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(Computer Article)Storage, Databases, and Some Fun
Relational databases divide data into multiple linked tables.Computer Column #271by John P. Reid, e-mail: [email protected] first electronic computers in the 1940's did mathematics. They computed angles of elevation for artillery firing tables or simulated nuclear reactions. By the late 1950's, the emphasis had changed to business transactions and military logistics. ... (Read More)
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(Feature)In the Trade: Corinne Burke, Ridgefield, Connecticut
Corinne Burke with her friend Miss Molly.Pennsylvania walnut pie safe, $2200; the lazy Susan on top is $175; and the peach-colored bonnet, $95.Checkerboard in original Indian red and mustard surface, $575. It has another game on the back. This is one of the few game boards Burke carries. She said, ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Taxes 101: Keeping Track of Business Expenses
by Caroline Evans"You have to spend money to make money" they always say. "They" are right, but also you ought to keep track of what you spend.There are at least two reasons to keep track of the numbers. One is to monitor your business, and another is taxes. The U.S. ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received
by M.A.D. StaffThese are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or on-line orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look.C.F.A. Voysey: Architect, Designer, Individualist by Anne Stewart O'Donnell (Pomegranate Communications, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fresh Venue, Good Smalls, and Some New Blood at Shaker Sale
The 5'8" long cherry drop-leaf dining table in original varnish finish, Hancock, Massachusetts, sold to a phone bidder for $44,480 (est. $25,000/35,000). The catalog gave its very detailed history. "Built for the space next to the dumbwaiter in the Dining Hall of the Brick Dwelling House," it "remained there until ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Executive Director at Corning Museum of Glass
Karol Wight, senior curator of antiquities at the Getty Villa and a specialist in Roman glass, was named the next executive director of the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York. Wight will succeed David Whitehouse, who has been executive director of the museum since 1999. Wight, who will ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Remember the Whitney Studio Club
Calvin S. Edwards with Governors Island in the distance, oil on canvas, 24" x 341/2". The two-masted schooner was built in 1860 at Dorchester, New Jersey, on the Delaware River side (see "Joseph B. Smith & Son, Marine Artists, and Their American Flag" by A.J. Peluso, Jr., M.A.D., March 2001, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Chestertown Show Changes Venue
The 48th Chestertown Antiques Show and Sale will relocate to Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. The venue change will allow more flexibility, increased size, and an opening reception. Housed for the past 20 years in the town's middle school, the show, held on Thanksgiving weekend, was limited to 31 exhibitors ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Allman Promotions Buys Florida Show
Judy and Steve Allman.Judy and Steve Allman, owners of Allman Promotions LLC/ Antiques Shows of Florida, have acquired the long-running Sunshine City Antiques & Collectibles Show in St. Petersburg from founders Susan and Rui Farias. Transfer of ownership takes effect immediately, and the Allmans will be in charge of the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Horn Table Soars
According to the consignor, the 183/4" x 27" x 291/2" table was given to his grandfather, the mayor of Buffalo, by the governor of Texas in 1901. It sold for $90,000 (est. $30,000/50,000).When it closed on May 19 on iGavel (www.igavelauctions.com), a fancy horn-veneered and horn center table by Wenzel ... (Read More)
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