The most successful collectors aren’t trendy. They seek no approval except their own and keep quiet about what they’re buying to have the field all to themselves. Then, a decade or more later, when ...

TICONDEROGA — Fort Ticonderoga has received an engraved powder horn dating back to the year the fortification was captured by the British during the French and Indian War. Officials at the tourist ...

On Monday's episode of "Antiques Roadshow," a Las Vegas man brought in a beautiful artifact straight off the battlefields of the Revolutionary War. "Engraved powder horns are one of the earliest forms ...

A Berkshire Eagle reader presented a mystery: What did his ancestor carve on a powder horn in 1776? Before we consider what Benjamin Markham, of Tyringham, carved, we might clear up two other ...

Used long ago by hunters and soldiers to carry their gunpowder and keep it dry, the handy curved containers were made from the hollowed-out horns of bulls, and were often hand-decorated too. But as ...

Executive producer Marsha Bemko shares her tips for getting the most out of ANTIQUES ROADSHOW. Value can change: The value of an item is dependent upon many things, including the condition of the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. overall: 13 in x 3 in x 3 in; 33.02 ...

Dearborn — A historic artifact more than 260 years old missing more than 65 years has been found, FBI officials announced Tuesday. The powder horn, made in 1757, was stolen from the Dearborn ...

TICONDEROGA, N.Y. -- A rare powder horn carried by a Connecticut soldier during the French and Indian War has been donated to Fort Ticonderoga in upstate New York. Officials at the tourist attraction ...

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