Antiques Freaks

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!

105 Horse and Man (1869) by Charles Spencer March Phillipps

According to the Victorians, there's nothing you can't learn from a good book - including how to ride a horse! Tenacious thighs and supple loins combine for a firm "gripe" on the saddle. You WILL wear leather pants. You WILL become a competent equestrian. You WILL learn about how the industrial revolution all-but-severed the working class's relationship to horses - and MORE!

104 Spongeware v. Spatterware

What's the difference between spongeware and spatterware? SO MUCH!

103 Coin Love Tokens

"When this you see, remember me." Engraved coins, or coin love tokens, are a folk art tradition dating back to the 16th century--but things really pop off when Victorians get a hold of it!

102 Snow Babies

Bisque porcelain figurines of children playing in the snow commemorate Peary and Cook's race to the North Pole. It begins with the zuckerpuppen. It ends in Department 56. It's snow babies--RUN!

101 Funko Pop!

It's Beanie Babies 2.0! Tune in for your regularly scheduled reminder that collectibles are not investments. Not even if it's an adorable dead-eyed vinyl figurine of your favorite obscure pop culture property.

100 Poesy Rings

The perfect expression of affection for your special someone! Whether it be your spouse, your servant, or your sea-captain, a poesy ring is just the thing to declare your eternal devotion. Show the world just how much you like your choice. The cruel seas, remember, took him in November.