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Malcolm Warrington is based 12 miles to the west of Central London. He is a council member of the UK Ephemera Society with responsibility for the society's web site. He also … Read more
How did I get started collecting Victorian Furniture? Antiques is in my genes, my mother's family were longtime antiquers and lived in a house built in the 18th Century. But … Read more
The double eagle is really a result of the California Gold Rush. Prior to the California Gold Rush, the biggest gold discoveries were relatively small strikes in Georgia and … Read more
I started collecting coins when I was five years old, and I started dealing when I was 13 or 14. Most kids start with coins of circulation—I had albums for Jefferson nickel… Read more
About 11 years ago, my wife and I went on some architectural tours. We joined the organization that sponsored the tours, and I volunteered to be the Webmaster for them. I dec… Read more
My maternal grandfather and uncle got into bottles in about 1965 or ‘66 when I was in high school, and we started digging. My uncle was in Arizona, near some of the old min… Read more
I got interested in stock certificates by happenstance, really. I collected stamps at one point, and sold my collection to put a down payment on the house. I tried to get bac… Read more
My mother was our inspiration for collecting pattern glass. She collected it, and she died at a very young age. My sister and I inherited it and my aunt said not to sell anyt… Read more
How did I start collecting Victorian trade cards? In the late 60s I was a bottle collector, early American bottles and flasks. I started noticing there were colorful trade ca… Read more
I’ve always been interested in antiques. As a kid, I collected a variety of stuff – fossils, rocks, minerals, natural history stuff, Indian artifacts and antiques. I grew… Read more
Victorian antique furniture refers to pieces made during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901), and includes both mass produced … (more)
About 1850, French craftsmen dollmakers started a trend that all others would follow: the Bebe. Until that time, most dolls were m… (more)
Majolica was a process developed in the 1850's, where pottery was covered in an opaque enamel made from metal oxides, fired, paint… (more)
The first five cent nickel, known as the Shield nickel, was struck in 1866 and featured a heraldic shield on the front with “In … (more)
Early American Pattern Glass (EAPG), also known as pressed glass, was mostly produced from 1850 to 1910, made in a cast-iron mold … (more)
First introduced in the 1860s, cabinet card photographs were similar to cartes-de-visites, only larger. Measuring approximately fo… (more)
Stoneware is a sturdy, impermeable ceramic material that was widely used for food storage and related purposes in 19th century Ame… (more)
The first official US stamps were issued in 1847, depicting Benjamin Franklin and George Washington (5 and 10 cents). These were f… (more)
Stereoview photographs (also known as stereographs) became popular in the late 1800s as a form of entertainment. Before there were… (more)
Victorian trade cards are an early form of collectible advertising. Popularized after the Civil War by businesses, they offer a co… (more)
Magic lanterns, produced from the 17th up through the early 20th centuries, were the forerunners of slide projectors, used for vis… (more)
Bitters (made from roots, herbs, and other natural elements) were supposedly the cure-all for stomach ailments, but were also esse… (more)
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