Much like the hands on a face of a clock, geopolitical boundary and name changes on a globe or a map can accurately date it. Here are a few hints to help with determining the era of your map or globe: When we...
Many miniature, antique or vintage canoe paddles pop up regularly on eBay with sellers often describing them as 'salesman's samples'. True 'salesman's sample' paddles are to be distinguished from other...
Springfield Vermont Wood Doll Manufacturers ( Please note that I will add photos of many of these interesting dolls when I can figure out how to do so! Also please note that this article was written by and...
People: Songye Location: Southeastern DRC Population: 150,000 Arts: The distinctive art forms of the Songye are universally admired, with major collections and museums having at least one example. The actual...
Prohibition was any of several periods during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages were restricted or illegal. In the United States, Prohibition was...
The Chinnarat Buddha History Pra Buddha Chinnarat is an image of Buddha which is well known among Thai Buddhists and foreigners. The reason for this is that it is the most beautiful and prestigious image...
About SUN TZU Sun Tzu (Chinese: 孫子; pinyin: Sūn Zǐ) ("Master Sun") is an honorific title bestowed upon Sūn Wǔ (孫武; c. 544—496 BC), the author of The Art of War, an immensely influential ancient Chinese book on...
The collecting of Civil War buttons is a category which can either be included in a general Civil War collection, a military collection, or a collection group all by itself. It can further be broken down by...