Deck Chairs with Dr. Elizabeth Yuko
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!
Sep 12, 2024•55 min•Ep. 349
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346 Ch. 27 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
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.
Sep 04, 2024•30 min•Ep. 348
345 Women Silversmiths with Carolyn Law
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 Soc...
Aug 28, 2024•55 min•Ep. 347
344 Ch. 26 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
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.
Aug 21, 2024•24 min•Ep. 346
343 Antiques Fraud! Earl Washington Woodblocks
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.
Aug 14, 2024•36 min•Ep. 345
342 The Terror (2018) - Historical Costuming with Hannah
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 Pan...
Aug 07, 2024•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 344
341 Ch. 25 - Varney the Vampire, or, the Feast of Blood (1845)
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.
Jul 31, 2024•36 min•Ep. 343
340 Magic Lantern and Chromatropes
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.
Jul 24, 2024•15 min•Ep. 342
339 The Hall and Staircase - Decorative Electricity with a Chapter on Fire Risks (1891)
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.
Jul 17, 2024•20 min•Ep. 341
338 Ch. 24 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
"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.
Jul 10, 2024•27 min•Ep. 340
337 Dough Boxes
When is a dough box not a dough box? Learn to tell the dough boxes from the doughn’t boxes with the Antiques Freaks!
Jul 03, 2024•18 min•Ep. 339
336 Match Safes
Finally, a safe place for the Victorians to keep their matches. Now with attached knife!
Jun 26, 2024•20 min•Ep. 338
335 Ch. 23 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
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 !
Jun 19, 2024•37 min•Ep. 337
334 Fruit Crate Labels
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.
Jun 12, 2024•26 min•Ep. 336
333 Questions? Answers!
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!
Jun 05, 2024•30 min•Ep. 335
332 Fairy Lamps
The burglar’s horror! If you’ve ever wanted to trap Tinkerbell in your own home, we have the Victorian glassware for you.
May 29, 2024•20 min•Ep. 334
331 Ch. 22 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
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 !
May 22, 2024•25 min•Ep. 333
330 Guardian Serviceware
All hail the aluminum knight, defender of nutrition!
May 15, 2024•25 min•Ep. 332
329 P - The Sailor’s Word Book (1867) with special guest Hannah!
What is a lobster? We just don’t know. But we’re pretty sure we know how to prevent scurvy with one weird trick that doctors don’t want you to know about. Keep a weather eye out for Beef Hardtack!
May 08, 2024•41 min•Ep. 331
328 Ch. 21 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Wherein is foreshadowed the return of Chillingworth! To instantly unlock over a hundred more chapters (literally), check out our Patreon !
May 01, 2024•25 min•Ep. 330
327 Stretch Glass
Consider a variety of texture viewpoints in this controversial episode exploring both mold-blown and art glass. Or as we like to call it, Danger Play-Doh.
Apr 24, 2024•19 min•Ep. 329
326 Barrister Bookcases
The greatest bookshelf ever invented! Perfect for lawyers and laypeople alike. And uniquely suited for apartment-dwellers and folks who live on the go. You want modular storage solutions with style? You want a barrister bookcase. Join us, won’t you? Thank you.
Apr 17, 2024•25 min•Ep. 328
325 The Story of A Hundred Operas (1940)
Wherein the Antiques Freaks come into possession of a curious little book and recite the scintillating tale of Dinorah.
Apr 10, 2024•17 min•Ep. 327
324 Seed Packets and Catalogues (Vintage and Antique)
It’s frog weather, y’all. Join us on our voyage to discover the root of scarcity.
Apr 03, 2024•19 min•Ep. 326
323 Ch. 20 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Tarra (wellntruly) joins the Antiques Freaks for a very early draft of Interview with the Vampire. To instantly unlock over a hundred more chapters (literally), check out our Patreon !
Mar 27, 2024•52 min•Ep. 325
322 Pie Safes
Or as we like to call ‘em, the No-Rat Box. (Patent pending.) Tune in to learn all about this Pennsylvania Dutch and/or Mennonite and/or Amish handmade furniture classic. (Rivalry ENDED with Martha Stewart! Now PIONEER WOMAN is our new nemesis.)
Mar 20, 2024•33 min•Ep. 324
321 O - The Sailor’s Word Book with Hannah!
Orlop. Over-boyed. To open lower deckers. Out-licker. Special guest Hannah Haverkamp joins the Antiques Freaks to help define all these nautical terms and more! (Press-Ganged into His Majesty's Royal Navy by One Direction. 150k words, Chapter 1/?) (Henry Peglar sails by either tack, pass it on.)
Mar 13, 2024•38 min•Ep. 323
320 Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders Toys
90s kids remember. 90s kids will always remember. 90s kids have tried to forget but nothing will scrub this toy commercial jingle from their heads. With bonus valuations for vintage TV Guide magazines.
Mar 06, 2024•23 min•Ep. 322
319 Vinaigrette Boxes
Move over, pomanders - there’s a new stink in town!
Feb 28, 2024•15 min•Ep. 321
318 Questions and Answers
The Antiques Freaks are answering YOUR listener questions! From obscure blow molds to painful Victorian literature and everything between and beyond. What is Myrtle the Beetle and why is she so friend-shaped? What do Dee and Ken want buried with them when they die? What whimsical nonsense do they have planned for listeners in a post- Varney-the-Vampire podcasting landscape? Inquiring minds must know.
Feb 21, 2024•25 min•Ep. 320
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