There exists a sprawling commercial wonderland in Alsip, Illinois, where the thrill of the find meets the joy of the deal. Swap-O-Rama isn’t just a flea market; it’s a weekly festival of commerce ...
For collectors, the market offers the perpetual possibility of “the find”—that elusive item that completes a collection or represents such a bargain that recounting its acquisition becomes a story ...
From the flea market to the attic, we all secretly hope to stumble upon that one antique item that could make us instant ...
For generations, Americans were addicted to the fun of collecting. Moms and dads squirreled away dolls, coins, or quirky knickknacks, claiming they would be valuable someday. But overproduction and ...
Sam Butcher, the soft-spoken artist whose doe-eyed, pastel-hued porcelain Precious Moments figurines ignited a global collecting frenzy and made him a wealthy man, and whose Christian faith spurred ...
His childlike porcelain characters thrilled and inspired generations of collectors. They also made him a millionaire. By Penelope Green Sam Butcher, the soft-spoken artist whose doe-eyed, pastel-hued ...
CARTHAGE, Mo. (AP) — Sam Butcher, the artist who created the Precious Moments figurines depicting angelic teardrop-eyed children, has died. He was 85. The company said in a Facebook post that he died ...
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Sam Butcher, the artist who created the Precious Moments figurines depicting angelic teardrop-eyed children, has died. He was 85. The company said in a Facebook post that he died early ...
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Sam Butcher, the artist who created the Precious Moments figurines depicting angelic teardrop-eyed children, has died. He was 85. The company said in a Facebook post that he died early ...
CARTHAGE, Mo. (AP) — Sam Butcher, the artist who created the Precious Moments figurines depicting angelic teardrop-eyed children, has died. He was 85. The company said in a Facebook post that he died ...