by Emiliano Spada | Aug 9, 2024 | Article Archives
At the Dawn of Zen Aquascaping Takashi Amano as Told by a Collector Printable Version of Article The entrepreneur, professional photographer and aquascaping master Takashi Amano has been, without a shadow of a doubt, the Steve Jobs of the aquarium industry. Born in...
by Sharon Weintraub | Aug 9, 2024 | Article Archives
Floating Folk Baderkinder and Bathing Beauties Printable Version of Article Beginning in the 1860s, German factories began producing badekinder (bathing children). Of bisque or china, these unjointed figures typically portrayed a plump nude child, standing with legs...
by Steve Feinberg | Aug 9, 2024 | Article Archives
My Life in the Pet Industry – Part 5 Printable Version of Article If you missed parts 1-4 of this article, read them at the links below. Read Part 1 Read Part 2 Read Part 3 Read Part 4 Pet Supermarket was entering new markets. Using the psychographic data that...
by MOAPH | Aug 9, 2024 | Article Archives, Vintage Pet Records
Virginia Belmonts Famous Singing and Talking Birds Printable Version of Article Thank you to Anthony Olszewski of PETCRAFT.com for permission to use this information, which he purchased the rights to when Belmont Bird & Kennel store closed at Rockefeller Center....
by Alex Haro | Jul 12, 2024 | Article Archives
Exploring the Legacy of Johann and Ferdinand Maresch Terracotta & Majolica Manufacturers from 1860 to 1948 Printable Version of Article Early Life of Johann Maresch: Johann Maresch was born on July 11, 1821, in Austria-Hungary1 (present-day Austria). He was a...
by James Murphy | Jul 12, 2024 | Article Archives
Aquaria Terraria The following is a PowerPoint presentation on “Nature Enclosed in Glass,” covering antique aquaria, terraria, vivaria, and fern cases from the mid 1800s up until the 1920s. MOAPH would like to thank James Murphy for permission to release...
by Steve Feinberg | Jul 12, 2024 | Article Archives
My Life in the Pet Industry – Part 4 Printable Version of Article If you missed parts 1-3 of this article, read them at the links below. Read Part 1 Read Part 2 Read Part 3 It was 1985. There were still 10 Pet Circus stores. They were small, full-line pet shops...
by Sharon Weintraub | Jun 10, 2024 | Article Archives
For the (Water) Birds *(German Bisque Bird Aquarium Floaters) Printable Version of Article In the early 1900s, in response to the demand for aquarium ornaments, German manufacturers produced a wide variety of fish tank fancies, from nubile sea nymphs and craggy...
by Emiliano Spada, Luca Mizzan* | Jun 10, 2024 | Article Archives
The Forgotten Aquariums of Venice – Part 2 by Emiliano Spada and Luca Mizzan* * Director of the Natural History Museum of Venice. Printable Version of Article If you missed part 1 of this article, read it at the link below. Read Part 1 Our research on the...
by David Urmston | Jun 10, 2024 | Article Archives
Posture Canaries* *Including the Scotch Fancy, the Belgium, Japanese Hoso, Gibber Italicus, Spanish Gibboso, Melao de Tenerife, the Llarguet Espanol, and the Persian Rasmi. Printable Version of Article The name ‘posture’ tends to be utilized to refer to all canaries...
by Steve Feinberg | Jun 10, 2024 | Article Archives
My Life in the Pet Industry – Part 3 Printable Version of Article If you missed parts 1 and 2 of this article, read them at the links below. Read Part 1 Read Part 2 We had seven Pet Circus stores. Rolf C Hagen had agreed to sell to us as a direct account. Hagen...
by Lee Finley | Jun 10, 2024 | Article Archives
Follow-up on: Notes on a Supplement to C.H. Peters’ “Life and Love in the Aquarium” Printable Version of Article In the May 2024 MOAPH release, issue number 21 (December 1987) of the Collectors of Aquarium Literature [CAL] was presented. This magazine, edited by...
by Lee Finley | May 10, 2024 | Article Archives
Franklin Barrett – Between the Pages Printable Version of Article As far back as I can remember I have always been a “book person”. The earliest memories of my things included a collection of Little Golden Books (mainly Disney titles). As time moved along books...
by Emiliano Spada, Luca Mizzan* | May 10, 2024 | Article Archives
The Forgotten Aquariums of Venice – Part 1 by Emiliano Spada and Luca Mizzan* *Director of the Natural History Museum of Venice. Printable Version of Article Venice is one of the most charming Italian cities, a magical place suspended over the water, the most...
by Steve Feinberg | May 10, 2024 | Article Archives
My Life in the Pet Industry – Part 2 Printable Version of Article If you missed part 1 of this article, read it at the link below. Read Part 1 I moved to Hollywood, Florida in late 1975. I immediately put in an application for employment with Docktor Pet Center...
by Joseph Ferdenzi | Apr 11, 2024 | Article Archives, Gone But Not Forgotten
The Passing of A Legend – Rosario LaCorte: 1929-2024 Printable Version of Article On April 8, 2024, Rosario LaCorte died quietly in his home surrounded by family. He was 95. With his passing, the aquarium hobby lost one of the greatest aquarists of this...
by David Urmston | Apr 11, 2024 | Article Archives
The Resurrection of the London Fancy Canary Printable Version of Article The London Fancy canary is nothing if not an enigma. Doubts have even been expressed as to whether this ancient breed did ever exist as a distinct breed of canary. Long since extinct, efforts...
by Steve Feinberg | Apr 11, 2024 | Article Archives
My Life in the Pet Industry – Part 1 Printable Version of Article My name is Steve Feinberg. I spent 45 years working in the pet industry. It never really felt like work. My involvement with pets started when I was 10 years old. My neighbor gave me a chrome and...
by Emiliano Spada | Mar 8, 2024 | Article Archives
History of Faux Bois Aquariums Printable Version of Article Faux bois aquariums are relics of a time when even utilitarian things such as a fish tank looked like small works of art. Their rustic appearance is very far from the minimalistic design of modern aquariums...
by Lee Finley | Mar 8, 2024 | Article Archives
Barnum’s Sticklebacks Printable Version of Article SMALLER THAN TOM THUMB; MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN A CIRCASSIAN LADY AND MORE EXCITING THAN “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN” – LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, P.T. BARNUM PRESENTS…“THE BREEDING STICKLEBACK.” [Author’s Note: The above...
by David Urmston | Mar 8, 2024 | Article Archives
The Roller Canary Printable Version of Article In a previous article I wrote abut my grandfather’s involvement with the trapping of wild birds, his other involvement with birds centred around the breeding of roller canaries. We lived in the north of England in an area...
by Lee Finley | Feb 12, 2024 | Article Archives, Dogs and Cats of Yesteryear
William Alford Lloyd, the Aquarist, and His Cat, Mim Printable Version of Article UPFRONT William Alford Lloyd is one of the greats of 19th Century aquarists – in many ways possibly the greatest of them all. It feels a bit strange doing a piece where his name is first...
by Emiliano Spada | Jan 5, 2024 | Article Archives
Easiest “Pet” Ever Printable Version of Article The year 1975, in the United States, was definitely one to remember for multiple interesting reasons and historical highlights. Let me bring you back in time. Gerald R. Ford Jr. was president of the country,...
by Robert Krause | Jan 5, 2024 | Article Archives
The Hamster Market & CritterTrail Printable Version of Article As a young boy through my teenage years, my passion for turtles always found me stopping to visit and explore pet stores every chance I got. Most pet stores concentrated on either tropical fish or...
