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• Pizza Hut Lamps Serve Up Nostalgia

  02-09-2026 16:20 via antiquetrader.com
  
  A Pizza Hut with retro decorations, including the famous pendant lamps. Image: Pizza Hut, pizzahut.com.If you ate at Pizza Hut in the 1980s or ’90s, you probably remember red checked tablecloths and vinyl booths setting the scene for family evenings out and kids’ parties. These memories may have a warm glow not just from nostalgia, but from the restaurant’s pendant lamps with red-and-white Tiffany-style leaded glass shades.Now, most Pizza Hut locations rely on takeout or delive
  
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• From the Editor: The Tim Curry Collection

  02-09-2026 16:00 via antiquetrader.com
  
  Image: JG AutographsEditor’s update: This article was written before Tim Curry’s death on August 25, 2026. What began as a happy bit of reminiscing about an actor whose work has been part of my life for decades now feels very different. His passing is devastating for those of us who loved him, whether we first knew him as the outrageously irresistible Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Clue’s impeccably proper, increasingly manic Wadsworth, the charming but villainous Cardinal Richelieu, the
  
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• A Look Inside the September 2026 Issue of Kovels Antique Trader

  02-09-2026 15:12 via antiquetrader.com
  
  What do a Tiki menu, a Revolutionary War broadside, a first-edition book, and a pop-up have in common? They were all made of paper, and all were meant to be used, handled, read, and eventually discarded. Somehow, they survived.The September issue of Kovels Antique Trader explores the endlessly varied world of ephemera, where fragile pieces of paper can preserve everything from everyday life and popular culture to moments of extraordinary historical importance. This issue examines objects not nec
  
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