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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 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

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 min… 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 nickel… 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

Guest Column: Collecting Early Typewriters of the Late 1800s

Collecting antique typewriters circa 1900 has been a wonderful experience for me over the years. My collection is really just the tip of the iceberg, as literally hundreds of… 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 Antique and Vintage Typewriter Collector Richard Polt

I started to get interested in typewriters around age 12. My dad and I stopped at a garage sale and he bought me this typewriter from the 1930s, and I was just learning to ty… Read more

An Interview With Baseball Card Collector Dave Campbell

Dave Campbell contacted me after reading a post on The Baseball Card blog. He's been collecting baseball cards non-stop since 1981. He has recently created a collection of 19… Read more

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 Antique Wood Camera Collector Rob Niederman

How did I start collecting cameras? Actually, I had an interest in photography as a kid and owned a darkroom by the age of 12 or 13. My interest in photography grew. I spen… 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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Magic Lantern

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

Seven Rare Dioramic Magic Lantern Sides C1830s$245.81 Ends in 21 hours 3 bids 14 watchers
Beautiful Magic Lantern With Original Case And Slides $69.99 Ends Thursday 1 bid 7 watchers
"gloria" Toy Magic Lantern, Made By Ernst Plank (e.p.)$68.10 Ends in 19 hours 6 bids 33 watchers
2 Victorian Magic Lantern Slip Slides- In Bed Long Nose$67.27 Ends Saturday 5 bids 3 watchers
Early Victorian Hand Painted Magic Lantern Slides X7$58.13 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 6 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 Scott # 244,1893, Serie Of Columbian, Vf $760.00 Ends Monday 10 bids 22 watchers
Us Scott # 245,1893, Serie Of Columbian, Xf H, Og$667.66 Ends Monday 8 bids 19 watchers
Us-guam Plate Imprint Block 0f 6 With Cert. See Details$660.00 Ends Sunday 19 bids 5 watchers
Us-guam Sc# 7 Plate Impt Block 0f 6 With Cert. $645.55 Ends Sunday 18 bids 5 watchers
Scott #244 Xf-superb Mint $4 Columbus Cv $2600.00$531.00 Ends Sunday 14 bids 26 watchers

Cabinet Card Photographs

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

Murad Large 1911 Cabinet Card Rochester Ice Hockey$160.50 Ends Monday 30 bids 9 watchers
Fine 1876 Centennial Exposition Cabinet Card Photo #2$98.76 Ends Monday 7 bids 8 watchers
Fine 1876 Centennial Exposition Cabinet Card Photo #1$98.76 Ends Monday 6 bids 7 watchers
1900 Ringling Circus Trapeze Artists Cabinet Card Photo$89.88 Ends Monday 8 bids 27 watchers
1882 Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull Cabinet Card Photo$76.01 Ends Monday 5 bids 28 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)

Antique Cabinet Sized French Closed Mouth Doll 12"- Nr$2,850 Ends in 26 mins 25 bids 135 watchers
Antique Early French Fashion Doll W Kid Over Wood Body $1,903 Ends Tuesday 6 bids 56 watchers
Huge French Fashion Bisque Doll Jumeau? Wood Arms 30"nr$1,499 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 104 watchers
Gaultier Antique French Bisque Doll Head C.1870-1900$900.99 Ends Monday 13 bids 113 watchers
Stunning 22" Bru Type French Fashion, C.1870, Excellent$670.00 Ends Sunday 8 bids 112 watchers

Pocket Watches

Pocket watch use peaked in the late 19th century as a wave of investment went into pocket watch design and manufacture. This was b… (more)

High End Patek Philippe & Co Geneve Chronometer - 1922$3,050 Ends Wednesday 26 bids 90 watchers
Superior Grade Patek Philippe & Co Chronometer - 1892$2,550 Ends Monday 31 bids 163 watchers
Awesome Vacheron Constantin Geneve Minute Repeater$2,225 Ends Friday 25 bids 52 watchers
Mens Original 1929 Omega Vintage Silver Art Deco Watch$2,136 Ends Monday 36 bids 50 watchers
Orig Silver Repousse Half Quarter Repeater Verge C1735$2,026 Ends Monday 27 bids 77 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)

Library Card Catalog Store Vintage Trade Cards$99.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 17 watchers
Antique C.1900 Victorian Trade Card Scrap Book Album$84.61 Ends Monday 12 bids 48 watchers
Large Collection 94 Full Sets Cigarette & Trade Cards $76.25 Ends Sunday 8 bids 23 watchers
1893 Columbian Exposition, Singer Sewing, Trade Cards$63.88 Ends in 19 hours 11 bids 9 watchers
(6) Vintage Trade Cards/ Exciting Indian Chief Stories$61.53 Ends Sunday 6 bids 6 watchers

Wood Cameras

Even before the first 19th century cameras were produced, wood was used for their predecessor, the camera obscura, to keep the ins… (more)

Antique Wood Brass 13x18 Tailboard Folding Plate Camera$279.96 Ends in 8 hours 4 bids 17 watchers
W. Watson Mahogany Plate Camera +lens+case+film Holders$204.29 Ends in 23 hours 11 bids 85 watchers
Blair Wood View Camera Brass Lens/4-full Plate Holders$202.49 Ends in 4 hours 7 bids 74 watchers
Vintage Red Bellows Kodak Camera Wood Brass Plate &film$153.75 Ends Wednesday 12 bids 25 watchers
Morley & Cooper Wood Studio Camera Stand Brass$152.50 Ends in 22 hours 4 bids 41 watchers

Stereoview Photographs

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

Tour Of World Stereoview 6 Vol Set W/viewer - Keystone$510.00 Ends Wednesday 2 bids 16 watchers
Stereoview Cards Of Hawaii & Phillipines, Set Of 100, $275.01 Ends Thursday 6 bids 14 watchers
Stereoview Cards Of Great Britain, Set Of 100$212.51 Ends Thursday 7 bids 13 watchers
Stereoview Cards Of Greece,set Of 100, Stereo Travel Co$209.50 Ends Thursday 6 bids 13 watchers

Tobacco Tins

Tobacco tins first came into popular use in the mid 1800's, and can be found in a wide range of styles, including figural tins, ba… (more)

Rare Trout-line Vertical Pocket Tobacco Tin$236.50 Ends Sunday 13 bids 20 watchers
Calabash Vertical Pocket Tobacco Tin ... L@@k !!!!!!!!!$219.50 Ends in 5 hours 8 bids 17 watchers
Columbia Tobacco Tin - Rare Sample (sears) Vert Pocket$218.27 Ends Sunday 7 bids 38 watchers
Rare "brownie" Dixie Queen Tobacco Roly-poly Tin$180.50 Ends in 4 hours 5 bids 13 watchers
Surbrug's Golden Sceptre Vertical Pocket Tobacco Tin$131.38 Ends Sunday 2 bids 20 watchers

Majolica

Majolica was a process developed in the 1850's, where pottery was covered in an opaque enamel made from metal oxides, fired, paint… (more)

Majolica Strawberries & Cream Basket George Jones $1,026 Ends Thursday 14 bids 20 watchers
Brown Westhead Moore Majolica Centerpiece-no Reserve$860.00 Ends Sunday 9 bids 28 watchers
Mackenzie Childs "hasenpheffer" Rabbit Lamp Mint Cond. Buy it Now$350.00 Ends in 14 hours 11 bids 12 watchers
The Set Of Three Mackenzie Childs Odd Fellows Canisters$306.00 Ends Sunday 16 bids 38 watchers
*minton Majolica Cherub & Lion Jardiniere- No Reserve*$302.00 Ends Sunday 8 bids 39 watchers

Morgan Silver Dollars

The Morgan silver dollars of 1878 to 1904 and 1921 are probably the most collected U.S. coins other than Lincoln pennies. Designed… (more)

1893 Pcgs Pr66 Proof Cameo Morgan Silver Dollar!!!$6,000 Ends Sunday 26 bids 34 watchers
Complete Morgan Bussiness Strike Set!! High Grade$4,750 Ends in 7 hours 27 bids 9 watchers
Us Coins Silver Dollar Deal 240 Coins Bu & Dates$3,650 Ends Sunday 6 bids 7 watchers

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)

Pair Hex Flint New England Glass Candlesticks C1850$452.00 Ends Sunday 16 bids 24 watchers
Eapg Antique Ruby Stained Glass Placid 6pc Berry Set$338.99 Ends Sunday 8 bids 24 watchers
Eapg Greentown Glass Austrian Pedestal Cake Stand Rare!$228.50 Ends Sunday 6 bids 45 watchers
Spectacular 1800's Punch Bowl, Stand, Ladle, & 10 Cups$199.99 Ends in 18 hours 1 bid 5 watchers
Cranberry Rubina Opalescent Coin Spot Syrup Pitcher$195.00 Ends Monday 1 bid 16 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 Oak Rj Horner Sideboard Rare Victorian Carved $1,250 Ends Sunday 1 bid 13 watchers
Two Reproduction Victorian Chairs. $500.00 Ends in 46 mins 1 bid 8 watchers
C1886 Victorian Swirly Vaseline Glass Shade Reg.no$265.74 Ends in 22 hours 6 bids 31 watchers
R.j. Horner French Style Victorian Ormalu Desk ~ 1890$202.50 Ends Sunday 7 bids 4 watchers
Victorian Piano Leg Set$200.00 Ends in 2 hours 2 bids 3 watchers


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