Our friend Chris of the Terrible Book Club podcast tells us all about the wild, wacky, and bizarrely superstitious world of vintage audio equipment. Tone woods. Toasted maple. Centaurs. It's all here.
No, it's not a gravy boat. Nor a soup tureen. And definitely not a dough-box. It's time to tell all about chamber pots and commodes. Wash your hands.
What is Dark Academia? And how can it be used to market vintage and antique goods?
Skulls, spines, skeletons, teeth, bones, skin, squishy bits, etc. Author and archeologist O F Cieri joins the pod to answer the burning question: should you buy, sell, purchase, or procure human remains? Short answer, no. Longer answer to follow.
We're certainly not time wizards, but we do know a lot about antique clocks! Join us for a who's-who of clock identification, including tall clocks, tavern clocks, carriage clocks, and Jeremy. Plus, all the lyrics to the late Victorian bop "My Grandfather's Clock."
Get puzzled! An ancient oddity is transformed into Victorian whimsy in this, the Chinese wine vessel turned baffling teapot.
Or; how not to run a pottery business with your brothers. Beware the pelican.
The Antiques Freaks are joined by Joanna Mahserdjian of Upstate Rug Supply to learn all about the delights of collecting one-of-a-kind, hand-woven, all-natural works of fiber arts - rugs, carpets, mats, bags, pillows, ottomans, and more! From dining room to show room (and beyond!), Joanna shares her antique rug journey. For more, check out her site at UpstateRugs.com, or visit The Shop on Warren Street in Hudson, NY.
The Victorians and their sickening whimsy strike again! We have three words for you: Self. Pouring. Teapot.
Beating the booby. Blowing the grampus. Broth of a boy. Bum-boat. All these terms and more defined in our dive into 19th-century nautical vocabulary.
