ON THE COVER -
November Issue 2006
Christmas Lights, Brighter Than Ever Before....by Robert Reed
Electric lights have been going up on Christmas trees for more than a century, but now many collectors consider them brighter than ever.

The Newcomb Pottery of New Orleans....by Carol J. Perry
Back in 1884, a lot of changes were taking place in New ... Orleans. One important event was The World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial of 1884-85 which opened just across St. Charles Avenue from Tulane University. President Chester Arthur pressed a telegraph key which signaled the exposition to illuminate the lights in the Main Building

Q. I was wondering if you can give me any information on this rocker I had purchased at an auction for $7.00? It is in good shape. It is 29in high and 19in wide. My wife and I have been buying and selling antiques for the past year and there is so much to learn. It is great fun and can be addictive in way.

THE ANTIQUE DETECTIVE
Sulphides a Unique Art Form
Would you know an example of a sulphide if you saw one? Chances are you have seen some of the most common examples such as paperweights or marbles with a full figure of a white, opaque animal or a cameo head of a famous person enclosed in glass.