A Look Inside of the July Issue of Kovels Antique Trader

It’s summertime, and the living is easy. And filled with summertime fun, which is the theme of the July issue of Kovels Antique Trader.

Our Summer Fun Issue starts off with the scoop on ice cream collectibles. Though ice cream’s peak business is in the summer, memorabilia associated with it is enjoyed year-round. Contributing editor Kris Manty explains why collectors scream for a variety of antique and vintage ice cream-related goodies. In celebration of July being National Ice Cream Month (and National Ice Cream Day on July 21), we’re giving these nostalgic collectibles the spotlight.

Speaking of buckets of fun, vintage tin sand pails are a blast to collect. With their vivid colors and charming graphics, they can be considered small works of art. In addition to being easy to display, vintage sand pails add summer cheer throughout the year. You’ll learn more about these charmers from yesteryear in the July issue.

Quick. What 1975 summer movie thriller scared people straight out of the water and set the stage for the Summer Blockbuster Era? If you said “Jaws,” you’re right. Steven Spielberg’s terrifying thriller has long been considered the first Summer blockbuster, becoming the highest-grossing movie in history…until “Star Wars” hit theaters in the summer of 1977. You’ll read more about “Jaws” and other summer hits, as well as the very collectible movie posters promoting these films. Also, Editor Paul Kennedy shares a drive-in adventure featuring “Jaws” and a green 1968 Mercury station wagon filled with frightened friends. We don’t want to spoil the ending, but let’s just say that Kennedy survives, barely.

Among many auction highlights found throughout the issue, July’s Sales Reports looks at Steuben Glass, the Haley Bank and Toy Collection, and the bold Art Deco design of Clarice Cliff. In our Collector’s Gallery feature, a reader discovers a swan pedestal table purchased on a whim more than 20 years ago is quite valuable, while another learns that their parlor table was offered by Sears in the late 1800s. Find out what our resident expert, Dr. Anthony Cavo, has to say about both pieces in the July issue of Kovels Antique Trader.

Finally, we spotlight Overbeck Pottery and its fascinating history dating back to 1911 when sisters Margaret, Hannah, Elizabeth, and Mary Frances Overbeck produced some of the finest pottery during the Arts and Crafts movements. If you love pottery as much as we do, we’re sure you’ll enjoy this powerful story of four pioneering sisters making a name for themselves. Of course, there’s much more. Like the season itself, the Kovels Antique Trader Summer Fun Issue is packed with, well, fun.