Antiques, Retro, Americana
If it’s a Charles Dickens Christmas you desire, then a trip to the Rondout, in Kingston, NY may be just the thing you need this holiday season. This little slice of Main Street USA looks like a Norman Rockwell painting brought to life. The shops and restaurants are all decked out for the season. Park [...]
They call me the “Antique Diva”. Sometimes I think the name applies to my age and not just my love for antiques. Occasionally I get the opportunity to travel with my sister to see what kind of trouble we can get into. This summer’s road trip through upstate New York was no exception. Our first stop [...]
Abeelstreet.com sat down with Charles Wesley, antique toy expert and dealer at On The Hill Antiques @ Skillypot in Kingston, NY. We asked Charles to tell us how he got started collecting antique toys and how others can get in on the game. Abeelstreet.com: When did you discover your passion for collecting vintage toys? Wesley: [...]
These beautiful 1950s vintage postcards feature artistically painted scenes from across the country including Niagara Falls, Kennebunk, Portsmouth, Keene, Upstate NY, and more. Collecting post cards is a great hobby. I have a box of 1980s postcards in a box somewhere just waiting to become collector’s items. It’s the antique and vintage postcards that collectors [...]
One of this antique diva’s favorite pastimes is frequenting local garage sales. Every now and then I stumble upon a great find that keeps me going to the next sale. At a sale in a cold, drafty old house somewhere in upstate New York was where I made one of those finds: the Delft tile [...]
Abeelstreet.com sat down with Lionel Heyman a collector of antique tools and a dealer at On The Hill Antiques @ Skillypot in Kingston, NY. We asked Lionel to share his knowledge of antique tools and to talk about some of his favorite pieces. Abeelstreet.com: When did you discover your passion for collecting tools? Lionel: My [...]
Restore Reuse Resell! That’s antiquing in a nutshell. Antiquing offers great benefits to us and our environment. Antiquing is a great hobby. It teaches you a lot about history, it keeps us active and it even keeps us in shape (try lifting an antique dresser). The benefits to our environment are even more appealing. You [...]