The Kovels Index

The latest edition from the Kovel family and it's another winner.

Kovels' Biography
The Kovels are obsessive collectors and still make room for new finds in their antiques filled home outside Cleveland, complete with an 1890s general store in the basement and a library with 18,000 books about antiques. They are frequent speakers at museums an other organizations around the country.

Kovels' Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide 2012
The 100th book from the best known authors in the antique and collecting field.

Make Collecting a Family Affair: A Chat with Terry Kovel
According to antiques and collectible expert Terry Kovel, it's been shown that kids who collect do better in school. They learn to manage money, acquire organizational skills and learn more about history. When chatting with her about getting more kids involved, she had lots of thoughts and shared some pearls of wisdom.

Terry Kovel says that we've certainly changed over the years with the way we celebrate Mother's Day. A hundred years ago, the preferred gift would have been a sentimental motto, perhaps on an embroidered sampler or a framed print.

Tips on Caring for Your Old Toys
From the Kovels -- quick tips on learning to take care of your old toys. But these don't always have to apply to toys, if you have collectibles in boxes, with batteries or books -- the same tips can apply.

Kovels' Solve Pressed Glass Plate Question
A reader sent these pictures and asked if I could help with additional information. I couldn't, but I knew who to ask. Thanks go to Terry Kovel for solving the question of the pressed glass plate.

Kovels' Yellow Pages - 2nd Edition
An excellent resource for collectors and dealers that covers the gamut from auctions houses to useful Internet sites.