Collectors/collecting Archives - Appalachian History

How baseball card collectors categorize their collections

In the early 1930s, Jeffrey Burdick developed a system for classifying cards by their manufacturer and by the type of illustration which appeared on the card.

May 23, 2019 Collectors/collecting / Tennessee

She had 9 husbands and 10,000 pieces of glassware

Anna Safley Houston (1876-1951) amassed it all single-handedly. Her collection of pitchers alone is thought to be the largest in the world.

Flint lance head from George D. Barnes collection

January 8, 2019 Collectors/collecting / Tennessee

Artifact looter, or artifact collector?

Collectors often skirt the edges of the legitimate in their pursuit of collection building. Barnes had his admirers, & he had his detractors.

Barnyard in Winter by George Henry Durrie

January 12, 2018 Collectors/collecting

The things you’ll find in a barn

In the era of hand-made tools, the man who custom-made his own tools could allow himself the luxury of making tools to meet his needs.

bowes doll and carriage display at heritage

September 18, 2014 Collectors/collecting / Museums / West Virginia

Heritage Farm Museum Adds New Doll Exhibit

The Bowes Doll & Carriage Exhibit was 3 years in the making. Connie & Don Bowes share how they assembled their collection over a lifetime.

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