QWe have a set of sterling spoons showing Midwestern states. Each is stamped with the maker; some are names, some symbols. There are 18, still in their presentation case. How do we learn value and ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Have you ever been to a gift shop and wondered who buys the souvenir spoons? Wonder no more — the National Souvenir Spoon Collectors Guild Convention has come to Davenport to share ...

You can hardly name a category of goods these days that doesn't have a collectible aspect. From fishing tackle to fire engines, syringes to cigar labels, there is somebody out there with a related ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Editor's note: Click/tap here to see an update on this story. A Davenport woman wants to take her collection to the next level, attempting to earn the World Record title holder for ...

Want to know Rita Kapurch? Just look at her spoons. Her collection of more than 300 souvenir spoons is a testament to a well-traveled and large circle of friends and family. “It mirrors the fact that ...

April 27 (UPI) --An Iowa woman's collection of souvenir spoons is being publicly counted in an attempt to earn a Guinness World Record. Cammie Pohl estimates she had at least 8,500 souvenir spoons ...

Today’s objects offer a glimpse of what in-the-know collectors were acquiring in the early- to mid-20th century, from France, China, Japan and the United States. All but the souvenir spoons were ...

These days our phones, clouds and social media accounts are full to the brim with digital photos, an enduring souvenir of every hotel we’ve stayed in, meal we’ve consumed and view we’ve admired.

If you want an idea of what the Middle Ages of Florida souvenirs - the 1950s - were all about, go to any of today's beach or interstate gift shops. There you'll find plenty of flamingos, palms and ...

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