Indholdsfortegnelse for May 6 2020 i Kovels Antique Trader

Quick bidding caused a rare movie poster for the 1933 classic film, The Invisible Man, to disappear at Heritage Auctions recently for $182,400, quickly shattering the expectations that it could reach $125,000. The sale coincided with the 2020 remake, starring Elisabeth Moss, which became among Hollywood’s first to go the route of video on demand. The vintage poster for the famous Universal monster movie is one of just a small handful of examples to exist. Heritage Auctions’ movie poster sale cleared $2.64 million by the end of the sale. H.G. Wells’ concept for a crazed scientist turned invisible is holding well with today’s viewers. The 2020 remake of The Invisible Man is popular with fans and critics, with RottenTomato.com scores of 91 percent with critics and 88 percent with viewers.…

Mother is one word that embodies all the love a human being can possibly offer and can’t be defined in a single phrase. A mother represents the combination of feelings, behaviors and sacrifices that occur while raising and caring for a loved one, whether the loved one is biologically hers or not. Being a mother is an attitude. Mom has a special place in our heart, and although Mother’s Day is the official day celebrating the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers, these special women in our lives should be cherished and honored every day. In observance of Mother’s Day, here are some of our favorite ways mothers have been captured in the antiques and collectibles world:…

Based on the iconic New 52 Batman #6 cover, the Batmonste has come to life in terrifying 3-D form. Based on the art of Greg Capullo and sculpted by Jean St. Jean, the new limited-edition Batmonster statue is inspired by the famous “Court of Owls” story line from DC Comics. With detailed wings and claw hands, this version of the Caped Crusader will definitely stand out from the rest in any Batman collection. The statue is 7 inches tall and limited to 5,000 pieces. It retails from $79.99 to $95 and will be available in October, but can be pre-ordered now from these sites: Comic Shop Locator (comicshoplocator.com), Sideshow Collectibles (sideshow.com), Entertainment Earth (entertainmentearth.com), and DC Shop (shopdcentertainment.com).…

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We’ve all heard that one of the best weapons against coronavirus is clean hands. Hands are the main pathways of germ transmission, so properly washing them with soap and water — or the next best option of an alcohol-based hand sanitizer — for a minimum of 20 seconds is a critical measure to avoid the transmission of harmful germs and prevent infections. This is common sense and it works. Being in the current grip of corona-virus isn’t the first time the importance of hand hygiene has been touted. It was first championed by Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis in 1847. Semmelweis, who worked in the maternity wards at the Vienna General Hospital, was trying to solve the mystery of childbed fever, a fatal illness affecting women who’d just given birth. After…

DONNY DRAKE WAS THE luckiest kid in my Kid World, and I have the postcard to prove it. Donny lived one block away from me growing up. He lived on Ninth Street. I lived on Eighth Street. Same exact house number. I could race out my back door, cut through the neighbor’s yard and be at his house in like 10 seconds, maybe faster if my sneakers were tied. He lived that close. Although sometimes it felt like he lived on Mars. Take a look at the postcard below. It’s from Donny when he went to Walt Disney World in Orlando, when we were both in grade school. He missed school for a week while on vacation. In the winter. That just didn’t happen. None of it. Missing school for…

Rockwell Kent flexed rugged. It’s simplistic to call him a “man’s man,” but if you were to argue the point you probably would win the debate. Kent (1882-1971) was an architect, lobsterman, dairy farmer, carpenter, explorer, something of a musician, author and, of course, an artist. The man’s talents practically dripped testosterone. He looked the part as well. Kent’s obituary in The New York Times described him as “lean and sinewy” with a “long, square-jawed face . . . dominated by burning gray eyes under bushy brows.” He possessed a fiery personality to boot. What’s more, Kent was stubborn, with an ironclad will. Although he stood only 5’ 9”, he was formidable. So it’s no surprise that his work as an artist was strong and powerful, speaking of a demanding…

From documenting the momentous to the mundane, postcards have served as a means of communicating thoughts, feelings and opinions since they were popularized in 1869, when the Austrian Postal Administration authorized the world’s first Correspondz Karte. Postcards of today are most often sent to offer salutations of a trip or vacation, purchased for 50 cents or a buck at tourist shops. Vintage ones are often locked away in musty trunks in the attic or discarded boxes in the basement, masking a rich legacy that lingers just beneath the surface. “I call them ‘the universe in microcosm,’” said Rod Kennedy, president of the Metropolitan Postcard Club of New York City, the oldest continuously operated club of its kind in the United States, founded in 1946. Early postcards — correspondence cards —…