Antiques Freaks

Everyone's favorite Edwardian ghost-hunting Sherlock Holmes rip-off is back for another adventure! Together with Chris and Paris of the Terrible Book Club podcast, the Antiques Freaks delve into the spooky mysteries of the antiquarian book trade.

In 1770, master portraitist Thomas Gainsborough created a Rococo painting whose inexplicable universal appeal would echo on down through the ages into 20th century home decor and 21st century flea markets. Make room in your heart for this most splendid of boys!

A Lounger At Clubs polishes off his masterwork with a chapter dedicated to a topic near and dear to our hearts - vintage fashion, or as he would have it, Old Clothes. What can be done to spruce up a vintage Victorian wardrobe? What 19th-century style advice remains? Join us for the conclusion to our antique fashion journey!

From their magical history to their modern capitalist underpinnings and all the beautiful antique and vintage pieces in between, learn the many charms of charm bracelets!

Ah, how language evolves! In this chapter of the Victorian budget fashion guide, A Lounger At Clubs tells us how to groom ourselves. Should you bathe? (Yes.) Should you wash your hair? (Yes.) Should you slather your scalp in animal grease to reverse male-pattern baldness? (Probably not.)

Our friend Holli returns for a chat about the ethics of vintage shopping at thrift stores! Check out her Etsy at etsy.com/shop/nonasuch and follow her on Instagram @suffragettecityvtg

It's time for another antiques cryptid as we try and track down the origins of infamous 18th century pottery. Who is Tobias Jug? What is his relationship to Charles Dickens? And how do we know he's a lich?

A Lounger at the Clubs returns for another chapter of Victorian fashion! Featuring 19th century advice on gloves, ties, pocket handkerchiefs, collars, gaiters, umbrellas, and jewellery. (Trigger warning for period typical anti-Semitism.)

Before Paint Nite, there was... chalkware. Pennsylvania Dutch folk art turned punishment for the hubris of attending the carnival. If you want mid-century kitsch that'll melt in the rain, chalkware is the ware for you!

The Antiques Freaks are joined by historical costumer Sarah Lederman (aka Sarah Sews, whom you might recognize from our series on The Gentleman's Art of Dressing with Economy) for a history of the Singer Sewing Machine Company! Stay tuned to learn what sewing machine may work for you and why Wilkie Collins is the superior Victorian novelist.

And keep your eye on her milliner shop at: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HalcombeDesigns