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It took many pennies for a collector to catch a rare Jonah and the Whale mechanicalbank at a Pennsylvania auction. The antique treasure sold for $414,000. To cash inon more information about cast iron mechanical banks, you'll want to get thismonth's issue.
Check out one of the gems of Hall China's line of Autumn Leaf kitchenware. It's avintage bean pot that sold for $224 at an Iowa auction. Many more examples of AutumnLeaf can be seen in the February issue.
Brilliant period cut glass shines for antique glass collectors in the Februaryissue. An Aberdeen pattern water pitcher by the Jewel Glass Company scored high at aKansas auction when it sold for $1400. You too can check out some of the dazzlingexamples featured in this article.
Get inspired to furnish your home in the high fashion of the 1950's. Wouldn't anEames chair and ottoman look great in your living room? The famous design wascreated in 1956 and it's been in production ever since. A set with original cushionsand wood frame recently sold for $3360 at an Illinois auction. You can see an entireroom in this style in Kovels' February newsletter.
What's the story with antique cash registers? They seem to be popping up at littleshops everywhere. As their popularity increases, it's not surprising that they areseeing an increase in value as well. Several antique registers sold at a fallShowtime auction in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Prices ranged from $1430 to $14, 400. Wehave some beautiful examples in the February newsletter.
If it is cold where you are, what could be more perfect than collecting penguins?There are just 17 species of penguins, but a recent Richard Opfer auction inTimonium, Maryland offered more than 250 penguin collectibles. Want to know more?Get the February issue and find out what some of the tuxedo-clad birds went for.
The February issue of the Kovels newsletter also includes their regular monthlyfeatures, such as the News Flash, Collector s Gallery and Buyer s Price Guide.Subscriptions for the print edition or the online edition can be purchased fromtheir website at http://www.kovels.com
Accredited media interested in discussing the content of this release or any topicsrelated to antiques and collectibles are encouraged to contact the Kovels atLLillis@kovels.com to schedule an interview.
About the KovelsRalph and Terry Kovel are the authors of more than 95 books about collecting andantiques, including the best-selling annual price guide "Kovels' Antiques andCollectibles Price List." Hailed by Parade magazine as "the duke and duchess of theantiques world," the Kovels publish a monthly award-winning newsletter, Kovels onAntiques and Collectibles, and write a syndicated weekly newspaper columndistributed to more than 150 newspapers. They appeared weekly on the HGTV program"Flea Market Finds with the Kovels." Their popular website with free priceinformation is www.kovels.com. The Kovels' most recent books are "Kovels' AmericanCollectibles, 1900 to 2000," published by Random House, and the newly re-designedKovels' Antiques and Collectibles Price List 2008, with 2,500 photos and 42,000actual prices, published by Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers. Both are availablewherever books are sold and online at http://www.Kovels.com
