A Peek Inside the Collectibles Empire of Terry Kovel

For a half century, collectors of all stripes from across the country have turned to antiques expert Terry Kovel. The Shaker Heights resident has scores of historic toys, outdated kitchen gadgets, and various kinds of pottery packed in her home office.   It’s a busy operation where Kovel holds court over cast-off bits of popular culture.  She says the start of her obsession with collectibles dates back to a purchase, almost eighty years ago.