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curiosa

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as in ephemera

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Alongside early iterations of original Polo ties and other rare ephemera were previously unseen photographs pulled from the company archives, documenting Ralph Lauren’s first visit to Tokyo.

— Zachary Weiss, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2026
There are also ephemera like posters, budgets, song lyrics, book covers, event flyers and elementary school report cards.

— Jennifer Rich, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

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By 2018, the F50 had reportedly been acquired by Chinese billionaire and Instagram influencer Shin Mike Yin, who houses his collection of rare exotics—including a few examples from Pagani and Bugatti—in Dusseldorf, Germany.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026
There was clearly a market for exotics on a budget and sans passport.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026

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Visitors can see the sole visage, a curio card of Strother, found by Denham on eBay, sitting alongside his obituary in the town newspaper, encased in glass.

— Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
With respect to Kapoor, Economou should have paid more attention to the epiphanies of his own film; the rollercoaster of Smith’s life will always be a curio, but that doesn’t mean that every passenger on it has a story worth telling.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of curio

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Held at Hotel President on November 7 and 8, the two-day auction comprised only 217 lots ranging from vintage rarities to modern indie masterpieces.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2026
Related Articles While a rarity today, gowns like Park’s were commonplace back in the golden age of Hollywood, seen on starlets like Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2026

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