Antiques Freaks

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124 Antiques Fraud! Cottingley Fairy Photos

Sherlock Holmes would have cracked this case. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle did not. Make way for The Coming of the Fairies! (Houdini not included.)

123 Humidors

Are your cigars too moist? Or not moist enough? Fret not! A vintage humidor will probably make the problem worse in either or both directions!

122 Wedding Cake Toppers

Need your wedding cake taller than Shaq? Go full Miss Havisham and try a vintage wedding cake topper today! (Apologies to the Kennedy estate.)

121 Larceny and Old Lace by Tamar Myers

It's time for another antiques-themed cozy mystery! The first in the Den of Antiquity series, this novel has it all. The murder weapon? An antique. The motive? Another antique. The victim? Antiques dealer. The sleuth? Another antiques dealer. The suspects? Even more antiques dealers! It's antiques all the way down!

120 Barbie!

It's vintage doll time! Dive in to the history of Barbie, Mattel's greatest creation, from her glories to her horrors. What mysterious chemical forever changed her? Why are doll wigs so terrifying? And whatever became of Midge?

119 Neon 2! with special guest DJ!

Neon returns! We chat with DJ, a neon bender and restorer, to learn about how to tell new neon from old, what the coolest pieces are, and why it's superior to LEDs!

And don't forget to check out @d_j_neon on instagram for wicked cool neon art!

118 Antiques Roadkill by Barbara Allan

It's time for another antiques cozy mystery! The good: this one actually has antiques! The less-good: pretty much everything else!

117 Lettuceware

Lettuce tell you about Lettuceware! Spoiler alert: it's cabbage kitsch.

116 Victorian Flower Language: Gay Edition!

Now is the time for gay Victorians! Violets, calamus, green carnations, and hyacinth. Don't let heteronormative flower dictionaries limit your bouquet-based communications! Listen up and learn about the plants that mean a great deal to the gay Victorian heart.

115 Tagged for Death

This week we dive into "Tagged for Death" by Sherry Harris, an antiques-themed cozy mystery that was neither antiques-themed nor cozy! Reader beware the perils of false marketing.

114 Victorian Flower Language

Sickening whimsy returns with the Language of Flowers! What does the bouquet you just received REALLY mean? If an acquaintance just handed you some rhododendron, watch out! And listen up while you're at it, because the Antiques Freaks are here with the floriography you need to make it in high society.

113 Milk Bottles

Milk bottles. They're like bottles, but for milk. Got it? (Paid for by Big Dairy.)

112 Horse & Man, Ch. 3: The Leg (1869)

Charles Spencer March Phillips returns with his own wacky Victorian spin on the equestrian arts! The English are suspicious of dressage because it is French. Can our boy Charles change their minds? Maybe!

111 Lady Head Vase

Once upon a time in the mid-twentieth century everyone decided it was a great idea to put flowers in ceramic sculptures of women's heads. And it only got weirder from there!

110 Identifying Antique Photographic Processes

You have an old photo! But is it a Dageurrotype, Calotype, albumen print, Ambrotype, tintype, Carte de Visite, or cabinet card? Should you bite it? Lick it? Or listen to this episode? Maybe listen to this episode first. Then lick it.

109 Horse & Man, Chapter Two: The Hand (1869)

Charles Spencer March Phillipps returns to give us a second dose of Victorian horseback riding technique! Astound your fellow equestrians with your newfound ability to baffle your steed! Whether it's a leap of faith or a leap to a conclusion, all that's required is you stay in the saddle.

108 Victorian Insect Jewelry

Cover your bodice in glittering carapaces and light up the night with live fireflies! The Victorians are back with more sickening whimsy than ever before. (Warning for discussions of historical animal cruelty.)

107 Pocket Nutmeg Graters

Spice up your night life! Be the fanciest lad in the tavern! Win over your handsome friends! Drown out the sound of men explaining the plot of Dune with the gentle rasp of nutmeg-upon-silver! The possibilities are limitless with a pocket nutmeg grater.

106 Yelloware

Yelloware? Yellow here! One of our favorite ceramic varietals gets an episode all its own!