The evolution of kid’s play isn’t extra putting than what we discover at the moment with skateboarding. From its crude however liberating handmade toy origins within the Fifties to at the moment’s dynamic tradition that mixes sport and artwork, every thing about skateboarding screams pleasure and collectability.
Whether or not classic old-school boards or fashionable decks that includes work and drawings by artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, and Andy Warhol, skateboards are collected by a rising variety of fanatics to the tune of tens of 1000’s of {dollars}. You’ll learn all about it as contributing editor Kris Manty takes you on a fast-paced experience into one of many hottest gathering areas within the November concern of Kovels Vintage Dealer.
Invoice and Denny McConnell have been on a a lot completely different experience for greater than three a long time. The Oklahoma Metropolis couple are the homeowners of twenty third Avenue Vintage Mall, which is celebrating 35 years in enterprise this 12 months. And whereas the McConnells may level to the 42 awards their mall has acquired for being the perfect place on the town to buy antiques, they’re too busy to brag. Author Sara Jordan-Heintz shares a outstanding story a few couple who, via perseverance and laborious work, not solely have survived however thrived. “In spite of everything these years,” Invoice tells us, “I nonetheless love going to work on daily basis.”
Throughout WWII, the U.S. spent $288 billion {dollars} on airplanes, ammunition, troopers’ pay and different areas of crucial significance to the battle effort. However on the finish of the battle, a number of the issues that cash purchased had been nonetheless round: navy bases, buildings, vans, meals, and even surplus B-17 Flying Fortress bombers. Which begs the query: what did Uncle Sam do with all that stuff? Hosted the most important yard sale in U.S. navy historical past, in fact. Discover out extra within the November concern of Kovels Vintage Dealer.
In 1963, photographer Jim Marshall captured a younger Bob Dylan kicking a tire down a New York Metropolis sidewalk, a now iconic picture of the youthful vitality and rebellious spirit of the burgeoning folks singer. In a considerate piece, Nigel Russell, director of images at Heritage Auctions, explains how the timeless picture encapsulates the essence of Dylan early in his profession.
Among the many many public sale highlights discovered all through the November concern, our Gross sales Experiences consultants gamble on a Potter & Potter coin-op occasion that includes slot machines. Then we watch as toy airplanes take flight at a Milestone Auctions occasion earlier than taking a deep dive into historical past at Nation Attic’s annual spectacular that includes classic diving helmets and different historic diving gear and memorabilia.
All of this and extra will be discovered within the November concern of Kovels Vintage Dealer.
