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Showing 25 articles & interviews for "jim linderman"Homespun Beauty: Jim Linderman on Folk Art’s Authentic Appeal
For collector, blogger, and author Jim Linderman, beauty is all about the imperfections, which is why he's so attracted to folk art. In this wide-ranging interview, Linderman talks about his favorite folk-art pieces he’s collected over the … Read more »
Total Immersion Collecting: Baptism Photos
Today’s guest blogger is artist, author, and collector Jim Linderman, who treats his blog like an art form. You can find him on Show & Tell, too. Read more »
Picks of the Week: What Collectors Are Buzzing About
Happy Lunar New Year, from Collector's Weekly! Here are some of the headlines, auctions, and blogs that caught our attention over the week. Read more »
A Boy's Matchbox Collection
Today’s guest blogger is artist, author, and collector Jim Linderman, who treats his blog like an art form. You can find him on Show & Tell, too. Read more »
Hellfire and Damnation in Your Back Pocket
Today’s guest blogger is artist, author, and collector Jim Linderman, who treats his Dim Bulb Dull Tool blog like an art form. His new book, Old Time Religion, based on his blog of the same name, is available now. You can find him on Show &… Read more »
Reformed Gambling Swindle Becomes a Punch Board of Love
(Images of Parlor Coo Coo, The Fortune-Teller in Rhymes, and Retro Punch Boxes from Lea Redmond at Leafcutter Designs; images of Peppy Thrill, Charley Board, and Cats-Meow from Punchboard.com) Read more »
Black Glamour Power: The Stars Who Blazed a Trail for Beyoncé and Lupita Nyong'o
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Like Iggy Pop? Thank Your Grandparents
Take Me to the Water: Immersion Baptism in Vintage Music and Photography, 1890-1950 Read more »
Roadside Curiosities: Things That Make You Go "What the Heck?"
To buy a copy of "In Situ: American Folk Art in Place," go here. Follow Jim Linderman's folk art collection at Dull Tool Dim Bulb and on Collectors Weekly's Show and Tell. Read more »
Jim Potts on Vintage Petroliana
In this interview Jim Potts talks about collecting petroliana: signs, gas pumps, globes, oil cans, maps, and other items related to gas stations and oil companies. Based in DeSoto, Missouri, Jim can be reached via his website, Oldgas.com, w… Read more »
Jim Schottenham Casts His Net for Vintage Fishing Reels
Jim Schottenham talks about antique fishing reels, discussing their history, the different styles and designs, the materials that were used, and some tips on how to identify your reel. He notes prolific reel makers, such as Pflueger and Wil… Read more »
The Day Johnny Cash Flipped Off Jim Marshall
(All photos by Jim Marshall from San Francisco Art Exchange. If you buy something through a link in this article, Collectors Weekly may get a share of the sale. Learn more.) Read more »
Archtops, Hollowbodies, and Jimi's Legacy
In this interview, Clay Harrell talks about his experiences collecting vintage guitars, especially pre-1964 Gibsons, Martins, Fender Stratocasters and Telecasters, Nationals and Dobros. Based in the Detroit area, Clay can be reached via his… Read more »
Riding the Classics, from Chevys to Schwinns
In this interview, Jim Snell talks about collectible classic Chevrolet cars, including the 1957 Bel Air, the 1959 Impala, and the 1960’s Camaro muscle cars. He also discusses vintage Schwinn bicycles. Based in Indiana, Jim can be reached th… Read more »
Vintage Sheaffer, Parker, Wahl, and Waterman Fountain Pens
Jim Mamoulides talks about collecting vintage fountain pens, and the various models and styles produced by manufacturers including Sheaffer, Parker, Montblanc, Waterman, and others over the years. Jim can be reached via his website, PenHero… Read more »
Authentic Vintage Props, the Silent Stars of 'Titanic' and Martin Scorsese's 'The Aviator'
Jim Elyea co-runs History for Hire, a prop house in Hollywood, California, and has provided props for a variety of movies, television shows, and music videos. Recently, Jim spoke with us about the different types of props and the different … Read more »
The Fun and Artistry of Antique Fishing Lures
In this interview, Joe Yates talks about collecting antique fishing lures and tackle, from the big five manufacturers (Heddon, Shakespeare, Creek Chub, Pflueger and South Bend) as well as smaller shops. Based in North Carolina, Joe can be r… Read more »
Model T Fords, From Speedsters and Runabouts to Roadsters and Coupes
In this interview, Russ Grunewald talks about collecting, restoring, and touring with vintage Ford Model T’s, and gives a brief history of vintage Ford cars. Based in Texas, Russ can be reached through the website of the Model T Ford Club o… Read more »
Hitting a Home Run with Baseball Cards
Ben Henry discusses baseball card collecting, the different types of baseball card collections, where to buy cards, and who collects vintage baseball cards. Located in Boston, Ben can be reached via his Baseball Card Blog, which is a member… Read more »
Collecting Iron Horses
The following piece describes an early effort to salvage, restore, and preserve old American steam railroad locomotives, circa 1893, at the time of the Chiago World's Fair. It originally appeared in the May 1939 issue of American Collector … Read more »
Going Deep for Football Cards
Mike Thomas talks about collecting vintage football cards, noting the major manufacturers, popular teams and players, and what collectors look for in a card. Mike can be contacted via his website, Vintage Football Card Gallery, which is a m… Read more »
Youngbloods Guitarist Banana Talks Vintage Banjos and the Late Earl Scruggs
Vintage banjo collector Lowell Levinger is perhaps best known to 1960s music fans as “Banana,” the bushy-haired guitarist and keyboards player for The Youngbloods. Today, Levinger is the proprietor of Players Vintage Instruments, where he b… Read more »
The Last Word on First Editions
Matthew Haley is a books and manuscripts specialist at Bonhams in London. Haley is not just in the book business, he’s an avid fan of books—from their physicality and design to the literature and poetry between their covers. Recently we spo… Read more »
When Slot Cars Were Kings of the Arcades
In this interview, Philippe de Lespinay charts the history of slot cars, from the prototypes that ran on model train tracks up to the slot car crash of 1968. Along the way, he discusses such models as the Cox Chaparral 2E and the Tamiya Dod… Read more »