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• Sweetheart Pillowcases are Military Mementoes

  11-11-2026 16:35 via Antique Trader
  
  On Veterans’ Day, those who served are foremost in our minds. Many families have tangible memories of service members, or of their own years in the military, in the form of souvenirs that they sent home. Terms for popular souvenirs from World War I and World War II often include “sweetheart,” as in “sweetheart jewelry” or even “sweetheart makeup cases,” but one gift was more domestic than romantic, as appropriate for parents and sisters as it was for spouses or girlfriends: the swe
  
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• Where History Meets Politics: Exploring a Political Memorabilia Convention

  11-11-2026 15:24 via Antique Trader
  
  On a rainy weekend in July, I had the opportunity to indulge in a new-to-me area of collecting: political memorabilia. My sweet husband and I attended the Association of Political Items Collectors (APIC) national convention just outside of Boston in Danvers, MA.It offered the chance to see some fascinating collectibles and talk with some equally fascinating vendors who seem to live and breathe this stuff.The convention lasts just shy of a week, and took place this year from July 26th through Aug
  
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• Collector’s Notebook: The Mad Potter of Biloxi

  11-11-2026 14:43 via Antique Trader
  
  Collecting ceramics may be seen as traditional, even old-fashioned, but there is plenty of room for eccentricity. This puzzle mug by George E. Ohr is an unusual piece by an unconventional artist. There are holes in its sides; if you try to fill it and drink from it like an ordinary mug, the liquid spills out, probably onto you. Puzzle mugs usually have a hollow portion, often in the handle, that works like a drinking straw. The trick is to know which holes to cover and which to drink from.A puzz
  
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