Stories — The Miller Times

A Babe Ruth discovery hits a home run

A Babe Ruth discovery hits a home run

A Willard’s Chocolate baseball card proves to hit a sweet spot with collectors

Miller and MillerOctober 10, 2023Comment

Brewing with ambition: The ill-fated Carling's Brewery London-to-London challenge

Brewing with ambition: The ill-fated Carling's Brewery London-to-London challenge

A daring transatlantic journey ends in tragedy and mystery

Miller and MillerOctober 9, 2023Comment

Our handmade heritage

Our handmade heritage

Patent models, folk art and primitives offered from the legendary Catherine Thuro

Miller and MillerMarch 23, 2023Comment

Shedding light on three distinguished lamp collectors

Shedding light on three distinguished lamp collectors

The Dill, Lister and Broughton collections are coming to market

Miller and MillerMarch 23, 2023Comment

Traders Bank failed to ‘account for’ human nature

Traders Bank failed to ‘account for’ human nature

An original Traders Bank Architectural Savings Bank comes to auction

Miller and MillerJanuary 17, 2023Comment

Excavating for ‘gold’

Excavating for ‘gold’

Highlights from a lifetime of collecting fruit jars

Miller and MillerJanuary 17, 2023Comment

“There’s always something to worry about”

“There’s always something to worry about”

A Maud Lewis letter set to hit the auction block provides insights into her world, and her soul

Miller and MillerJanuary 17, 2023Comment

Missing arms, moving parts & gambling for cigars

Missing arms, moving parts & gambling for cigars

Graham Jones reminisces about his bank and clock collecting

Miller and MillerJanuary 17, 2023Comment

A commitment to diversity and a love of Canadiana

A commitment to diversity and a love of Canadiana

Canadian treasures from the collection of the Honourable Jim Fleming come to auction

Miller and MillerOctober 4, 2022Comment

The ‘universal humanness’ of folk art

The ‘universal humanness’ of folk art

Exceptional pieces from prominent collection come to auction

Miller and MillerOctober 4, 2022Comment

Two sons curate a father’s passionate collection

Two sons curate a father’s passionate collection

Optometrist Marty Osler had a trained eye for art

Miller and MillerOctober 4, 2022Comment

Distinguished collectors, memorable friendships

Distinguished collectors, memorable friendships

Important folk art pieces soon to change hands

Miller and MillerOctober 4, 2022Comment

A quest for the best

A quest for the best

Meet the Tuers

Miller and MillerOctober 3, 2022Comment

Maud Lewis painting brings $350,000

Maud Lewis painting brings $350,000

Once traded for grilled cheese

Miller and MillerApril 28, 2022Comment

Auctioning a hand-carved rarity by Francis Tansel

Auctioning a hand-carved rarity by Francis Tansel

The patriarch of the Tansel family of powderhorn carvers

Miller and MillerApril 1, 2022Comment

Carole and Howard Tanenbaum: True to Their Eyes

Carole and Howard Tanenbaum: True to Their Eyes

A 55-year collection inspired by aesthetics and rarity comes to market

Miller and MillerMarch 10, 2022Comment

Antique phonographs, music machines and records from two renowned collectors

Antique phonographs, music machines and records from two renowned collectors

From the strange and quirky to the exotic and magnificent

Miller and MillerMarch 9, 2022 Comments

Jim Burridge: The ‘collector’s collector’

Jim Burridge: The ‘collector’s collector’

A noble passion for preserving history and culture

Miller and MillerMarch 7, 2022Comment

From rags to riches: The tobacco king who kept on ‘rolling’

From rags to riches: The tobacco king who kept on ‘rolling’

50 Tuckett’s Tobacco advertising lots sold at auction

Miller and MillerNovember 22, 2021 Comment

Ready, aim, fire: Rare antique guns come to auction

Ready, aim, fire: Rare antique guns come to auction

Set your sights on the late Don Blyth’s 80-year firearm collection

Miller and MillerSeptember 24, 2021Comment