An enlightening interview with a passionate collector & hunter of one man’s 19th c. trash ~ today’s bottle treasures. From using recent technology to locate finds, as well as scuba diving rivers, to privy digging, Bram Hepburn has done it all.

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An enlightening interview with a passionate collector & hunter of one man’s 19th c. trash ~ today’s bottle treasures. From using recent technology to locate finds, as well as scuba diving rivers, to privy digging, Bram Hepburn has done it all.

SHOW NOTES Martin visits longtime dealer/collector John Rinaldi in Kennebunkport and discusses the known history of Scrimshaw, Prison of War pieces from the Lloyd Collection, and the California crackdown on ivory (antique or not) at auction as well as dealer sales. He also talks about the Annual Symposium at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, his catalog sales and much more.

Martin talks to Chicago’s Leslie Hindman about her growing auction company with offices in Denver, Naples & Palm Beach, FL as well as Milwaukee. They talk about the transitions over the years, finding an unknown Van Gogh, selling memorabilia from the historic Comiskey Park, the Chicago Stadium as well as the recent upshot of handling Chinese pieces and fine jewelry. Former co-host Phyllis Kao who now works for the auction company chimes in for a quick hello. Visit: lesliehindman.com Read more

Martin stops in Lambertville, NJ to talk with David Rago about his June 16th & 17th Auction. They further discuss the Arts & Crafts movement and David gets into a very informative discussion about a passion of his ~ American Art Pottery.
Visit: ragoarts.com

David Schorsch discusses his early age of collecting and learning. While most kids were reading comic books, this childhood antique prodigy coveted new issues of The Magazine Antiques. David gets into details on what makes something a special piece, whether formal, folk or country. He also talks about some of the finer pieces he has handled over the years. David, along with financial partner Eileen Smiles have beautiful selection available at their Woodbury Connecticut shop and are one of the select dealers at the New York Winter Antiques Show. Check out their website: americanantiqueart.com

Martin visits R. Jorgensen Antiques one of the finest family owned shops along the Northeast coast, located in Wells, Maine. This podcast is an interview with Ric Jorgensen about the company beginnings and what the current market is like, plus more. Visit www.rjorgensen.com