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An Interview With Carnival Glass Collectors Glen and Stephen Thistlewood

Our newest book is actually the fully revised and expanded second edition of our first book. It came out originally in 1997, but needed a lot of updating because we’d done … Read more

An Interview With Vintage Postcard Collector Ann Waidelich

I worked for 35 years as a reference librarian with the Madison Public Library and I just got interested in Madison’s history through my reference work. My husband and I co… Read more

Guest Column: Trends in Fishing Tackle Collecting

I’ve been a collector of antique fishing tackle for over 20 years, and have been selling antique tackle in my shop since 1990. I collect all aspects of fishing memorabilia.… Read more

An Interview With Roycroft Arts and Crafts Metalwork Collector David Kornacki

I started collecting Roycroft around 1992 when I visited the Peter Roberts Gallery in New York City. That was sort of the peak of the Arts and Crafts mania and there were man… Read more

Guest Column: A History of Dimestore Christmas Village Houses

The following is a history of these wondrous little artifacts called cardboard Christmas village houses - a history devoted to establishing some way of categorizing them … Read more

An Interview with Vintage Cigarette Lighter Collector Urban Cummings

At the very beginning, my interest in lighters was about the mechanism. I had my first lighter when I was 14. I saved up my nickels and dimes. I grew up in Oakland, and bough… Read more

An Interview With 78 RPM Record Collector Ted Staunton

Ted Staunton was born in England, but now lives an active retired lifestyle in Vancouver, Canada. Ted has an outstanding collection of 78 rpm record labels. We talked about h… Read more

An Interview With Antique Toy Model Car Collectors Ron Sturgeon and Rodney Ross

Ron Sturgeon: I had an automotive repair shop in about 1976 and spent a lot of time repairing Mercedes. About 1979 I decided to start collecting Mercedes toy cars. I was youn… Read more

An Interview With Vintage Fountain Pen Collector Jim Mamoulides

When I got my first job out of college, I did what a lot of people do: I ran out and bought myself a Montblanc pen and fountain pen set. I kept that pen for years, but in the… Read more

An Interview With Beer and Soda Bottle Opener Collector John Stanley

My mother brought home a bunch of openers back in 1977, and that got me started collecting. I thought it would be pretty neat to do because nobody else was collecting them. T… Read more

An Interview With Cowan Art Pottery Museum Curator Carol Jacobs

I’m the curator here at the museum in Rocky River, a suburb west of Cleveland. I look at Cowan pottery from a historian’s angle because this is part of Rocky River’s cu… Read more

Guest Column: Collecting Vintage Magic Posters

What are vintage magic posters? Posters of magicians printed by the stone lithography method qualify as vintage magic posters. The stone lithography process was in it hig… Read more

Guest Column: Understanding Antique Radios

You've just acquired an old radio, but apart from the manufacturer's name on the front, you don't know a blessed thing about it. Learning more about your radio may satisfy yo… Read more

An Interview With Antique Glass Insulator Collector Ian Macky

I got interested in insulators when I lived in El Cajon and my neighbor worked for San Diego Gas and Electric. His son had a bunch of insulators on the window sill in his bed… Read more

An Interview With Russ Grunewald, President of the Model T Ford Club of America

The Model T Ford Club of America is headquartered in Centerville, Indiana. We have about 115 chapters in the United States and other countries like Argentina, Australia, Belg… Read more

An Interview With Victor Victrola Antique Phonograph Collector Paul Edie

When I was around 10, my grandfather passed away, and my dad brought home his Victrola and stuck it under the stairs in the basement. He didn’t want it or care about it. It… Read more

An Interview With Gouda Pottery Collector Stuart Lonsdale

I think it all started with a small pottery vase my mother obtained from the art pottery shop where she worked in the early 1920s and ‘30s. After she died in 1988, I didn  Read more

An Interview With Rookwood Art Pottery Collector Riley Humler

I don’t remember the first Rookwood piece I ever bought, that’s getting close to 40 years ago. But I must have liked it, because I kept studying and learning, and it’s … Read more

An Interview With Vintage Ford Car, Porcelain Sign, and Petroliana Collector Sam Baker

I’ve always had an old Ford Model A or something to tinker around with or play with. It may not have been on the road but I was always building or working on something. Aro… Read more

Guest Column: Collecting Vintage Cigarette Lighters

Cigarette lighter collecting is a hobby that never gets boring. Just by browsing eBay auctions for ten minutes, for example, I recently found a lighter shaped like a lion’s… Read more

An Interview With Vintage Petroliana (Oil and Gas) Collector Jim Potts

I became interested in Petroliana in a kind of roundabout way. I’ve been in the automotive repair business all my life, and have always liked cars and been interested in au… Read more

An Interview With Antique Clock Collector Bill Stoddard

How did I get interested in clocks? Something about them has always been ingrained in me. My mom’s father had a small collection of antique clocks and when I was a little b… Read more

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Carnival Glass

Carnival glass was a cheap, iridescent glass often given away as promotions at carnivals, movies, and grocery stores in the early … (more)

Millersburg Hanging Cherries Green Water Set (htf)$660.00 Ends Sunday 12 bids 31 watchers
*rare* Northwood Aqua Hearts & Flowers Bowl$481.00 Ends Sunday 8 bids 31 watchers
Northwood Singing Birds Mug~aqua Opalescent! Stunning!$434.00 Ends in 17 hours 7 bids 38 watchers
Northwood Aqua Opalescent Peacocks Ruffled Bowl $409.00 Ends Sunday 17 bids 30 watchers
Antique Northwood ~peacock & Urn~ Carnival Glass Bowl$392.00 Ends Thursday 8 bids 24 watchers

Lalique Art Glass

Even though he is known today for his antique art glass, René Lalique (1860-1945) began his career in 1881 as a freelance jeweler.… (more)

3 Mint Lalique Crystal Signed Vases-retail $13,925 !!!!$3,000 Ends Saturday 1 bid 30 watchers
French Lalique Large Swan Signed$1,699 Ends in 9 hours 1 bid 14 watchers
Lalique Bacchantes Vase - No Reserve$1,599 Ends Sunday 1 bid 16 watchers
Original Signed Rene Lalique 3 Nymphs Platter C.1943$1,225 Ends Sunday 3 bids 12 watchers

Rookwood Art Pottery

Founded in 1880 by Maria Longworth Nichols, Rookwood pottery is a favorite of collectors for the quality of its pieces, which were… (more)

Rare 1904 Rookwood Vellum Scenic Lenore Asbury 6" Vase$327.83 Ends Saturday 7 bids 14 watchers
Rookwood Edward Diers 1904 Tall Vellum Milkweed Vase$307.57 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 22 watchers
C1900 Rookwood Huge 11 In.vase~by Mary Nourse #886$275.00 Ends Saturday 7 bids 34 watchers
1928 Rookwood Pottery Green Elephant Bookends Mint Pair$264.00 Ends Sunday 8 bids 45 watchers

Fishing Lures

Fishing lures have been around about as long as prehistoric humans have contrived ways to catch fish. The earliest, prehistoric lu… (more)

Super Rare F. A. Pardee Vintage Minnow Lure$1,534 Ends Wednesday 4 bids 103 watchers
Vintage Umco Tackle Box 200+ Vintage Lures$515.99 Ends Sunday 25 bids 48 watchers
Correct 101 Blue Border Box And Rainbow 100$456.51 Ends Friday 5 bids 34 watchers
Vintage Antique Wooden Pflueger Minnow Lure W/ Box $400.00 Ends Saturday 10 bids 51 watchers
Vintage Antique Heddon Artistic Minnow Lure W/ Box$395.00 Ends Saturday 15 bids 73 watchers

Italian Art Glass

When people talk about Italian art glass, they are usually referring to the vases, paperweights, goblets, and decorative objects p… (more)

Venini Signed Fish Rare Early Unusual Murano Italy$747.00 Ends Monday 4 bids 32 watchers
Archimede Seguso Puntiforme Perfume Bottles Set$495.00 Ends in 18 hours 2 bids 4 watchers
Pino Signoretto - Clown -signed - Murano-no Venini$405.00 Ends in 11 hours 13 bids 33 watchers
Avem A.ve.m. Seguso Italian Murano Art Glass Vase Vtg$385.00 Ends Sunday 14 bids 38 watchers
Lg13" Antique Venetian Victorian Art Glass Epergne Vase$380.79 Ends Sunday 10 bids 22 watchers

Prewar Lionel Model Trains

When Joshua Lionel Cohen designed his first electric train in 1900, he wasn’t trying to make a toy for children. Rather, he though… (more)

Lionel #763 & #2263w / Gunmetal / Nice! $1,125 Ends Sunday 19 bids 59 watchers
8976 701 Full Scale Pennsylvania B-6 Switcher Gorgeous$1,000.00 Ends Sunday 7 bids 17 watchers
Lionel #8976 Engine And Tender 1939?$405.00 Ends in 17 hours 7 bids 63 watchers
Lionel 226e Steam Locomotive & 2226w Tender, Exc, Nr$316.00 Ends Sunday 12 bids 34 watchers

Gas Pumps

The first gas pumps were built in the 1880's by the Bowser Company in Fort Wayne, Indiana, followed in 1898 by pumps that could pu… (more)

Gas Pump Fry Mae West 10 Gal $1,225 Ends in 21 hours 7 bids 63 watchers
Vintage Original Sinclair Pennant Gas Pump Globe Nice!$521.65 Ends Sunday 13 bids 33 watchers
Sunoco Gas Pump Custom Blender Wayne 511-d Vintage$495.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids 25 watchers
Syrup Dispenser Pump, Soda Fountain$375.00 Ends Saturday 4 bids 26 watchers
Syrup Dispenser Pumps, Soda Fountain$372.00 Ends Saturday 3 bids 28 watchers

Candlestick Telephones

Candlestick telephones, also known to collectors as 'upright desk stands', gained popularity in the 1890s as the telephone became … (more)

Ost Western Electric 20b Candlestick Telephone $189.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid 24 watchers
Antique Oak Candlestick Wall Telephone Western Electric$182.50 Ends Monday 35 bids 52 watchers
Western Electric Candlestick Telephone Phone And Subset$177.50 Ends Sunday 10 bids 31 watchers
Early 1900s Wood Shaft Candlestick Telephone Radiophone$177.50 Ends Monday 4 bids 24 watchers
Antique Candlestick Phone To Restore 16 Phones In All$168.15 Ends in 16 hours 9 bids 16 watchers

Candy Containers

You never know when you're going to need to stash some candy! Collectors have long valued glass candy containers produced in the e… (more)

West Bros. Glass Candy Container - Black & White Taxi$405.00 Ends in 19 hours 5 bids 30 watchers
Victory Glass Candy Container - Amos & Andy Lot O Paint$295.00 Ends in 19 hours 8 bids 23 watchers
Victory Glass Candy Container - Crowing Rooster 1925$227.50 Ends in 19 hours 7 bids 20 watchers
Old German Cotton, Bisque Heubach Boy Candy Container$178.16 Ends Sunday 5 bids 57 watchers
10" Tall Vintage Santa Candy Container$167.50 Ends Friday 7 bids 24 watchers

Art Deco Clocks

Clock design was heavily influenced in the 1920s and ’30s by Art Deco, a machine-like aesthetic for a fast-paced industrial age. N… (more)

40s Early Super Lecoultre Atmos Ii Clock Art Deco Ww2$565.55 Ends Monday 8 bids 52 watchers
Gubelin Purple Enamel & Marble Art Deco Desk Clock 1910$313.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids 35 watchers
Art Deco Machine Age Bakelite Wall Station Clock France$255.00 Ends in 13 hours 12 bids 53 watchers
Art Deco Egyptian Revival Sphinx New Haven Clock - Wow!$250.00 Ends Saturday 3 bids 3 watchers

Pedal Cars

Pedal cars for children first appeared in the late 1880s, when Karl Benz introduced his three-wheel Patent Motorwagen for adults. … (more)

1956 Amf Jet Ace Pedal Car,new In Box,never Assembled$380.00 Ends Saturday 16 bids 67 watchers
Ppv 1970s People Powered Vintage Bike Pedal Car Bicycle$199.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 17 watchers
1960's Garton Tin Lizzy Pedal Car - W/lowered Reserve!$199.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 12 watchers
Vtg 50s Murray Ratrod Pedal Car Amf Jet-age Comet Chevy$192.50 Ends Sunday 12 bids 72 watchers
Restored 1950's Murray Trac Pedal Car Tractor & Wagon$182.50 Ends in 18 hours 30 bids 56 watchers

Wood Radios

Early radio cabinets were made from wood until thermoplastic resins (e.g. Bakelite and Catalin) displaced wood in the 1930s and 40… (more)

Deco Chrome Front Crosley Wood Tombstone Table Radio $240.50 Ends Sunday 11 bids 96 watchers
1926 Peerless Wood Cased Cathedral Radio, As Found$152.50 Ends in 19 hours 11 bids 31 watchers
Music Master Horn 14 Inch Wood Bell Very Nice$54.00 Ends Saturday 5 bids 31 watchers
Amplion Ar 19 Wood 10 Petal Horn Speaker$50.00 Ends Sunday 7 bids 41 watchers
Crowe 407 Wood Cabinet Tube Type Radio For Parts$49.01 Ends Friday 5 bids 5 watchers

Ford Model T

Ford produced the Model T from 1908 through 1927, and it was the first mass produced car that made driving affordable for a broad … (more)

Ford : Model T T-bucket 1923 T-bucket Show Car$13,100 Ends Thursday 17 bids 49 watchers
Ford : Model T Model-t 1912 Roadster$8,988 Ends Saturday 16 bids 92 watchers

Peace Dollars

Most collectors associate the Peace dollar with the word "PEACE" stamped below the perched bald eagle on the coin’s reverse. But P… (more)

1934 S Peace Dollar Near Gem Bu++ * Ultra Rare Key Date$1,200 Ends Saturday 19 bids 31 watchers
50 Peace Silver Dollars Solid Coins Great Investment$861.11 Ends Friday 31 bids 9 watchers
50 Piece -u.s. Peace Dollar -silver Dollar Lot-bullion$785.01 Ends in 13 hours 11 bids 8 watchers
Lot Of 35 Peace & Liberty Dollars Silver Us Coins Set$700.90 Ends in 10 hours 10 bids 13 watchers
1934-d Peace Dollars Pcgs Ms65$643.33 Ends Sunday 8 bids 3 watchers

Ford Model A

Although Ford produced its first Model A in 1903, it was the 1927 model by that name which turned into a huge success, following i… (more)

Cathedral Radios

Popular during the Depression, cathedral-style tabletop radios became icons of pre-war America. The 'cathedral' moniker comes from… (more)

Atwater Kent Super-heterodyne Model 84 Cathedral Radio$247.50 Ends Saturday 3 bids 35 watchers
1926 Peerless Wood Cased Cathedral Radio, As Found$152.50 Ends in 19 hours 11 bids 31 watchers
Antique Detrola Cathedral Tube Radio$137.50 Ends in 17 hours 11 bids 44 watchers

Tin Model Cars

Tin toy cars saw their heyday in the 1950s and 1960s, before being displaced by diecast models in the 1970s. One of the first manu… (more)

Fabulous 1910 German Karl Bub Tin Wind-up Touring Car$1,610 Ends Tuesday 13 bids 31 watchers
Marx Mortimer Snerd Tricky Auto Tin Windup Car & Box$409.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids 10 watchers
1965 Gilbert Tin Battery Op James Bond Aston Martin Car$396.00 Ends Sunday 18 bids 33 watchers
Early Bing German Tin W/u Toy Train Engine + Car Nice $395.00 Ends in 17 hours 10 bids 33 watchers

Cast Iron Model Cars

Cast iron toys were popular from the late 1800s through the start of WW2, and saw their heyday in the 1920's. Because iron tended … (more)

1920s Kenton Cast Iron Buckeye Ditcher Excellent Shape$432.00 Ends Friday 6 bids 48 watchers
Kenton Cast Iron Horse Drawn Sand Gravel Dump Wagon Toy$202.50 Ends Monday 14 bids 6 watchers
1920s Kenton Jaeger Cement Cast Iron Mixer Excellent$200.99 Ends Friday 7 bids 39 watchers
Antique Arcade Cast Iron Truck Frame$179.50 Ends in 16 hours 14 bids 31 watchers
Vintage Cast Iron Ambulance Van Car Hubley Arcade Ks $137.50 Ends in 9 hours 5 bids 30 watchers

78 Records

The 78 rpm (rotations per minute) phonograph record became the standard for audio playback in the mid-1920s, and along with the Vi… (more)

Elvis Presley Sun 210 78 Good Rockin Tonight Og Rare$350.00 Ends Sunday 4 bids 20 watchers
Elvis Presley Sun 210 78 Rpm$266.00 Ends Tuesday 9 bids 14 watchers
78-blues-jaxyson 50-black Diamond-rare$250.00 Ends Friday 1 bid 9 watchers
Elvis Presley Sun 209 78 Rpm$208.50 Ends Tuesday 8 bids 21 watchers
78 - Blind Blake - Doggin Me Paramount 12673 V$110.27 Ends Friday 8 bids 26 watchers

Slag Glass Lamps

Slag glass, also known as marble glass or malachite, is a type of opaque, streaked pressed glass. Production of slag glass origina… (more)

Aesthetic Movement Figural Newel Post Lamp W/slag Glass$750.00 Ends Sunday 8 bids 26 watchers
Antique Tiffany Style Leaded Slag Glass Lamp Shade$555.00 Ends Sunday 16 bids 61 watchers
20s Royal Art Glass Green Slag Art Nouveau Antique Lamp$525.00 Ends Sunday 11 bids 34 watchers
Authentic Antique Handel Table Lamp ~ Slag Glass Shade$461.00 Ends Friday 8 bids 52 watchers
Authentic Antique Handel Lamp Slag Lead? Glass Shade Nr$455.00 Ends Sunday 10 bids 57 watchers

Art Deco

Art Deco was an international design and art movement in the 1920s and ’30s. Influenced by sources as varied as the Bauhaus School… (more)

Five 1939 Penny Phono Cinematone Art Deco Jukeboxes$4,050 Ends Sunday 6 bids 31 watchers
Doris Duke Estate Custom Deco Gilbert Rohde Cantilever$1,175 Ends in 10 hours 5 bids 9 watchers
Antique ,deco Aluminum Kogen Barber Chair $1,000.00 Ends in 9 hours 1 bid 4 watchers
Antique Art Deco Beveled Leaded Glass French Doors 1916$799.99 Ends in 10 hours 9 bids 17 watchers
New Original Michele Deco Diamonds Chronograph Watch $799.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 1 watcher

Coca-Cola Trays

Starting around 1900, Coca-Cola began manufacturing metal tin-plate serving and change trays, initially round and oval, and later … (more)

1907 Original Coca Cola Tray -oval 16-5/8" X 13-5/8"$503.00 Ends in 17 hours 5 bids 27 watchers
Coke Tray Rare Coca-cola Tin Sign Bottles Pretzel Bowl$127.50 Ends in 16 hours 11 bids 72 watchers
1921 Coca Cola Tray $99.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 6 watchers
Vintage Original Coca-cola 1937 Coke Advertising Tray $81.00 Ends in 18 hours 9 bids 29 watchers
Skater Girl Coca Cola Tray$75.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 7 watchers

Aladdin Lamps

At the turn of the 20th century, light was still considered a somewhat supernatural commodity. Edison’s light bulb remained a work… (more)

Aladdin Oil Lamp Mantles,1 Case,mod-r150,brazil,thorium$300.00 Ends Sunday 11 bids 21 watchers
Aladdin Lamp Mantle. 1 Case Of 12 Mantles 1974 Brazil$247.50 Ends Sunday 9 bids 16 watchers
Vintage Lamp Aladdin G170 Amber Etched Crystal, Finial $228.49 Ends Sunday 11 bids 13 watchers
Beautiful Aladdin Red Beehive Kerosene Oil Lamp$177.50 Ends Sunday 5 bids 63 watchers
Aladdin Apple Green Cathedral Kerosene Lamp$157.50 Ends Friday 2 bids 20 watchers

Babe Ruth Memorabilia

Arguably the most famous baseball player ever, George Herman Ruth Jr. was born February 6, 1895, in Baltimore. At age 19, he was p… (more)

1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #144 Psa 6 $3,000 Ends Friday 13 bids 53 watchers
1933 Goudey #53 Babe Ruth Rc Graded Bvg 2.5 G-vg Nice!$999.99 Ends Monday 9 bids 32 watchers
Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig Signed Baseball Jsa Loa 1920s$898.00 Ends Monday 15 bids 84 watchers
Near-mint Babe Ruth Single Signed Baseball Psa/dna$760.00 Ends Monday 13 bids 65 watchers
Babe Ruth Signed & Inscribed Auto Vintage Photo - Loa$597.87 Ends Saturday 15 bids 72 watchers

Pressed Steel Model Cars

Pressed steel toy automobiles were first popularized in the 1920s by Buddy L Toys and Wyandotte. Then the Steelcraft Company began… (more)

Smith Miller Cleveland Wrecking-mint-new-o/b-fred Thomp$621.00 Ends Sunday 7 bids 19 watchers
Steelcraft Moving Van$560.00 Ends Monday 6 bids 38 watchers
Smith Miller Lumber Truck W/ Pup Trailer Fred Thompson$525.00 Ends in 16 hours 5 bids 27 watchers
1960 Tonka B-204 Farm Set In The Box$512.99 Ends Monday 12 bids 35 watchers
Smith Miller Solid Deck Machinery Hauler/ramps/book/pic$510.00 Ends Sunday 8 bids 33 watchers

Milk Bottles

The milkman may be long gone, but glass milk bottles are still used in some places, and are loved by collectors, who often fill th… (more)

Large Milk Bottle And Dairy Go-with Collection Buy it Now$3,050 Ends Friday 10 bids 36 watchers
Antique Milk Bottle "cop The Cream". Collier's Dairy Ma$172.49 Ends Friday 19 bids 20 watchers
Antique Green Milk Glass Teapot Inkwell 8 Sided$132.49 Ends Sunday 4 bids 22 watchers
Deerfoot Farm Southborugh Mass Milk Bottle Purple Glass$99.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid 7 watchers
Seymour, Indiana Milk Bottle Snyder Dairy Quart$76.00 Ends Sunday 18 bids 4 watchers


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