Episodes
Wednesday Aug 14, 2024
343 Antiques Fraud! Earl Washington Woodblocks
Wednesday Aug 14, 2024
Wednesday Aug 14, 2024
Dee and Ken demonstrate a troubling lack of moral fiber in this fascinating tale of high art fraud! Once upon a time there was a truly excellent printmaker whose woodblock carvings and illustrations made viewers weep for their beauty. Unfortunately good art doesn’t pay. You know what does? Crime. Never apologize for your art.
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
342 The Terror (2018) - Historical Costuming with Hannah
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
Our old shipmate Hannah Haverkamp returns to regale us with the historical inspiration behind the costumes of The Terror! For all your age of sail, nautical, polar exploration, Victorian, historical-fiction-with-a-supernatural-twist needs. Featuring Royal Navy uniforms (and their lack of uniformity), Inuit engineering, and the thematic tragedy of Carnivale.
Hannah’s Sources
- Parks Canada "Dressing For Arctic Expedition"
- Terror Camp 2022 Keynote: Annie Symon (Costume Designer)
- Terror Camp 2021 Panel D - Costuming: Alexa Figuerres (Uniforms and Undress), and Kit Barton (Carnivale)
- "Tales of the Doomed Franklin Expedition Long Ignored the Inuit Side, But “The Terror” Flips the Script" - Kat Eschner, for Smithsonian
- DRESSED TO KILL: BRITISH NAVAL UNIFORM, MASCULINITY, AND CONTEMPORARY FASHIONS 1748-1857 – Amy Miller
- THE ROYAL NAVY 1790-1970 – Robert Wilkinson-Latham HOW TO READ A SUIT – Lydia Edwards
Ken’s Sources
- Erebus by Michael Palin
- Terrorspotting by Tealin on tumblr
- every post collected under our Terror tag on tumblr
Dee’s Sources
- ‘Our ancestors returned home’: How a Chilkat robe made its way back to Southeast Alaska by Tripp J Crouse, KTOO
- watching the ding-danged show The Terror (2018) season one on AMC
Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
341 Ch. 25 - Varney the Vampire, or, the Feast of Blood (1845)
Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
Wherein Admiral Bell serves up a shaggy fish story that proves Charles Holland got his authorship talent from his uncle.
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Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
340 Magic Lantern and Chromatropes
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Back in MY day (read: 18th and 19th century) we had to make our OWN Netflix! Uphill! Both ways! With hand-painted frame-by-frame animations spinning around an open flame! Kids these days don’t know how good they have it, or how shockingly affordable these handcrafted works of mechanical art have become on the secondary market.
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
339 The Hall and Staircase - Decorative Electricity with a Chapter on Fire Risks (1891)
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
Victorian interior decorating, now with electricity! Paris of Terrible Book Club joins the Antiques Freaks for a deeper dive into our old friend Decorative Electricity. Where once we presented you a Sparknotes summary, we now give you the full text of Chapter Three: The Hall and Staircase. Join us, won’t you? Thank you.
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
338 Ch. 24 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
"With a heightened colour she gently repulsed him."
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Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
337 Dough Boxes
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
When is a dough box not a dough box? Learn to tell the dough boxes from the doughn’t boxes with the Antiques Freaks!
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
336 Match Safes
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Finally, a safe place for the Victorians to keep their matches. Now with attached knife!
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
335 Ch. 23 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
Jack Pringle returns! Admiral Bell meets Sir Francis Varney face-to-face! The Hollandaise are disbanded (again)! All this and more in the twenty-third chapter of Varney the Vampire!
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Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
334 Fruit Crate Labels
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
Happy June, everybody. The Antiques Freaks delve into the weird, wild, and wonderful world of vintage and antique produce crate labels to emerge from a twisted game with shocking treasures.
Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
333 Questions? Answers!
Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
You asked ‘em, we answered ‘em! Our listener questions episode covers such diverse topics as coastal grandpa, art glass, The Lighthouse, which antiques would be best for desert island survival, what item from today’s trash will become tomorrow’s treasure, how not to become a hoarder, which antiques trends surprised us, our antiques white whales, and where to find the best antiques in New England this summer!
Wednesday May 29, 2024
332 Fairy Lamps
Wednesday May 29, 2024
Wednesday May 29, 2024
The burglar’s horror! If you’ve ever wanted to trap Tinkerbell in your own home, we have the Victorian glassware for you.
Wednesday May 22, 2024
331 Ch. 22 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Wednesday May 22, 2024
Wednesday May 22, 2024
All we're saying is that nobody has ever seen Chillingworth and Jack Pringle in the same place at the same time.
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Wednesday May 15, 2024
330 Guardian Serviceware
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Wednesday May 15, 2024
All hail the aluminum knight, defender of nutrition!
Wednesday May 08, 2024
329 P - The Sailor’s Word Book (1867) with special guest Hannah!
Wednesday May 08, 2024
Wednesday May 08, 2024
What is a lobster? We just don’t know. But we’re pretty sure we know how to prevent scurvy with one weird trick that doctors don’t want you to know about. Keep a weather eye out for Beef Hardtack!
Wednesday May 01, 2024
328 Ch. 21 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Wherein is foreshadowed the return of Chillingworth!
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Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
327 Stretch Glass
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
Consider a variety of texture viewpoints in this controversial episode exploring both mold-blown and art glass. Or as we like to call it, Danger Play-Doh.
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
326 Barrister Bookcases
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
The greatest bookshelf ever invented! Perfect for lawyers and laypeople alike. And uniquely suited for apartment-dwellers and folks who live on the go. You want modular storage solutions with style? You want a barrister bookcase. Join us, won’t you? Thank you.
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
325 The Story of A Hundred Operas (1940)
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Wherein the Antiques Freaks come into possession of a curious little book and recite the scintillating tale of Dinorah.
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
324 Seed Packets and Catalogues (Vintage and Antique)
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
It’s frog weather, y’all. Join us on our voyage to discover the root of scarcity.