The Antiques Freaks went to a book fair! Tune in to hear about our haul, plus tips and tricks for finding cool vintage and antique books in the wild - including The Last Book on the Left; Dinotopia; N. C. Wyeth; autograph books; Moon-Cussers of Cape Cod; Arthur Rackham’s illustrated King Arthur; and the Witch of Wall Street herself, Hetty Green.
"Charles Holland, will you have a vampyre for your bride?" While Ken's voice recovers from respiratory illness, please enjoy this episode from our Varney vaults! To instantly unlock a hundred more chapters (literally), check out our Patreon .
You asked, we answered! Dee and Ken sit down for a Q&A session with questions provided by listeners like you.
Edwardian, Gilded Age, and Jazz Age furniture designers, against all odds, have produced something practical. The Hoosier cabinet - a charming vintage look perfect for kitchens of yesterday, today, and tomorrow!
What are monteiths? It’s a silver punch bowl from the late 17th and early 18th centuries. But WHO is Monteith? We just don’t know. Or do we???
Daniel (as heard in our Magic: the Gathering episode) returns to teach the Antiques Freaks about a different kind of magic - the kind stored in ancient tomes that can only be found through secret covenants with ancient societies of tricksters. Y’know, magicians. Books with magician tricks in them. We swear we’re not doing real magic. Honest.
Once upon a time Corelle debuted a simple design of golden flowers and butterflies. For years they languished in the kitchen cabinets of unsuspecting households. Then everything changed when Taylor Swift released her Anti-Hero video. Now mid-century American dishes are the talk of the town. But is it safe? (No.)
Please enjoy this episode from our Varney vaults, wherein Charles Holland turns us all into Hollandaise. To instantly unlock a hundred more chapters (literally), check out our Patreon for bonus episodes.
Antiques in books? Sure. Antiques in movies? Why not. Antiques in video games? Now you have our attention! Join internationally-renowned antiques conservator Mia Faircroft in the Faircroft's Antiques series and learn how NOT to restore a medieval suit of armor.
How do you measure a tape? Once upon a time we had to drag a chain across a field uphill both ways. But now with the modern convenience of a vintage or antique tape measure, we know precisely how long all our tapes are.
Due to a family emergency we are unable to post a regular episode this week. Instead, please enjoy this chapter from our Varney vaults, wherein an unexpected return plunges both characters and podcasters into hysterics. To instantly unlock a hundred more chapters (literally), check out our Patreon for bonus episodes.
From practical tea-time necessity to collectible glassware plague upon the local antiques industry, cup plates have gone on an incredible journey throughout history. Stay tuned for the laughing sheep!
Dee has all the deets you could possibly want about bridal baskets just in time for wedding season. Ken has an actual real-life fever. Who will win? You, dear listener. Always you.
Once upon a time, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote something besides Sherlock Holmes. (Shocking, we know.) What if you went to medical school in the 1880s and also your dormitory neighbor had an ancient Egyptian mummy? Chris and Paris have joined the Antiques Freaks to answer this most daring question. CONTENT WARNING for Victorian racism and Orientalism.
Frankly, she’s Lisa. Iconic rainbow graphic design from the 80s, 90s, 00s, and beyond! It’s vintage Trapper Keepers, stickers, pens, pencils, cookie jars, backpacks, and so much more—featuring beloved characters like Markie the unicorn, Rainbow the horse, Hunter the leopard, and also the weird Y2K aliens that no one likes to look at but everyone wants to own. Which one is worth three hundred bucks? Tune in to find out!
When is the frame worth more than the picture within? Tune in for everything you’ve ever wanted to know about antique picture frames but were too afraid to ask!
A family emergency precluded this week’s regularly scheduled antiques. Instead, please enjoy this chapter from our Varney vaults, wherein leaving Flora alone at home with two guns was probably the best plan the Bannerworth brothers ever had. To instantly unlock a hundred more chapters (literally), check out our Patreon for bonus episodes.
Ice-bound. In the wind. Iron-sick. All these nautical terms and more defined in this chapter of the Sailor’s Word Book!
20th-century kitsch turned 21st-century trend! Just watch that mineral oil drip down that fishing line and boggle at the price tag.
Wherein Rachel Ray betrays the 20th-century plastics collecting community.
Please enjoy this chapter from our Varney vaults! Wherein Mr Chillingworth proves himself an ensemble dark horse as we get a crash course in Victorian grave-robbing. To instantly unlock a hundred more chapters (literally), check out our Patreon for bonus episodes.
The Antiques Freaks venture out of the studio to record on location at Circa Vintage in New Bedford with owner and proprietor Chris! We chat about Brown’s Beach jackets, East-West Musical Instruments leathers, Bobby from Boston, supplying costumes for films and TV, the rewards of rescuing vintage clothes from the landfill, and how to cope with moths.
Have you ever wanted to know what would happen if Sherlock Holmes encountered a vampire? Fortunately, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has written that story. Unfortunately, he wrote it whilst deep in his “fairies are totally real you guys” phase. Chris and Paris of the Terrible Book Club join the Antiques Freaks in tearing apart Sherlock Holmes and The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire. Enjoy!
As a wise man once said, “Hand me that piano!” Tune in to find out how much an antique piano is worth (not much), what factors affect its value (very little), and what you can expect when you try to sell yours (absolutely nothing).
Hind-castle. Horn-fisted. Hurleblast. Haven-screamer. All these 19th century nautical terms and more defined in this chapter of The Sailor’s Word Book!
Theatrical costume designer and age-of-sail enthusiast Hannah Haverkamp returns to Antiques Freaks to discuss the delightful and deliberate anachronisms in the historical costuming choices of HBO’s pirate comedy series Our Flag Means Death. What’s up with Oluwande’s crocs? Why does Black Pete wear a literal actual horseshoe for a belt buckle? How is Blackbeard the connective tissue between Mad Max and Judas Priest? And is the “rather exquisite cashmere” REALLY cashmere??? Tune in to find out!...
2023 - the year when all of Sherlock Holmes finally enters the public domain. To celebrate, Chris and Paris of the Terrible Book Club podcast have joined the Antiques Freaks to explore one of the worst canonical Holmes stories ever written, The Adventure of the Creeping Man .
Ken doesn’t believe in ancient aliens, but he does believe in sailor valentines. Dee is here to dispel him of that notion. Get the real scoop on 19th c. nautical crafts!
Galley-growlers. Galligaskins. Geo-graffy. Grog-blossom. All these nautical terms and more defined at last in this chapter of The Sailor’s Word Book!
Now with 100% more lawn flamingos!
