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…Perhaps they thought it was a Great Idea… Make Up A Story About Why Anyone Would Paint This Hubley Boston Terrier Red And Win! $75.00 First Prize $50.00 Second Prize $25.00 Third Prize Here Are The Rules: Make up a story, devise a theory or if you are the person who painted this poor dog red, tell [...]
Are you, or is a family member or friend a Hoarder…? There is a collecting instinct in all of us. A way that we are natural gatherers. A biological imperative that directs us to gather the many materials needed to sustain our lives. It’s as if somewhere in our DNA, there is a rule that we [...]
Hello Ruby Lane Readers… Thought you might join me in a discussion of all that’s awesome about Ruby Lane…and all that is not… Today’s Topic? The Backroom…of Doom! Maybe I am alone, and the only Ruby Lane User who can’t get this part of Ruby Lane to work, but no matter how I set this [...]
Confessions of an Antique Typewriter Collector Excerpt: My first great find of the year came in February, with an email from a person living just a few hours away from me. She had a McLoughlin Brothers Typewriter from 1884. This little typing machine was the first typewriter marketed to children, even though it was solidly [...]
Collecting the World’s First Typewriters Guest Post By Martin Howard Collecting typewriters from the 1880′s and 1890′s continues to be a great adventure for me after nearly twenty years of this somewhat esoteric hobby. Every year I am able to add two or three typewriters to the collection and this year is off to a [...]
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