After a 70-year run, the brand founded by Ralph and Terry Kovel joins Antique Trader and Active Interest Media. “We couldn’t find a better home,” Terry says.
Have no illusions: magic items are collectible. Magicians’ props make the trick and are prized by collectors. And who doesn’t want a set of Harry Houdini’s handcuffs? Watch our story with props and their prices appear.
Advertising signs are HOT! Look no further than this 48-inch porcelain Musgo Gasoline sign from the 1920s that set a world record at auction and rocked the collecting world.
Q: We recently removed this elevator floor indicator from our wall to paint. We originally thought it was a replica but now we think it might be an antique. Can you help us identify and value this item?
Kovels Antiques, Inc., was founded by Ralph and Terry Kovel. Hailed as “the duke and duchess of the antiques world,” they have written more than 100 books and special reports about collecting. Their bylined column is the longest-running syndicated weekly column in the country, distributed to more than 150 newspapers. Their guides include the annual Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide, which has sold over 4 million copies since its first edition.
