Antiques Freaks

178 Harajuku Fashion History with Sarah Sews!

Sarah Sews returns to tell us all about how Japanese street fashion became an international sensation with genuine vintage pieces and historically-inspired designs!

177 SylvaC Pottery

UK kitsch is here! Learn about the adorable Staffordshire ceramics company SylvaC and all the bunnies and puppies your heart can hold.

Solving for X - The Boardwalk Antiques Shop

We return to the antiques romance trilogy The Boardwalk Antiques Shop to review the second novella in the collection, Solving for X! Fewer antiques than promised, and what remains is certainly... something.

175 Jelly Molds

From the kitchen drawers of yesteryear to the kitchen walls of today, it's jelly molds! Or gelatin molds. Or Jell-O molds. Pick yer poison.

Message in a Bottle - The Boardwalk Antiques Shop

Love is in the air! The Antiques Freaks return to reviewing antiques-themed fiction with the romantic novella trilogy The Boardwalk Antiques Shop by Julie Wright, Melanie Jacobson, and Heather B. Moore.

173 Pie Birds

Are your pies soggy? Do you wish you had an adorable ceramic kitchen friend to ensure crisp crust? Are you in the market for a tiny porcelain bird, goat, or dragon? You're in luck, because pie birds are here!

172 The Horror! Stilton's Antiques by Bruce Blake

The antiques are on point! The horror, not so much. This week the Antiques Freaks review the short horror story Stilton's Antiques by Bruce Blake. Haunted dolls, funerary relics, and spooky antics abound! Content warning for discussions of historical and fictional child death.

171 Victorian Toast

What did it take to get toast onto the breakfast table in the Victorian era? A lot. Like, a whole lot.

170 Rae Dunn

Beanie Babies, but make it home goods. It's time to cover the collecting frenzy over minimalist ceramics designer Rae Dunn.

169 Staple Repairs for Porcelain and Ceramics

Cracked a mug? Snapped a plate in half? Shattered a bone china teacup containing the soul of a Victorian workhouse orphan? Why not repair it... with STAPLES! (With bonus hints on why used car haggling doesn't work in the antiques world.)

168 The Find! Carnacki the Ghost Finder with Terrible Book Club

Everyone's favorite Edwardian ghost-hunting Sherlock Holmes rip-off is back for another adventure! Together with Chris and Paris of the Terrible Book Club podcast, the Antiques Freaks delve into the spooky mysteries of the antiquarian book trade.

167 The Blue Boy

In 1770, master portraitist Thomas Gainsborough created a Rococo painting whose inexplicable universal appeal would echo on down through the ages into 20th century home decor and 21st century flea markets. Make room in your heart for this most splendid of boys!

166 Old Clothes and Conclusion! The Gentleman's Art of Dressing with Economy (1876)

A Lounger At Clubs polishes off his masterwork with a chapter dedicated to a topic near and dear to our hearts - vintage fashion, or as he would have it, Old Clothes. What can be done to spruce up a vintage Victorian wardrobe? What 19th-century style advice remains? Join us for the conclusion to our antique fashion journey!

165 Charm Bracelets

From their magical history to their modern capitalist underpinnings and all the beautiful antique and vintage pieces in between, learn the many charms of charm bracelets!

164 Toilet! The Gentleman's Art of Dressing with Economy (1876)

Ah, how language evolves! In this chapter of the Victorian budget fashion guide, A Lounger At Clubs tells us how to groom ourselves. Should you bathe? (Yes.) Should you wash your hair? (Yes.) Should you slather your scalp in animal grease to reverse male-pattern baldness? (Probably not.)

163 Thrifting with Holli from Suffragette City Vintage!

Our friend Holli returns for a chat about the ethics of vintage shopping at thrift stores! Check out her Etsy at etsy.com/shop/nonasuch and follow her on Instagram @suffragettecityvtg

162 Toby Jugs

It's time for another antiques cryptid as we try and track down the origins of infamous 18th century pottery. Who is Tobias Jug? What is his relationship to Charles Dickens? And how do we know he's a lich?

161 Miscellaneous! The Gentleman's Art of Dressing with Economy

A Lounger at the Clubs returns for another chapter of Victorian fashion! Featuring 19th century advice on gloves, ties, pocket handkerchiefs, collars, gaiters, umbrellas, and jewellery. (Trigger warning for period typical anti-Semitism.)

160 Chalkware

Before Paint Nite, there was... chalkware. Pennsylvania Dutch folk art turned punishment for the hubris of attending the carnival. If you want mid-century kitsch that'll melt in the rain, chalkware is the ware for you!

159 The History of Singer Sewing Machines with Sarah Sews!

The Antiques Freaks are joined by historical costumer Sarah Lederman (aka Sarah Sews, whom you might recognize from our series on The Gentleman's Art of Dressing with Economy) for a history of the Singer Sewing Machine Company! Stay tuned to learn what sewing machine may work for you and why Wilkie Collins is the superior Victorian novelist.

And keep your eye on her milliner shop at: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HalcombeDesigns