Hoppin’ Into the Spirit of Easter Collectibles

All-out decorating for Easter is starting to play catch-up to Christmas decorating. Yep. It’s an egg-cellent way to welcome Spring. Easter egg lights, bunny-themed pictures, figurines, cards, candles, bunny salt-and-pepper shakers … it’s all out there. In the late 1890s, Easter cards, postcards and décor gained in popularity. The common theme is renewal, symbolizing the […]

Buy Me Some Peanuts and … “Cracker Jill”

It doesn’t roll off the tongue like Cracker Jack, but say hello to … Cracker Jill. Frito-Lay North America, to help celebrate women who break sports’ barriers, has introduced a female version of its iconic 125-year-old Cracker Jack. As the 2022 baseball season kicks off, a sports-related female version of good ol’ Jack will be […]

Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles Vol. 48 No. 5 – January 2022

Toy train accessories … Countertop advertising cabinets … Antique buttons … Art Smith jewelry … Roseville pottery and marks … On the Road in Virginia … Collector’s Gallery … Prices    

Roseville Pottery Marks

Roseville Pottery Company was started by J.F. Weaver in Roseville, Ohio, in 1890. The company was incorporated in 1892 by Weaver and George F. Young, a former Roseville salesman who became general manager. The company made stoneware and earthenware household items and flowerpots. Roseville took over a pottery in Zanesville, Ohio, in 1898 and began […]

Happy Holidays! See you in January!

Santa is taking a break next week and so are we. We wish you happy and safe holidays and we’ll be back with more news about your favorite antiques and collectibles the first week in January! Terry Kovel, Kim Kovel and the Staff of Kovels P.S. Enjoy a special gift from the Kovels — free printable […]

Free Place Cards for Your Holiday Table – A Gift from Kovels!

Enjoy a special gift from the Kovels — free printable vintage-style place cards for your holiday entertaining or your Christmas table. There are six different festive designs on one sheet. Just download, print, cut, add the names of your guests and fold.   Merry Christmas from Terry Kovel, Kim Kovel and the Staff of Kovels.com!

Kovels Price Guide Graces the Cover of Antique Trader Magazine

Guess what is on the cover of the December issue of Antique Trader magazine? Here’s a hint: It’s in its 54th year! The author is a smiling woman perched in a chair and surrounded by 20,000 books on porcelain, pottery, glass, Arts & Crafts furniture, Mid-Century Modern art and furniture and, well, everything from A-Z […]

A Gift for You – Vintage Thanksgiving Place Cards

Enjoy a special gift from the Kovels — free printable vintage-style place cards for your Thanksgiving table. There are six different festive designs on one sheet. Just download, print, cut, add the names of your guests and fold. Download by clicking here or click on the picture below.

It’s Terry’s Birthday Today! 

It’s an old-fashioned wish but it’s warm and sincere, Have a wonderful birthday and a wonderful year! Birthday Greetings to “The Grande Dame of Antiques”! Happy Birthday, Terry Kovel!

Unknown Recording of John Lennon/Yoko Ono Is Auction Jackpot

Who knew that a headmaster’s granting permission to skip classes — and a lot of luck — could be so memorable! A 33-minute cassette of four Danish students interviewing John Lennon and Yoko Ono during the couple’s January 1970 visit to Thy in Jutland, Denmark, was auctioned Sept. 28, 2021, at Bruun Rasmussen Auction House […]