| Ralph Kovel, Antiques Writer, Dies at 88 Mr. Kovel was a nationally known writer on antiques, who for more than half a century put prices on the stuff of life, from baseball cards to bottle caps to Barbie’s lucrative girdles. nytimes.com |
In-Store / Southern Comforts 1. Modeled after an old-school haberdashery, Sid Mashburn’s Atlanta shop is a gentlemanly establishment where service is key and the customer king. “It’s never a case of ‘our way or the highway,’ ” Mashburn says. “We try to be egalitarian not only with look and fit but with prices, too. We’re not just about selling guys stuff. We want to please them, and we’ll do whatever they want within legal limits.” Go to sidmashburn.com. nytimes.com |
How Fighting Hercules Got His Pedestal Back A sculpture at the Metropolitan Museum finds a missing piece, thanks to a Manhattan gallery owner’s discovery and purchase. nytimes.com |
Honoring an Inventor’s Passion for Plastic “Bakelite in Yonkers: Pioneering the Age of Plastics,” opening on Friday at the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, surveys the work of the Belgian-born inventor Leo Baekeland. nytimes.com |
Antique Furniture Desks Antique Writing Desks, Antique Office Chairs and More… propeller.com |