As I sat down at my desk this morning to write this article, something caused me to take stock of everything on it. A computer, of course, reading glasses, assorted labels and stationery, a couple of ...

A few months ago my friend Nancy asked me if I would like to join her for the opening of the Henri Matisse exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan. Although I am not that well versed in ...

Q-My uncle has some old decorative pipes, one of which is carved and shaped like a snake. How can he find out more about such pipes and if they have any significant value? A-For an education on pipes ...

As if early Americans weren't smoking enough already, tobacco companies in the early 1900s came up with another reason to buy cigarettes: tobacco felts. Starting in about 1910 and lasting until the ...