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Lenox Spice Village

Antiques Freaks ·

2024/10/02

If you’ve already depressed yourself in looking up how much it cost to buy a house in the 1990s, consider doing the math for the price of a cottage! Once upon a time it was perfectly reasonable to spend the inflation-adjusted equivalent of fifty actual dollars on a single decorative spice jar for your proto-cottagecore kitchen. Now make it a whole set of spice jars sold through a subscription model and you too will understand their eldritch horror. At least they’re cute?

27:28

Ch. 28 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood...

Antiques Freaks ·

2024/09/25

Behold! The twenty-eighth chapter of the Victorian penny dreadful Varney the Vampire, wherein we discover Mr. Marchdale's exculpation of himself, the search through the gardens, the spot of the deadly struggle, and the mysterious paper!To instantly unlock over a hundred more chapters (literally), check out our Patreon.

45:45

348 UK Auctioneering with the Gavel and the Gabble

Antiques Freaks ·

2024/09/18

Harry and Simon of Windsor and Lyme Bay Auctions and The Gavel and the Gabble podcast join the Antiques Freaks for a chat about what we find most exciting in the antiques world of today. You can hear more of Harry and Simon by subscribing to The Gavel and the Gabble wherever you find your fave podcasts!

55:27

Deck Chairs with Dr. Elizabeth Yuko

Antiques Freaks ·

2024/09/12

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko returns to educate the Antiques Freaks on the wild history of deck chairs - from tuberculosis sanitoria to the Adirondacks to the Titanic and beyond!

29:48

346 Ch. 27 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of...

Antiques Freaks ·

2024/09/04

While Ken recuperates, please enjoy this episode from our Varney vaults - wherein we discover the noble confidence of Flora Bannerworth in her lover, her opinion of the three letters, and the Admiral's admiration!To instantly unlock over a hundred more chapters (literally), check out our Patreon.

54:41

345 Women Silversmiths with Carolyn Law

Antiques Freaks ·

2024/08/28

Carolyn Law takes Dee and Ken on an adventure throughout the hidden history of women silversmiths! Including Hester Bateman, Anne Tanqueray, Clara Barck Welles, and Frances Macbeth Glessner. Carolyn is a personal property appraiser with a specialization in silver, English, Irish, American Colonial and Federal; a collector of 18th century English silver, particularly by women silversmiths; an author of articles on silver and appraisal practice in Silver Magazine; and a member of the UK Silver

24:01

344 Ch. 26 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of...

Antiques Freaks ·

2024/08/21

Please enjoy this chapter from our Varney vaults, wherein Charles Holland writes three letters - OR DOES HE!?To instantly unlock over a hundred more chapters (literally), check out our Patreon.

35:39

343 Antiques Fraud! Earl Washington Woodblocks

Antiques Freaks ·

2024/08/14

Dee and Ken demonstrate a troubling lack of moral fiber in this fascinating tale of high art fraud! Once upon a time there was a truly excellent printmaker whose woodblock carvings and illustrations made viewers weep for their beauty. Unfortunately good art doesn’t pay. You know what does? Crime. Never apologize for your art.

01:50:57

342 The Terror (2018) - Historical Costuming with Hannah

Antiques Freaks ·

2024/08/07

Our old shipmate Hannah Haverkamp returns to regale us with the historical inspiration behind the costumes of The Terror! For all your age of sail, nautical, polar exploration, Victorian, historical-fiction-with-a-supernatural-twist needs. Featuring Royal Navy uniforms (and their lack of uniformity), Inuit engineering, and the thematic tragedy of Carnivale.Hannah’s Sources Parks Canada "Dressing For Arctic Expedition" Terror Camp 2022 Keynote: Annie Symon (Costume Designer) Terror Camp 2021 Panel D

36:24

341 Ch. 25 - Varney the Vampire, or, the Feast of...

Antiques Freaks ·

2024/07/31

Wherein Admiral Bell serves up a shaggy fish story that proves Charles Holland got his authorship talent from his uncle.Please enjoy this episode from our Varney Vaults! To instantly unlock over a hundred more chapters (literally), check out our Patreon.

14:34

340 Magic Lantern and Chromatropes

Antiques Freaks ·

2024/07/24

Back in MY day (read: 18th and 19th century) we had to make our OWN Netflix! Uphill! Both ways! With hand-painted frame-by-frame animations spinning around an open flame! Kids these days don’t know how good they have it, or how shockingly affordable these handcrafted works of mechanical art have become on the secondary market.

20:23

339 The Hall and Staircase - Decorative Electricity...

Antiques Freaks ·

2024/07/17

Victorian interior decorating, now with electricity! Paris of Terrible Book Club joins the Antiques Freaks for a deeper dive into our old friend Decorative Electricity. Where once we presented you a Sparknotes summary, we now give you the full text of Chapter Three: The Hall and Staircase. Join us, won’t you? Thank you.

27:15

338 Ch. 24 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of...

Antiques Freaks ·

2024/07/10

"With a heightened colour she gently repulsed him."Please enjoy this episode from our Varney Vaults! To instantly unlock over a hundred more chapters (literally), check out our Patreon.

18:28

337 Dough Boxes

Antiques Freaks ·

2024/07/03

When is a dough box not a dough box? Learn to tell the dough boxes from the doughn’t boxes with the Antiques Freaks!

19:46

336 Match Safes

Antiques Freaks ·

2024/06/26

Finally, a safe place for the Victorians to keep their matches. Now with attached knife!

36:49

335 Ch. 23 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of...

Antiques Freaks ·

2024/06/19

Jack Pringle returns! Admiral Bell meets Sir Francis Varney face-to-face! The Hollandaise are disbanded (again)! All this and more in the twenty-third chapter of Varney the Vampire!To instantly unlock over a hundred more chapters (literally), check out our Patreon!

26:14

334 Fruit Crate Labels

Antiques Freaks ·

2024/06/12

Happy June, everybody. The Antiques Freaks delve into the weird, wild, and wonderful world of vintage and antique produce crate labels to emerge from a twisted game with shocking treasures.

30:14

333 Questions? Answers!

Antiques Freaks ·

2024/06/05

You asked ‘em, we answered ‘em! Our listener questions episode covers such diverse topics as coastal grandpa, art glass, The Lighthouse, which antiques would be best for desert island survival, what item from today’s trash will become tomorrow’s treasure, how not to become a hoarder, which antiques trends surprised us, our antiques white whales, and where to find the best antiques in New England this summer!

19:32

332 Fairy Lamps

Antiques Freaks ·

2024/05/29

The burglar’s horror! If you’ve ever wanted to trap Tinkerbell in your own home, we have the Victorian glassware for you.

25:22

331 Ch. 22 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of...

Antiques Freaks ·

2024/05/22

All we're saying is that nobody has ever seen Chillingworth and Jack Pringle in the same place at the same time.To instantly unlock over a hundred more chapters (literally), check out our Patreon!

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