Terry Kovel
Terry Kovel
Ralph Mallory Kovelwas an American author of 97 books and guides to antiques, co-authored with his wife, Terry Kovel. They wrote a nationally syndicated collectibles column that began in 1955...
bottle bottles collecting everybody labels shows
When we started, no one else was doing this. No one was collecting old cans. We begged everybody at the bottle shows to give us bottles with labels on them and to not take labels off.
along ghastly last send vintage
We've done that for a long time. We also like to send along something else... last year, it was vintage refrigerator magnets that were so ghastly they were great.
label life piece
It's a whole piece of life on this label saying, This was for the very well-to-do.
attractive early folk great
The early valentines are handmade, attractive and great folk art.
brands brought caught colors early labels name pointed shelf totally type
The early labels in 1840s were used in a totally different type of store. The (product) was on a shelf and you pointed to it and they brought it down, so these labels catered to that. They concentrated on colors more, and brands were more important -- it was a name that caught your eye.