12 ChemArt
Where American Made Matters
18 Brass Armadillo
Nostalgic Comfort Foods
20 Chanel Costume Jewelry
Then and Now
26 Collector Clubs
Coca-Cola®, Vintage Jewelry, Cufflinks
28 Remembering Thomas Kinkade
53 Common Sense Antiques
Governor Winthrop Desk, Not Uncle Albert
56 Irving Berlin
America’s Song Writer
8 Ken’s Korner
News & Views from the World of Collecting
14 Gavels & Paddles
Auction News
19 The Antique Detective
Decade of Protest and Plastic
23 Collector Profile
Fairy Lamps Collector Jim Sapp
42 Rinker On Collectibles
My Book House for Children series
44 Antiques and Collecting
Iron Doorstops and more...
50 In The Studio With…
Dean Griff, Charming Tails Artist
54 Editor’s Gallery
Favorite Finds for July
7 From The Editor
34 July 2012 Show Calendar
Shows, Flea Markets, Auctions
48 Vintage pyrotechnics auction
ChemArt specializes in photochemical etching, made in the America. Their products — such as the enameled starfish ornament on our cover — are more than just shiny trinkets to share at holiday time. To learn more, turn to page 12.
