Episodes
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
307 Bottle Whimsy
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
A ship in a bottle is just the tip of the iceberg. Consider: an entire coal-mining enterprise bottled up, complete with miniature town celebrating industry atop whilst workers toil away below. Intrigued? Let’s get eensy-weensy with antique folk art.
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
306 Ch. 17 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Please enjoy this episode from our Varney vaults. Friendship ended with CHARLES HOLLAND. Now SIR FRANCIS VARNEY is our best friend.
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Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
305 Rushton Rubber Face Dolls
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Before Puppy Surprise, before Glow Worm, and well before Five Nights at Freddy’s, there were still more horrific plush toys with molded rubber faces. Dee loves ‘em! Ken hates ‘em! It’s time to delve into the strange Edwardian to mid-century kitsch of the Rushton Rubber Face Doll.
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
304 Syroco
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Wood that is not wood. Regency that is not Regency. Particleboard and yet mold-injected. And Victorian? What the heck happened over at the Syracuse Ornamental Company? The Antiques Freaks are on the case!
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
303 Ch. 16 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Please enjoy this episode from our Varney vaults, wherein we rejoin Charles Holland and Flora Bannerworth in the garden of the manor for an "affecting" scene. But what effect will it have on the Antiques Freaks?
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Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
302 Silver Hallmarks with Carolyn Law
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
A mystery no more! The Antiques Freaks chat silver hallmarks with Carolyn Law. Carolyn is a personal property appraiser with a specialization in silver, English, Irish, American Colonial and Federal; a collector of 18th century English silver, particularly by women silversmiths; an author of articles on silver and appraisal practice in Silver Magazine; and a member of the UK Silver Society.
You can learn more about Carolyn and her work at CarolynLawAntiques.com
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
301 Catherineholm Cookware
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Come for the frank discussion of mid-century modern Scandinavian home goods, stay for tips on keeping your cats entertained and important reasons to not drink cadmium.
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
300 L - The Sailor’s Word Book (1867)
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Land-shark. Loblolly-boy. Lubber’s hole. All these nautical terms and more defined in this thrilling chapter of The Sailor’s Word Book!
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
298 Ch. 15 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
In the spirit of spooky season, please enjoy this episode from our Varney vaults! Our friend Tarra (wellntruly) joins us in uncovering the most unexpected development yet in the Varney case. Charles Holland has two gay uncles. And they've arrived to answer the all-important question: "Who the devil is Josiah Crinkles?"
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Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
297 K - The Sailor’s Word Book (1867)
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Kelf. Kitty-witch. Krang. All these nautical terms and more defined in this chapter of the Sailor’s Word Book!
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
296 Perfume Bottles
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Bottles? For perfume? It's more likely than you think.
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
295 J - The Sailor’s Word Book (1867)
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Jack Nasty-Face. Jibber the Kibber. Jolly Jumpers. All these nautical terms and more defined in this chapter of the Sailor’s Word Book!
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
294 Ch. 14 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
While Dee recovers from a back injury, please enjoy this episode from our Varney vault—wherein Sir Francis Varney makes an offer Henry Bannerworth can't refuse.
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Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
293 Antiques Fraud! Bogus Belt Buckles
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
In the 1960s, the antique belt buckle market was rocked by the sudden appearance of Gilded Age Tiffany belt buckles commemorating such diverse moments as the American Civil War and the construction of the Titanic. Where did they come from? Why were they here? What did they want? One intrepid angry belt buckle collector was determined to find out.
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
292 Tussy Mussy
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Tussy-mussy. Poesy. Bouquet. Flower arrangement. You won’t believe where the Victorians want you to stick a miniature vase.
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
291 IKEA and West Elm on Facebook Marketplace
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Does IKEA and West Elm furniture hold up? (No.) Does used IKEA retain value? (No.) Is West Elm worth the price, even second-hand? (No.) Join the Antiques Freaks for a rousing discussion of why you should spend your furniture dollars elsewhere. (With bonus diversions into the world of American Girl Dolls.)
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
290 Ch. 13 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
Our heroes meet Sir Francis Varney face-to-face at last! But is he a vampyre? (Yes.)
We are joined this week by our dear friend Olivia! Check out her short speculative fiction and essays at ofcieri.com, and read her new book BACKMASK!
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Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
289 Furby with Paris from Terrible Book Club
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Behold, the Furby. Animatronic nostalgia or uncanny valley horror? What sort of aftermarket exists for these retro and vintage toys? And why do folks insist on making them long? Dee is joined by Paris of the Terrible Book Club podcast for this exploration into the weird and wild world of Furbies.
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
288 Antiques Fraud! Wendy Halstead Beard
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
When consignment goes just about as wrong as it can go, you get Wendy Halstead Beard and her high art photography gallery of fraud.