Publisher’s Message: Planes, Trains, Automobiles and Canal Boats

by NYPA.webadmin | 11/20/2024 | By Grant Hamilton, Publisher's Message | 0 Comments

From time-to-time some of our readers may recognize David Hamilton's by-line. He's been contributing articles to the Collector on a regular basis over the years. That is, I suppose, the price to pay when you are the son of the publisher and also a collector. He's been a railroader for many years, chasing trains, working summers for railroads,...

Fakes I Have Known: Fewer Antiques, More Fakes

by NYPA.webadmin | 11/20/2024 | By Lew Larason, Fakes I Have Known | 0 Comments

I've been examining furniture, looking for alterations and out and out fakes for many years. However, in the past few years, it seems to me more and more pieces are turning up with alterations that aren't being mentioned when the items are sold. One reason might be there are fewer old pieces to go around. Also, it seems more folks are looking...

Fakes I’ve Known

by NYPA.webadmin | 09/02/2020 | By Lew Larason | 0 Comments

Since many of us can’t or shouldn’t go “antiquing” like we did, I’m going to tell you about more fakes and reworked pieces of antique items I’ve seen in the past. Some of these stories are old, but the problems still are around us. When you again can go searching for that special piece, be careful. I received a call from a young lady...

Looking Back: 2018 GCADA Summer Antique Show & Sale

by NYPA.webadmin | 03/28/2019 | Featured Post, Gallery | 0 Comments

New Duncan & Miller Glass Museum Set to Open in April

by NYPA.webadmin | 03/26/2019 | Featured Post | 0 Comments

Article by Gayle Manley After months of work accomplished by the giving hearts and hands of volunteers, a new Duncan & Miller Glass Museum in Western Pennsylvania is ready to greet the public. The original 1200 square foot museum location on Jefferson Avenue in Washington, Pennsylvania had long ago established itself as a popular tourist...

Obituary: Lew Larason

by NYPA.webadmin | 08/29/2024 | In Memorium | 0 Comments

Lew Larason, 91, died on August 8 from an aorta dissection. He was pain free and with his family. Lew is survived by his wife Patti Guthrie, his daughter Cindy White, his two granddaughters Tara (Mark Norris) and Sabrina (Einar Mathisen), his great grandson Malachi Yeager, his great granddaughter Eveline Mathisen, his niece (second daughter) Laura Edinger, nieces Kim, Penny, and Theresa, nephews John and Andrew, and his sister-in-law Jean...