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NEW YORK — In 1858, New Jersey tinsmith John Landis Mason revolutionized the home kitchen when he invented and patented a glass jar with a lid that used a screw thread. His invention became known as the Mason jar, and it has since been manufactured in endless quantities. Today, many home pantries contain at least one […]

NEW ORLEANS – Property from the Estate of Julia Reed was offered within a single-owner sequence at Neal Auction’s annual Winter Estates Auction on Feb. 5. Carrying a presale auction estimate of $128,875 to $197,125, the sale of the beloved author’s collection soared way beyond expectation to achieve $618,550 hammer total, all of which benefits […]

NEW YORK – A cornerstone of the American Impressionism movement was the bucolic town of Old Lyme, Connecticut, at the turn of the 20th century. Artists had long been attracted to Connecticut’s countryside with many taking the short train ride from New York City to paint en plein air (outside).