VintageMeld

Mark Buehrle retired 45 batters in a row including the 27 Rays who were part of his Perfect Game last week. I sat down tonight thinking of Johnny Vander Meer and rooting for Buehrle to set himself up for a shot to break the unbreakable record.

An interesting look back in the history of collecting, this time in the form of fiction by Joseph C Lincoln. Let the buyer beware in The Antiquers, published 1906.

An irregular weekly update about classic movies, film books, vintage collectibles and general 19th and 20th century pop culture. This week, The Card, Dark Victory, The Major and the Minor, and Watchmen.

Text of a full-page ad published by Motion Picture Magazine in their December 1961 issue reminding all that they’ve been around since February 1911, or longer than Photoplay.

Happy birthday to Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), with a gallery of Hemingway magazine appearances and cover shots as well as Hemingway resources including a magazine bibliography.

Part 5, the conclusion, of Greenroom Stories, an article about theatre stars reprinted from its original appearance in the Saturday Evening Post, June 3, 1905.

Charles Triplett, owner of the spectacular Judy Garland collection shown off recently on the VintageMeld, is back, this time taking us inside the Ava Gardner Museum in his home state of North Carolina.

Part 4 of Greenroom Stories, an article about theatre stars reprinted from its original appearance in the Saturday Evening Post, June 3, 1905.

A gallery of 1950’s and early 60’s movie magazines all featuring Elizabeth Taylor on the cover plus how we’ve always sought personal information about the stars.

Part 3 of Greenroom Stories, an article about theatre stars reprinted from its original appearance in the Saturday Evening Post, June 3, 1905. Part 3 features notes about Edwin Booth.

An irregular weekly update about classic movies, film books, vintage collectibles and general 19th and 20th century pop culture. This week, Madame Curie, film books, notes on collectibles sold and soon to be sold.

Part 2 of Greenroom Stories, an article about theatre stars reprinted from its original appearance in the Saturday Evening Post, June 3, 1905. Part 2 features notes on a Crazy Quilt and a Sarah Bernhardt anecdote.

Part 8 of 8 of Periodicals and Permanent Literature, this section with focus on the quality of magazine articles versus books themselves. This is an article reprinted from its original appearance in The North American Review, December 1920.

Collector Charles Triplett shares his passion for Judy Garland which sprouted from his viewing The Wizard of Oz over 40 years ago, when he was just 6. Includes several photos of original Judy Garland gowns and movie collectibles.

Part 1 of Greenroom Stories, an article about stars of the stage reprinted from its original appearance in the Saturday Evening Post, June 3, 1905.