANSTON, R.I. – In a pitched series of battles fought not in interstellar space but rather at a Cranston, RI auction, four of the top eight lots, including the highest were Mego 1979 figures. Read Full Article [...]