MemoriesandMiscellany

As St. Patrick’s Day approaches with its parades and parties, a time some say when everyone wants to be Irish, it is instructive to look b...

In 1896, Gustav Schafer and Gunther Vater founded the Schafer and Vater Porcelain Factory in Thuringa, Germany, with the purpose of making ...

By 1748 the official exhibit of the French Academy of Fine Arts, known popularly as the Paris Salon, had become the greatest art event in th...

Newsman Jim Lehrer, himself a world class collector of bus signs and memorabilia, once said that there are important people and organizat...

The depiction of African-Americans in whiskey merchandising over the past 150 years has reflected societal changes. The trade card “Es...

I well remember the day about 1947 that my Father brought home a framed picture of dogs playing poker, given to him by a dent...

From time to time I am asked to look at an artifact, often a whiskey jug, and provide the owner with an idea of its value. It is alway...