Know Your Antiques: Lincoln statue and Gardner chair traits
A 1938 Illinois carver William Norris fashioned a six foot Lincoln statue from a pocketknife carved wood and painted finish with pressed features. A Victorian Eastlake chair bears original seat with Gardner patent marks and perforations for ventilation and ornament.
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America
Liberty
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
William Norris
Illinois
Lincoln
Nightly beauty break and leather postcard history
The piece urges a relaxing beauty routine with baths and gentle massage. It then shifts to antique leather postcards from 1895 to 1910, noting their materials, novelty features, and current price listings from American shows and auctions. It mentions a book review on pitchers and markers for collectors.
Smart investor learns from others mistakes
New York AP reports Myrna Liebowitz of Herzfeld and Stern outlines common stock market errors by women investors. She cautions against taking tips unexamined, overconcentration, chasing quick riches, and letting emotions drive decisions while stressing personal responsibility and tax awareness.
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New York
Myrna Liebowitz
Women Stockbrokers Association
Miss Liebowitz
Wall Street
Herzfeld
Stern
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Symbolic of
Middletown Journal
United States
Hudson River
Subway
Philadelphia
Toboggan Company
John Zalar
Charlie McCarthy
James Paton
Charles Scribner's Sons
Abe Lincoln
Belides
Central Pastry
Middletown
Liv
Schwab
U.S
Rolling Writer
Pentel
Grecian Isles
Perry & Gerrick
Perry
Derrick
Middletown Paint & Glass CO
Central Ave
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!