Q. This toothpick holder was on my wife’s parents’ table for 60 years. Can you tell me anything about it and its worth? The only writing on it is “D-151773.” A. The marking you provided is a U.S ...

"Head Vases," Kathleen Cole (Collector Books, 2007, $24.95). "2007 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards" edited by Bob Lemke (KP Books, 2006, $39.99). "Old Magazine Advertisements: 1890-1950," Richard E ...

Detroit Lakes, Minn. -- Shirley Fihn belongs to what might be called a splinter group. A member of the National Toothpick Holder Collectors' Society, Fihn recently attended the group's annual ...

Here’s a bounty that’s sure to get much of Los Angeles sleuthing: Son of a Gun restaurant on West Third Street is offering 20 free fried chicken sandwiches to anyone who finds and returns a vintage ...

1. Pear wood toothpick stand, $1,170, from Alessi, 7/F, Sogo, Causeway Bay, tel: 2968 6377. 2. Carved stone eggplant toothpick holder, $150, from Asian Artworks, shop ...

Why is it that when we speak of Manila we refer to it in the past tense? Spanish Manila was once the walled city (Intra-muros) and the rest of the city outside the walls (extra-muros) were arrabales ...