Codebreakers
Women of Britain – Come into the factories. So declared the 1941 recruitment poster which would help to take hundreds of thousands of women into the workplace during Would War […]
Heirs v. Museums
In The Vanished Collection the struggle between heirs and museums to claim artwork looted by the Nazis was focused on. Here we look at the views for and against restitution.
Finders keepers?
Imagine standing in the grandeur of the National Gallery, looking at a multi-million-pound Monet on the wall that should be your inheritance. Having your bike nicked and spotting it a […]
Dating Levi’s
Here’s our guide of things to look out for when shopping for vintage Levi’s – whether to date a pair or spot a counterfeit pair. As with all of our […]
Don’t click to buy
This page is a public information poster of sorts, on behalf of sellers who use the online marketplace Etsy.
Building your investment portfolio
Economists from HSE University found that secondary market prices of retired LEGO sets grow by 11% annually (8% in real terms), which is faster than gold, stocks, bonds and other […]
His mother’s possessions
Drawers full of chargers for old phones, broken pens, shop business cards. Old newspapers. A broken thermometer. A garlic press, a grater, and a – what’s it called? – we […]
Through rose coloured glasses
In the last issue we looked at examples of when history is made less authentic to appear more realistic and how it can either distance us from or immerse us […]
At the end of the rainbow
Can’t think of anything more boring than crystalware? Then I beg a moment of your time to show that crystal is anything but dull, in both senses of the word. […]
What’s in a name?
What’s the appeal of an autograph? A connection to the world of celebrity? A brag? A record of a brief moment shared with an idol? Collector, now dealer, Adam Andrusier […]