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An Interview With Victorian Trade Card Collector Ben Crane

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

An Interview With U.S. Pattern Coin Collector Andy Lustig

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 nickels,… Read more

An Interview With Antique Stock Certificate Collector Gary Rose

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

An Interview With Victorian Greeting Card Collector Malcolm Warrington

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

An Interview With Early American Pattern Glass Collector Elaine Henderson

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

Double Eagles and Shipwrecks: An Interview with U.S. Gold Coin Collector A.C. Dwyer

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

An Interview With American Furniture Collector Chuck LaChiusa

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

An Interview With Antique Bottle Collector Bill Lindsey

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 minin… Read more

An Interview With 19th Century Photograph and Americana Collector Wes Cowan

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 up … Read more

An Interview with Liberty Seated Dime Collector and Author Gerry Fortin

Like everybody else, I started collecting coins when I was probably around 10 years old—going to the bank, buying a roll of Lincoln cents, and trying to fill those Whitman fo… Read more

An Interview With Victorian Furniture Collector John Werry

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

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Early American Pattern Glass

Early American Pattern Glass (EAPG), also known as pressed glass, was mostly produced from 1850 to 1910, made in a cast-iron mold … (more)

Greentown Glass Teardrop & Tassel Nile Green Spooner$227.50 Ends in 10 hours 6 bids 37 watchers
Rare Eapg Eyewinker Lamp Dalzell Gilmore Leighton Glass$135.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 3 watchers
Eapg-ruby Stained Glass-plume-covered Butter-1890-1898$125.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 13 watchers
Rare Sandwich Toy Whale Oil Lamp, Free-blown, C. 1828$103.82 Ends Tuesday 6 bids 30 watchers
Northwood~chrysanthemum Sprig~turquoise Salt & Pepper!$100.99 Ends Tuesday 9 bids 21 watchers

19th Century Unused US Stamps

The first official US stamps were issued in 1847, depicting Benjamin Franklin and George Washington (5 and 10 cents). These were f… (more)

Us Dealer's Stock Of Mint Incl 90c Pictorial Cat$52,500$820.00 Ends Sunday 14 bids 27 watchers
Us Scott #292 $1.00 Trans-miss Plate# Og Mlh Weiss Cert$338.00 Ends Thursday 10 bids 33 watchers
Scott 162 F-vf Ng - Choice Large Banknote$300.00 Ends in 9 hours 1 bid 2 watchers
Uncle Shelby's Really Old Stamps Lot #37766$292.89 Ends Thursday 4 bids 6 watchers
Uncle Shelby's Really Old Stamps Lot #37751$280.00 Ends Tuesday 11 bids 5 watchers

French Dolls

About 1850, French craftsmen dollmakers started a trend that all others would follow: the Bebe. Until that time, most dolls were m… (more)

Outstanding All Orig 14" Swivel Head Fg French Fashion$1,387 Ends Saturday 1 bid 25 watchers
Antique F.g French Fashion Doll Original Custome$1,009 Ends Friday 14 bids 82 watchers
Antique French Fashion Jumeau Doll Original Custome$860.00 Ends Wednesday 13 bids 116 watchers
Fine French Fashion Estate Doll Maybe Bru, Jumeau$860.00 Ends Friday 5 bids 121 watchers
Outstanding~sonneberg Bru Face ~french Bebe~german Doll$808.99 Ends Sunday 4 bids 42 watchers

Stereoview Photographs

Stereoview photographs (also known as stereographs) became popular in the late 1800s as a form of entertainment. Before there were… (more)

Keystone "tour Of The World" Stereoviews Set Of All 600$1,023 Ends in 11 hours 5 bids 21 watchers
Keystone "golf" Stereoviews Set Of All 50$699.99 Ends Friday 1 bid 11 watchers
Keystone "primary" Stereoviews Set Of All 300$603.57 Ends Thursday 5 bids 15 watchers
Estate Collection 500 Stereoviews And Viewer Lot 3$155.49 Ends in 1 min 4 bids 12 watchers
Estate Collection 500 Stereoviews And Viewer Lot 6$155.49 Ends in 4 mins 4 bids 13 watchers

Cabinet Card Photographs

First introduced in the 1860s, cabinet card photographs were similar to cartes-de-visites, only larger. Measuring approximately fo… (more)

1889 Cabinet Card Photo High Wheel Bicycle & Rider Yqz$129.50 Ends Tuesday 23 bids 40 watchers
Vintage Cabinet Card Of Tornado, Oklahoma City, Ok$100.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 5 watchers
Elisabeth Sissi Sisi Austria Hungary Cabinet Card Photo$75.00 Ends in 23 hours 1 bid 12 watchers
1911 T3 Turkey Red #73 Al Kaufman Boxing Cabinet Card$48.76 Ends Tuesday 6 bids 10 watchers
Dapper Black Man W/ Mustache Boston Cabinet Card Photo$41.00 Ends Tuesday 6 bids 4 watchers

Magic Lantern

Magic lanterns, produced from the 17th up through the early 20th centuries, were the forerunners of slide projectors, used for vis… (more)

Nikon F5 35mm Camera With Magic Lantern Guides Nikon F5$192.50 Ends Tuesday 7 bids 19 watchers
Antique Nickle Plated Magic Lantern Mc Lilley W Org Box$149.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 17 watchers
Antique T.h. Mcallister Magic Lantern Projector $99.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 7 watchers

Trade Cards

Victorian trade cards are an early form of collectible advertising. Popularized after the Civil War by businesses, they offer a co… (more)

Huge Victorian Scrapbook - Trade Cards, Baseball, C&i$218.50 Ends Tuesday 12 bids 30 watchers
Ca 1870 Baltimore Trade Card - Wm. Eckhardt, Framer$127.50 Ends in 10 hours 18 bids 8 watchers
Scanlens Stimorol Rugby League 1988 164/164 Trade Cards$93.10 Ends in 16 hours 11 bids 22 watchers
Victorian Trade Card "howe Scales" 1876 New York City$71.00 Ends in 9 hours 9 bids 4 watchers
Sweetacres Cricketers Minties 1926 Trade Card Set$62.00 Ends in 16 hours 2 bids 15 watchers

Bitters Bottles

Bitters (made from roots, herbs, and other natural elements) were supposedly the cure-all for stomach ailments, but were also esse… (more)

Very Rare Genuine Bull Wild Cherry Bitters$200.00 Ends in 51 mins 1 bid 6 watchers
Early The Fish Bitters, Medium Amber, Fine Example!$178.49 Ends Tuesday 5 bids 22 watchers
The Fish Bitters W.h.ware Patented 1866 "beautiful"$157.50 Ends Tuesday 7 bids 26 watchers
Holtzermann’s Stomach Bitters Cabin Label Piqua Ohio$152.50 Ends Tuesday 8 bids 26 watchers
National Bitters Ear Of Corn Bottle!! No Res!!!!!!!!!!!$132.50 Ends Friday 4 bids 27 watchers

Stoneware

Stoneware is the roughhewn cousin of porcelain. Like porcelain, it is fired at very high temperatures (1,200 to 1,400 degrees), li… (more)

Amazing 8 Gallon Morgantown Crock!!!!$1,774 Ends Tuesday 11 bids 79 watchers
Outstanding New Geneva Pa Tanware Decorated Pitcher~n/r$920.00 Ends Sunday 10 bids 54 watchers
Red Wing Cherryband Pitcher Advertising August J Becker$900.00 Ends Wednesday 10 bids 79 watchers
Red Wing 10 Gallon Salt Glaze Crock-primitive Butterfly$811.03 Ends Wednesday 6 bids 92 watchers
Old Sleepy Eye / Red Wing / Authentic Verse Mug / Nr$750.00 Ends in 10 hours 1 bid 75 watchers

Victorian Furniture

Victorian antique furniture refers to pieces made during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901), and includes both mass produced … (more)

Antique Victorian Style Sofa Excellent Condition$400.00 Ends in 9 hours 1 bid 7 watchers
Antique Victorian Walnut Upholstered Sewing Foot Stool$218.07 Ends Wednesday 21 bids 53 watchers
Lovely Antique Victorian Pine Blanket Box Trunk ~ Chest$213.23 Ends Tuesday 10 bids 39 watchers
Antique Walnut Victorian Secretary$200.00 Ends Friday 1 bid 7 watchers
Victorian Renaissance Jeliff Carved Walnut Chair 1860's$195.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 10 watchers

Majolica

When Minton & Company of Staffordshire exhibited a new line of ceramics at The Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, the firm ca… (more)

Antique Majolica George Jones "punch" Bowl Cobalt$4,510 Ends in 5 hours 11 bids 27 watchers
Majolica Asparagus Server With Attached Tray - 19th C. $400.00 Ends in 8 hours 1 bid 3 watchers
19thc Continental Majolica Figural Centerpiece Triton$208.50 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 12 watchers
Early Italian Majolica Charger By Ginori$147.51 Ends in 6 hours 6 bids 46 watchers
Griffin Smith Hill Etruscan Majolica Compote Bowl Dais $141.50 Ends in 6 hours 8 bids 11 watchers

Shield Nickels

The first five cent nickel, known as the Shield nickel, was struck in 1866 and featured a heraldic shield on the front with “In Go… (more)

1878 Ngc Shield Nickel Proof "cac Certified" Ngc Pf-66$505.00 Ends Sunday 9 bids 27 watchers
???? 1868 Pcgs Pr66cam Cameo! Top Pop Registry Nr ??$384.99 Ends Sunday 7 bids 22 watchers
1879 Shield Nickel "cameo Proof" Superb Gem Pf ** Rare!$342.78 Ends Saturday 8 bids 25 watchers
1905 Liberty Head Five Cents Pcgs Ms65$270.75 Ends Sunday 9 bids 8 watchers
1879 Shield Nickel Solid Gem Bu++ ** Outstanding Coin!!$232.50 Ends Monday 5 bids 18 watchers


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