Fiestaware

BEACHWOOD, Ohio – Being “green” is not a new idea. Our ancestors recycled and reused precious pieces of fabrics, broken dishes and glass, iron, tin and more.

This is the time to run out to the grocery store and get a turkey for Thanksgiving. In the early 19th century, the turkey was a wild one, probably provided by a member of the community. If a time machine could bring someone from that era to our Thanksgiving dinner today, there would be very […]

Sometimes a vintage or antique item is so unusual it’s hard to figure out what it represents or how it was used. At a recent Morphy auction in Pennsylvania, an item was offered as a “Halloween foot lantern of substantial size.” It’s 7 1/2 inches tall, certainly large enough to be noticed. And it looks […]