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February, 2023

• Registration for the 2023 AAAA Convention is OPEN
• Strip Signs and Door Pushes
• Indoor Antique Advertising Show Returns
• Signs from the Collection of Bill Beverly
• Favorite Finds
• Cleaning and Polishing Signs
• Zaharakos Future Uncertain
• Wanted Items

Registration to attend the 2023 AAAA Convention in York, Pennsylvania is now open! The big event will take place at the Wyndham Garden York from July 19-22, 2023.

The convention registration fee is $130 per person, which includes all convention activities, two banquet dinners, one buffet lunch, one ice-cream tasting event, and, for hotel guests, free continental breakfast each morning.

The discounted hotel room rate is $124 per night for a room with one king bed and $134 for a room with two queen beds, plus tax. Parking and Wi-Fi in your room are complementary.

Important Changes in the Registration Process

There are two important changes in the registration process this year.

• Hotel reservations MUST be made directly with the hotel. This can be done online by clicking here. On their web site, enter your date of arrival and departure on the calendars provided. You can also call the hotel at 717-846-9500 (then select “0”). Tell them you are with the “Antique Advertising Convention”.
• If you want a separate Silent Auction bidder number for a person sharing your hotel room, a separate registration for that person must be submitted. Otherwise, both parties in the room will be assigned the same bidder number.

There is no time like the present! Select one of the icons below and complete your registration. We encourage you to register online--it is more secure and it will greatly reduce the burden on AAAA workers. Whether you register online or by mailing in your materials, we encourage you to do it right away. This year we anticipate the distinct possibility that we might run out of available rooms. The deadline for making reservations and receiving the group discount is June 7, 2023 but rooms may no longer be available long before that date.

After you complete your Convention registration, don't forget to contact the Wyndham Garden York to make your room reservation. AAAA can no longer do that for you.

Meet your heroes! Once again, AAAA will bring top names in the field to the Convention as seminar presenters. The 2023 seminar series will provide memorable educational experiences delivered by authoritative experts.

Wednesday (7:15-8:15 PM)

• Title: American Cigarette Packaging-The Early Years
• Presenter: Jon Canfield
• Description: The presenter will lead a discussion on how he developed a passion for collecting early American cigarette packs and boxes while exploring the art and imagery of the early packaging. The journey will begin in the late 1870s with the explosion of the small brands coinciding with the rise in popularity of the cigarette in America, and will travel through the growth of the American Tobacco Trust, the consolidation of regional competitors and the eventual splitting apart of the trust. The discussion will also touch upon one of the greatest marketing ploys in history - the development of the cigarette card.
• About the Presenter: Jon Canfield grew up in a small town in upstate New York and was enamored with turn of the century baseball cards from an early age. However his passion for cigarette packaging really took off when he discovered a vintage cigarette pack that once held a baseball card at an antique shop when he was 10 years old. Over the next 30 years, Jon’s collection first focused on obtaining an example of all cigarette packages that once held a baseball card. Along the way, he self published two editions of a reference pamphlet on baseball related cigarette packs, started a baseball-related website and a tobacco-related website, and also consulted for numerous auction houses. That passion expanded however, and Jon’s interest turned to collecting American cigarette packs and boxes with a focus on 1870-1930. Jon currently maintains the Instagram page @vintage_cigarette_packs, and is an administrator of the Facebook group “All Things Vintage Cigarettes”. A lawyer by trade, Jon lives in New York City with his wife Lisa and rescue dog, Makalu.

Thursday (1:30-2:30 PM)

• Title: The Art of Advertising: The World of Soda Pop
• Presenter: Allan Petretti
• Description: Soda Pop-Art is enjoying a major resurgence. In this seminar, soda-pop bottles, syrup dispensers, cardboard displays, tin and porcelain signs and more will be discussed and showcased. 
• About the Presenter: Allan Petretti is the legendary “guru” and undisputed authority of all things related to Coca-Cola and soda pop art.  In 1976, he put out his first in a long series of Price Guides and Mail-Bid auctions that focused on soda-pop advertising art. Since then, he has published 23 books on the subject which are considered the definitive references in the field. He has also conducted more than 57 auctions. Over the years, he has written columns and auction reviews for many popular antiques publications. More recently, he has embraced his roots as graphic artist and is active producing whimsical and creative artworks of great beauty.

Saturday: (9:00-10:00 AM)

• Title: Tonsorial Art & Advertising
• Description: What is the most Iconic sign that is nationally recognized without having any words or letters? It is sure to capture the viewer's attention on almost every major street corner across the United States. These establishments did a lot more than what would typically come to mind. Join me Saturday at 9:00 AM to learn more about the second oldest profession in the world and see why I'm not good-looking enough for the first.
• Presenter: Justin Nash
• About the Presenter: The presenter will provide details about his interests and background at the seminar.

In addition to attending seminars presented by our "headliners," you are in for an exciting time from Wednesday evening to Saturday morning. Scheduled activities will include the following:

Room Hopping (Room Sales): Multiple opportunities will be provided each day to browse among our sellers' rooms offering a diverse array of antique and vintage treasures. Signs, displays, tins, bottles, tobacco, drug store, soda fountain, packaging, ephemera, oil & gas, soda pop, apothecary, and more will be available at all price points.

Last year, our convention featured over 60 sellers of vintage advertising and other antique goodies. A number of attendees expressed shock and joy that they were able to find that elusive item they have been seeking for years. The nicest part about Room Hopping is that sellers and buyers have the opportunity to leisurely chat and get to know one another in the more intimate context of a hotel room. This is a big contrast from the hectic hustle-bustle of shows.

Silent Auction: The Silent Auction offers the opportunity for friendly competition to score that desired object! Like Room Hopping, the Silent Auction presents desirable vintage advertising in a broad range of categories and price ranges.

Shared Meals: Convention registration includes sumptuous, hot banquet dinners on Thursday and Friday evening, buffet lunch on Friday, and, for hotel guests, a complementary Continental Breakfast each morning (hot breakfasts are available for purchase). We also anticipate attending an Ice Cream Tasting Social hosted by the Ice Screamers club.

Raffles & Games: Our popular raffles and games will once again accompany the banquet dinners on Thursday and Friday evenings. Lenny Kirby will return as our smooth-as-silk Master-of-Ceremonies. Wonderful raffle prizes will include $25.00 "Buyers Bucks" gift certificates that can be used to purchase anything in the sellers' rooms or the Silent Auction, $25.00 gift certificates to numerous area antique establishments, subscriptions to leading antique publications, a free night of lodging at the hotel, and more. The grand prize is an original framed Allan Petretti work of art!

Membership Meeting: All AAAA attendees are encouraged to participate in the one-hour Membership meeting that will take place on Thursday. You will have an opportunity to hear from AAAA leaders and share your own ideas for the future of AAAA.

Click here to view, print, or download the complete Convention Schedule. Please know that changes in the schedule are always possible.

We will be joined by kindred souls from three other collaborating organizations, all working in concert to create an exciting and successful Convention experience for all! Each group is responsible for its own activities but all groups are invited to participate in AAAA Room Hopping and the Silent Auction. Please welcome and get to know members of the following groups wherever you encounter them:

Ice Screamers: The Ice Screamers are a national organization that supports the hobby of collecting vintage soda fountain and ice cream memorabilia. We have been collaborating with them since 2017. AAAA and the Ice Screamers join forces every other year, when AAAA meets in Pennsylvania. There is a considerable degree of overlap of interests between AAAA and the Ice Screamers. Many of them bring vintage advertising items for sale and display. They conduct a big show on Friday, open to the public, and AAAA attendees are all invited to attend free. The show is incorporated as part of the AAAA schedule. Also AAAA members are invited to attend an Ice Cream Tasting event Thursday evening, also placed on our schedule.

Graniteware Collectors: The National Graniteware Society (NGS) began collaborating with AAAA at our 2014 convention. In spite of the subsequent demise of NGS, former members of that group have continued to collaborate with AAAA. Dozens from that group participate each year in Room Hopping and the Silent Auction. Many Graniteware collectors also collect vintage advertising. Therefore, cross-sales between the two groups is always very successful.

Treasures for Little Children (TLC): TLC first joined AAAA last year in Dublin and they immediately made themselves part of the "family". Again, lots of cross-collecting contributed to a shared sense of purpose. We welcome this friendly group back again this year.

AAAA relies on the generous support of numerous businesses and organizations as "Convention Sponsors" to contribute to the success of the Convention. Donations by our Convention Sponsors are awarded as prizes to the lucky winners in our raffles. (See the "Raffles and Games" paragraph above.) We are still in the process of lining up Convention Sponsors and will proudly announce them in the April issue of the Checkerboard.

In the April Checkerboard issue, we will also provide a listing of enjoyable attractions and sites you will want to consider visiting. You will be amazed at both the quantity and quality of antique malls/stores, historical sites, and fun things to do in the area. We will also showcase our lovely host hotel and the amenities you will be sure to enjoy. So stay tuned for more exciting Convention information in future issues of the Checkerboard!

Editor's Note: All of the items pictured below are from the author's personal collection.

Strip signs (also known as shelf strips, or signage strips) were used to catch the attention of customers on their journey around the store. They were usually found on the front edge of a shelf and advertised a product. With a door push, it was the first thing they would see as they entered.



I use many on the edges of the shelves in my home, including a large seven-shelf display unit. The ones in the photos below are metal with the occasional porcelain one. These date from the late 1800s to the 1960s.

Pepsi 15 ¾” x 7/8”

Foss’ Mellowed Vanilla 17” x 1 ¼”

Eat Mollet’s Melons 10” x 1”

Red Rose Tea 11 ¾” x ¾”

B’s Wax Twist 18” x 1”

Mother Hubbard Flour  15” x 1 ½”

 Stephens' Ink 19” x 2”

Sparking Water Club Soda 23 5/8” x 2 ½”

Taystee Bread 17 1/8” x 1 ½”

Butter-Krust Bread 20” x 1 ½”

Rainbo is Good Bread 20” x 1 ½”

 Twardzik’s Quality Soft Drinks 17” x 1 1/8”

Major’s Cement (porcelain) 14 ¾” x ¾”

Bunny Cakes/Bread 15” x 1 ¼”

Red Star Cough Drops 12" X 1"

Nestle's Coffee and Milk 20" x 1"

Old Reliable Coffee 19 ¾” x ¾”

Wonder Enriched Bread 23 ½” x 1 ½”

Wonder Bread 20 1/8” x 2”

Canada Dry 18 ½” x 2” 

Kern's Bread 10” x 1 ¼”

Buy Salada Tea 13 5/8” x 1”

Shaving Cream  12” x 1 ½”

Sherwood Coffee 15 ½” x 1 ¼”

Beech-Nut Spearmint 6” x 7/8”

Beeman’s 6” x 7/8”

Sour Orange  6” x 7/8”

Dentyne Cool Peppermint  3 ¾” x 1 ¼”

Dentyne Spearmint 6” x 7/8”

Clove 6” x 7/8”

 Chiclets 19 ¼” x 1 5/8”

Hammer’s 14” x 2 ½”

Decatur 10 ¼” x 2 5/8”

Bunny Bread 27 ¾” x 2 7/8”

Salada Tea 32 1/4” x 3 ¼”

Fruit Bowl 23 3/8” x 3 ¾”

Dreikorn’s Bread 27” x 2 5/8”

Snider’s Catsup 19 ½” x 4”

The Spring installment of the Indoor Antique Advertising Show will take place on Saturday, March 18 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm (EST). It will be at the Indiana State Fairgrounds (Champions Pavilion),1202 East 38th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46205.

We are already getting close to being a sold-out show more than a month in advance. Close to 200 vendors have already signed up, including a couple of dozen 1st timers. 

With help from the collecting community we have more word-of-mouth advertising than ever before. This is the reason the show has grown so fast in the past few years. We have also increased support on the web and expanded our publication advertising as well. 

This year's show is definitely shaping up to be a very special moment in time. Sadly, we have lost members of the Ad show community again this year. The show gives an incentive for our oldest members to keep pushing forward. 

We look forward to seeing all the smiling faces again this year! It looks like it’s going to be another record breaking show for attendance. We had so many great compliments from the vendors and the shoppers last year and look forward to promoting the show for years to come. 

Questions? Call (248) 910-6765 or click here to visit our web site.

The photos below were taken at last year's successful event.

Bill Beverly graciously shared photos of some of the vintage signs that grace his walls, along with brief commentary.

Three very nice beer signs.

One of the most gorgeous cigar lithographs ever. In original frame.

Pre-1900 cigar lithograph.

Early Vitrolite corner sign for Centlivre Brewing.

Beautiful self-framed tin beer sign. Great colors and graphics.

Nice pre-prohibition beer sign for Ashland. Out of Wisconsin. 

Nice Cooks lithograph and newspaper ad.

Pre-prohibition lithograph.

Pre-prohibition Nickle Plate beer lithograph from Centlivre Brewing.

Early colorful cigar lithograph.

1880's tobacco crate. Extremely clean.

Mary Ann Ray is the proud new owner of the eye-popping Ward and Vokes poster, shown below. Here is her back story to explain how she acquired it:

"At this years' September Ad Show in Lebanon I saw the poster in a dealer's booth. He saw me looking at it and made some comment about it being rare. I told him I thought I had seen one like it before. He said he had never seen another one. I asked if he ever sets up at the Bloomington 3rd Sunday Market. He said he hadn't in ten years. I told him I thought I saw it last year in Bloomington and I had taken a picture of it--if I still had it on my phone. (I had been taken by its dramatic look when I saw it last year). I was looking for the picture and I could tell his wheels were turning. Then he said I COULD have seen it the year before in Bloomington because he had it in Texas and a friend brought some of his stuff up to him and did stop and set up in Bloomington. By this time, I had found my photo and showed it to him. He confirmed it was the same one because his was missing the top left corner and so was the one in my photo. He said he still had the missing corner and it was in plastic on the back. Our framer, who can work wonders, put it back together and it now hangs in our living room."

Mary Ann also provided the following information about this stunning advertising poster: Its framed measurements are 34" x 48". It was made by the Calvert Litho Company out of Detroit Michigan. At the bottom right, someone had written in pencil, "Court Sq. Theatre Mar. 5, 1896". The top left of the poster has printed "Management E. D. Stair". 

According to the Travalanche web site, Ward and Vokes were a vaudeville team consisting of Harry Vokes (Harry Laughlin, 1866-1922) and John Hap or Happy Ward (John Thomas O'Donnell), 1868-1944. Vokes was originally from Quincy, Illinois and had been a circus tumbler. Ward was from Philadelphia and had been a dancer. In 1887 they formed a comedy act and their characters were named Harold and Percy. Initially the gag was that they were a pair of tramps, but their dialogue was comically posh. Another performer advised them to lose the hobo costumes and just go straight to playing Harold and Percy as a couple of rich fops. They were skeptical at first but they tried it and it worked. They toured vaudeville and variety theaters. In 1900 they performed in a Broadway production, "The Floor Walkers", in which their wives appeared with them. Both men briefly went into films, separately from one another. Vokes died a most unexpected death in 1922. Having retired from show business in 1918, he was working a blue collar job as a pump tender for Beacon Oil Company in Everett, Massachusetts when he was fatally injured in an explosion. Ward was said to have sat by his deathbed as Vokes perished from his injuries. Following his own retirement, Hap Ward operated a roadhouse in the Boston area. He came back for one film in 1929.

We were recently asked the following question by a member: "What is the best product to use to clean and polish signs?" There are probably as many answers to that question as there are members of AAAA! So we are asking for your help in answering that question. What do you use to clean and polish signs?

Click here to submit your response to Paul Lefkovitz, AAAA Publications Editor. Your participation in this survey will be GREATLY appreciated. One of the most important objectives of a club is to exchange knowledge. Let's do it!

Feel free to include the cleaning of tin, porcelain, steel, or any type of metal sign (or container). Your responses will be TOTALLY anonymous--no names of submitters will be published. Feel free to go beyond merely mentioning a product. Describe your "technique" as specifically as you'd like.

AAAA will not accept any responsiblity for any suggestions published. Some of the suggestions will probably be very helpful but some made may not be effective and could even damage your item. Use any suggestions at your own risk!

A compilation of the responses will be published in the April issue of the Checkerboard.

Tony Moravec, the owner of Zaharakos Ice Cream Parlor and Museum in Columbus, Indiana, died unexpectedly this past November at the age of 72. He was a prominent community benefactor in the Columbus area. He carried out an extensive (and expensive) restoration of the beautiful 120 year old Zaharakos Ice Cream Parlor in recent years. Restored to its original 1900 grandeur, Zaharakos is one of the most stunning Victorian soda fountains anywhere in the US, boasting gleaming brass, marble, and silver everywhere. Rare vintage pre-1900 soda fountains, mechanical music devices, and an extensive collection of syrup dispensers are on display. Zaharakos is a functioning eating establishment, serving delicious home-made ice cream creations, sandwiches, and old-time beverages.

We do not have any information about the future of Zaharakos. Hopefully, it will be purchased by some other community-minded group or individual who understands and appreciates its historic significance. The image below shows Debra Slone conducting a seminar and tour of Zaharakos at the 2021 AAAA Virtual Convention.

In this column are those sought-after items of desire that seem to be elusive. If you know where any of these items can be acquired or if you have one available, please click the link to reply directly to the seeker. To place a listing in this column, click here. There is no fee for AAAA members. Up to three listings per member are permitted.

Pre-1885 advertising items related to barbed wire and farm fences. I am interested in primary material. Let me know if you have any items including illustrated catalogs, wire company published newspapers, illustrated postal covers and letterheads, flyers, signs, salesman samples, patent models or anything else related to my specific wants. Larry W. Love, [email protected], 214-497-6787

Continental Cubes tobacco tin 4.75” tall and the 6.0” tall size. Convention Hall coffee tin (Ridenour-Baker Kansas City) any variation. Big Horn 1 lb or 3 lb coffee tin. [email protected]

Philip Morris Tin & Porcelain Advertising Signs, thermometers, door push signs. Excellent to mint condition preferred. Daryl Crawford (804) 721-7294 or email [email protected]

Justrite Pet Foods. The Justrite Company General Office was located in Milwaukee WI. A National Account. Advertising, displays, signs, tins, boxes all with logo on it. Most would come from the 1930’s through 1950’s. Thanks for the help… Gordon Addington. To reply, click here.

Old Topper Brewery Calendar of the late 1940's featuring a pin-up nude in large format wanted. Always seeking any Rochester Brewery memorabilia. John DeVolder 585-697-4047 or [email protected].

"Jenny" Genesee Brewing Company's girl of the 1950's. Seeking cardboard point of sale-and other items that feature Jenny, who had a ten-year run from 1953 to 1963. Also interested in any cardboard point of sale items from the 1930's through the 1950's from any of the Rochester Breweries. John DeVolder 585-697-4047 or [email protected].

Coca-Cola 24" button porcelain sign with bottle in center. Want several in as close to mint condition as possible. Call 336-970-9867.

Books on Oil & Gas Collectibles. Also looking for books on signs. Call 336-970-9867.

Yellow Kid wanted: 50 year collector looking for the unusual. Reply to: [email protected].

Pedal Cars: Photos, postcards, calendars, catalogs and advertising related to pedal cars. To reply, click here.

Beer cans, soda cans, beer and soda tin-over-cardboard signs, cork-backed bottle caps, key-wind coffee cans, quart oil cans. Please email Jeff Lebo at [email protected].

Pedal car related items. To reply, click here.

Matchbook holders. To know what these are, see my articles in Checkerboard

for Nov. 2020 and May 2021. I will consider all items, in any material from plastic to gold, and not necessarily with advertising. Email Andy at [email protected].

Cigarette Packs. Advanced collector looking to purchase vintage packs. Please contact Dheeraj by email: [email protected].

Donald Duck Goyer Coffee Cans; One Pound Can & 3 oz Sample Size in Good Condition With Lids. Please Send Email With Photos & Prices to [email protected].

Morimura Brothers (Japanese import company operating in NYC from 1880-1941) advertising items wanted: trade cards, pamphlets, catalog pages, salesman sample pages, porcelain items with advertising. To reply email at [email protected].

DeLaval Items and Farm Advertising Signs. Always looking for top quality and unique items. Contact Gregg Hillyer at [email protected].

Antique Advertising pertaining to Country Store or Drug Store Products or Places. Especially those showing Women or Girls with the product or location shown. I would consider any  Antique Advertising (paper, cardboard & metal Signs). Quality a plus! Dale Peterson at [email protected].

Unusual one pound peanut butter tins. Tin litho or paper label. To reply, click here.

Marshmallow Tins. Smaller than 5 Pound Size. To reply, click here.

American Cookie, Biscuit and Cracker Tins and Boxes. To reply, click here. 

Banjo related advertising wanted Pre-1940s. Long time collector buying banjo company signage, catalogs, billheads, periodicals, minstrel banjo items such as posters, broadsides, sheet music (pre-1870s) with illustrated banjo covers, early photographs showing banjo players (pre-1915). My main collecting interest is in 19th century material. To reply, click here.

"Antique American Medicine Bottles" by M. Knapp... soft cover book with price guide. Printed in 2012. [email protected] or 781-248-8620. Also, see my other want ad for Clarke’s ephemera and bottles.

Looking for 3 Vintage Tins. American Eagle "Oriental Mixture" tobacco (dimensions approx. 6.5" long, 2.75" wide, 1.5" tall); 1 Gal. Indian Head Hydraulic Brake Fluid; and Packham´s Caramel Toffee. Any offer is welcome and any condition considered. To reply, click here.

Morton Salt, older items, and also Pacific Coast Borax, especially a crate or box. Email [email protected] or call Peggy Dailey 612-522-9211.

Comic Book-Related Advertising Items: Must be from before 1980. To reply, click here.

Clarke’s Vegetable Sherry Wine Bitters, Sharon, MA & Rockland, ME: All sizes, variants, smooth/pontil base. Especially need labeled Clarke’s any size! Also, any Clarke’s ephemera…trade cards, almanacs, newspaper ads, etc. Charlie Martin Jr., 781-248-8620. Email: [email protected].

George Petty: Advanced collector looking for unique or rare items. Photo’s, store displays and non paper items. NO Esquire pages. Pete Perrault. To reply, click here or call (502) 290-7661.

Ice Cream Advertising: Mr. Ice Cream desires better graphic ice cream advertising including: postcards (Advertising and RPPC), trade cards, letterheads, billheads, booklets, poster stamps, blotters, magic lantern slides, pinbacks, watchfobs, and pocket mirrors. Allan Mellis, 1115 West Montana St. Chicago, Illinois 60614-2220. [email protected] To reply, click here.

Stock food, poultry food, veterinary advertising wanted. Posters, medicine packages, give-aways. Email [email protected] or call (256) 520-5211.

Singer Sewhandy Model 20. Green-regular paint, not hammertone. To reply, click here.

National Biscuit Company, Nabisco, Uneeda Biscuit, Uneeda Bakers, Muth Bakery, NBC Bread toys, signage, tins, containers, displays, historical items. Please Email [email protected] or call (937) 205-2232.

Early Cigarette Rolling Papers: Pre-1940’s - American, Zig Zag, Braunstein Freres, Bambino, and Ottoman papers wanted. To reply, click here.

Antique/Collectible Banking and Financial System "Giveaway" and advertising items. Specifically from Pennsylvania. Alarm devices and such. To reply, click here.

VITAMINS advertising, displays, signs, bottles, and anything related: Hadacol is an example. Most would come from the 1930’s thru the 1970’s. Also anything related to cod-liver oil and WEIGHT-LOSS, REDUCING, ANTI-FAT, and OBESITY ITEMS. To reply, click here.

Early tin signs lithographed by Tuchfarber, Wells and Hope, Worcester Sign Company, Sentenne and Green, etc. I can pay more for good condition, but would be interested in any condition. Don Lurito [email protected] also in the directory. To reply, click here.

Dwinell-Wright Co. Royal Ground Spice Cardboard Spice Boxes. One side displays horizontally. Approximately 3.75" by 2.25". Any type of spice is OK. To reply, click here.

ENSIGN Perfect and ENSIGN Perfection vertical pocket tobacco tins to enhance my collection. Feel free to contact me at 614-888-4619 or [email protected] to see if you can help fill the voids.

Edmands Coffee Company, Edmands Tea Company, 1776 Coffee, American Beauty Tea, Japan Tea, Devonshire Tea, (imported by Edmands, Boston/Chicago): Any items such as tins, signs, paper, or anything else related to the Edmands family of companies in Boston is desired. To reply, click here.

The AAAA Checkerboard is a monthly e-newsletter that is made available to all AAAA members at no cost. The mission of the Checkerboard is to increase knowledge about antique and collectible advertising among AAAA members. The Checkerboard also provides news and updates about AAAA. It is produced each month with the exception of the four months per year when the award-winning PastTimes print newsletter is published. Paul Lefkovitz ([email protected]) serves as the Editor of the AAAA Checkerboard. Copyright 2023, Antique Advertising Association of America.