PORTLAND, Maine (AP) _ A buyer with a penchant for vintage denim has plunked down nearly $100,000 for a pair of truly vintage jeans that come from the American Old West.
Vintage denim: 125-year-old Levis sell for nearly $100K
PBA Galleries offers first edition of ‘The Federalist’ at auction
SAN FRANCISCO – PBA Galleries will offer an exceptional, complete copy of the 1788 first edition of The Federalist at their May 31 Americana auction. The Federalist is the single most important book published in North America with this copy being exceptionally clean, a rare example printed on thick super fine royal writing paper.
Colt revolver sets world auction record at $1.84 million
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – A rare Colt revolver was sold on April 13 by Rock Island Auction Company for $1.84 million, breaking the existing world record for a single firearm sold at auction.
US Naval Academy to display captured War of 1812 British flag
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The U.S. Naval Academy Museum will conduct a viewing of the British Royal Standard this Saturday, April 7, in Dahlgren Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.
Transatlantic crossing: historical American desk turns up in UK auction
EPPING, U.K. – Although no one knows exactly how or when it made its way across the Atlantic, a very rare 18th-century American bureau/desk has emerged as the furniture highlight of a February 28 Greater London auction.
Items from closed antique store end up on hit TV series
WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) – Pieces of the once-grand Howland-Hughes Department Store are finding their way into some of today’s most popular television productions, including one that just picked up two Golden Globes.
Fire destroys New Hampshire auction house
SWANZEY, N.H. (AP) – Firefighters say a four-alarm blaze quickly tore through and destroyed a New Hampshire auction house late this weekend.
Marquis de Sade text pulled from auction, France declares it ‘national treasure’
PARIS (AP) – An original manuscript for the Marquis de Sade’s The 120 Days of Sodom has been withdrawn from a Paris auction after the French government declared it a “national treasure” and banned its export.
Experts say photo of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett is authentic
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Experts now believe a photo purchased at a flea market for $10 shows Billy the Kid standing with the lawman who ultimately killed him, making the snapshot potentially worth millions.
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Vintage typewriter enthusiasts gathering for ‘type-out’
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Typewriter enthusiasts are gathering in Albuquerque for another public event to celebrate the classic writing machines.
Organizers have scheduled a “Type-Out” on Nov. 12 for curious fans who want to experiment with vintage typewriters in public.