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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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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

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 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 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 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

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

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 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

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 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 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 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 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

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 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

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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 thou… (more)

Fantastic 1936 Lionel Donald Duck & Pluto Train Car+box$777.78 Ends Monday 12 bids 69 watchers
Magnificent Lionel Prewar 763e763 E Hudson 263w Tender!$460.90 Ends Thursday 7 bids 33 watchers
Lionel Boxed Set No. 1088w W/ 1664 1630 1631 Ln/ob$409.04 Ends Sunday 11 bids 22 watchers
Lionel 0 Guage Prewar Train Set Original Box Fantastic!$400.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 32 watchers
Lionel 6-21950 Maersk Maxi Stack Set$306.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids 12 watchers

Peace Dollars

Peace dollars (1921-1928 and 1934-1935) are named for the word "PEACE" stamped below the perched bald eagle on the coin’s revers… (more)

1921-1935 Peace Dollar Set Bu Unc 24 Coin Collection$2,250 Ends Friday 1 bid 5 watchers
Massive Lot Of Peace And Morgan Dollars 286 High Grade $2,113 Ends Wednesday 15 bids 10 watchers
200 Morgan & Peace Silver Dollar Lot Cull Bullion $1,593 Ends Sunday 5 bids 4 watchers
1934-s Peace Dollar. Pcgs Ms62$860.00 Ends Sunday 17 bids 17 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)

Rene Lalique Cased Opalescent Poissons Vase Circa 1921$4,000 Ends Monday 1 bid 18 watchers
Lalique Bacchantes Vase, Clear ***brand New & Boxed***$1,315 Ends Saturday 15 bids 41 watchers
R Lalique France Opalescent Vase Poppies 5 1/2" X4 1/4"$899.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 24 watchers
Lalique Zeila Black Panther$699.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 14 watchers
Lalique Cat Seated French Art Glass Crystal Figurine$511.00 Ends Sunday 12 bids 27 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 Scho… (more)

Original 1930's Leather French Art Deco Club Chairs$4,550 Ends Wednesday 3 bids 11 watchers
Royal Doulton * The Mask * Hn733 Rare Art Deco Figurine$2,823 Ends in 20 hours 14 bids 44 watchers
Antique American Irredescent Art Deco Glass Vase Quezal$2,250 Ends in 8 hours 12 bids 97 watchers
Mens Original 1929 Omega Vintage Silver Art Deco Watch$2,136 Ends Monday 36 bids 50 watchers
1930's Art Deco Neon Ruppert Beer Sign Buy it Now$1,423 Ends Sunday 10 bids 55 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)

Rhino 78 Rpm Jukebox Classics Record Set Rnjb 78000 Nos$380.00 Ends Sunday 7 bids 10 watchers
14" Victor Deluxe Special 2004 (recorded 1903)$246.94 Ends Monday 3 bids 9 watchers
Elvis Presley 78 Rpm Mystery Train Sun 223 Vg 1955$182.50 Ends Monday 5 bids 32 watchers
(hear)-rockabilly 78 "billy Riley" Sun Rec # 277$102.50 Ends Tuesday 5 bids 21 watchers
Patsy Cline 78 Rpm 10" Walkin' After Midnight Decca Vg$81.00 Ends in 17 hours 12 bids 15 watchers

Aladdin Lamps

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

1934 Pink Cathrdral Aladdin Lamp$270.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 4 watchers
Extremely Rare Velvex Vase By Aladdin Lamp Co.$225.26 Ends Wednesday 5 bids 9 watchers
Complete And Never Used Aladdin Glass Lamp.$188.49 Ends Monday 2 bids 18 watchers
Rare Blue Bakelite Aladdin Bell Shape Kerosene Oil Lamp$185.87 Ends Tuesday 6 bids 47 watchers
Aladdin Oil Lamp B-97 "queen"$159.50 Ends in 3 mins 11 bids 37 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)

Buddy L 1920's Trencher On Treads, Rare Original$1,525 Ends Sunday 10 bids 67 watchers
Buddy L Jr. Oil Truck$1,200 Ends in 5 hours 1 bid 43 watchers
Super Rare Doepke #2018 Jaguar Xk120 Unbuilt Mib$995.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 35 watchers
Vintage Buddy L Delivery Truck 24" Pressed Steel $547.88 Ends Wednesday 8 bids 65 watchers
Vintage Buddy L Dump Truck 24" Pressed Steel $537.88 Ends Wednesday 8 bids 57 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.… (more)

1930's Vintage Antique Neon Clock Aztec Design Art Deco$1,000.00 Ends Wednesday 13 bids 36 watchers
Beautiful Vintage Swiss Art Deco Lecoultre Atmos Clock$360.00 Ends in 3 hours 19 bids 53 watchers
Neon Art Deco, Arcade Clock 1940-50's Stands Or Hangs$302.69 Ends Monday 3 bids 21 watchers
Lawson Kem Weber Art Deco Machine Age Zephyr Clock 30s$280.00 Ends Tuesday 12 bids 57 watchers
Waltham Double Face Art Deco Desk Clock - 8 Day Mvmt$250.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 8 watchers

Coca-Cola Trays

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

Coca Cola Coke1927 Tray$525.00 Ends Sunday 24 bids 48 watchers
Original Coca Cola Serving Tray$325.00 Ends in 47 mins 1 bid 6 watchers
Original Coca Cola Serving Tray$211.75 Ends in 6 hours 13 bids 22 watchers
Original 1934 Sullivan/weissmuller Coke Tray,awesome!!!$150.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids 18 watchers

Pedal Cars

Pedal cars, first developed in the 1890s, reached the height of their popularity in the 1920s and 30s, and saw a resurgence in the… (more)

Bimbo Racer Sila Nos Child’s Power Electric Pedal Car$2,500 Ends Monday 21 bids 185 watchers
Rare 1936 Steelcraft Chief Pedal Car All Original$785.00 Ends in 7 hours 14 bids 141 watchers
Rare 1935 Steelcraft Pierce Arrow Pedal Car Ride On $769.99 Ends Thursday 10 bids 44 watchers
1932 Auburn Pedal Car Unrestored Steelcraft American $739.00 Ends Saturday 2 bids 22 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)

1918 Rookwood Vellum Scenic Art Pottery Vase S.e. Coyne$1,266 Ends Tuesday 18 bids 49 watchers
Antique Rookwood Pottery Mat Glaze Vase M Mcdonald$565.00 Ends Sunday 4 bids 26 watchers
Superb 1914 Rookwood Charles Stewart Todd Jardiniere$355.11 Ends Sunday 15 bids 36 watchers
Exquisite 1921 Rookwood Matte Vellum By Charles S. Todd$331.99 Ends Sunday 13 bids 62 watchers
1922 Rookwood Art Pottery Vase~plum Matte Glaze~#2314$295.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 14 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)

Chevrolet 1955 Tin Car Japan Ichiko Chevy Toy W/ Box A+$450.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 3 watchers
1965 Cadillac Coupe 16.5" Tin Toy Car Very Rare! $349.00 Ends in 22 hours 8 bids 26 watchers
German Tin Wind Up Mechanical Toy Limo Germany Auto Car$295.00 Ends in 23 hours 13 bids 40 watchers
Vintage Tin # Marusan "wonder Mg Car" W/orig. Box$249.00 Ends Sunday 4 bids 29 watchers
Vtg Schuco Elektro Ingenico 5311 Litho Tin Toy Car Iob$244.44 Ends Sunday 9 bids 40 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)

Cathedral Radios

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

Vintage 1931 Echophone Classic Gothic Cathedral Radio !$493.00 Ends Sunday 7 bids 90 watchers
1931 Philco Cathedral " Model 90" Beautiful Condition$338.00 Ends Wednesday 6 bids 31 watchers
Small Sharp Looking 1933 Ge K-63 Cathedral Tube Radio $152.50 Ends Sunday 10 bids 52 watchers
1934 Rca Model 120 Cathedral Am Tube Radio Ac Superhet.$84.88 Ends Sunday 8 bids 50 watchers
Rca Victor Model 4t Cathedral Style Tube Radio$71.00 Ends Thursday 3 bids 10 watchers

Candlestick Telephones

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

Western Electric #10 Tapered Shaft Candlestick Telephon$810.00 Ends Sunday 10 bids 72 watchers
Eastern Telephone Co. Tapered Shaft Candlestick Phone$225.05 Ends in 5 hours 4 bids 31 watchers
Mint Chicago "oilcan" All Nickel Candlestick Phone$177.50 Ends Monday 6 bids 26 watchers
Antique Candlestick Telephone Automatic Electric 1920s$159.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 18 watchers
Western Electric Candlestick Telephone W/2ab Dial$147.50 Ends Sunday 7 bids 28 watchers

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 Deep Grape Round Carnival Glass Compote $1,136 Ends Sunday 19 bids 57 watchers
Beautiful 1914 Fenton Elks Lodge Carnival Plate$909.00 Ends Wednesday 12 bids 34 watchers
Red Carnival Glass Bowl - Fenton Persian Medallion$709.99 Ends in 1 hour 19 bids 50 watchers
Northwood Electric Blue Poppy Show Bowl $637.99 Ends Sunday 10 bids 42 watchers
Rare Millersburg Green Bullseye & Loop Carnival Glass$511.01 Ends Thursday 10 bids 40 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)

Large Antique Toy Cast Iron Husky *mack Dump Truck*$109.50 Ends Saturday 6 bids 33 watchers
1920's Cast Iron Arcade No. 210 Wrecker By Arcade$84.99 Ends Sunday 5 bids 12 watchers
Champion Gas Truck - C Cab Mack!!$81.00 Ends Sunday 7 bids 19 watchers
Arcade Cast Iron 6" Pontiac Sedan W Label No Reserve$67.00 Ends Monday 2 bids 16 watchers
Vintage Arcade Fageol Bus$57.66 Ends Sunday 8 bids 21 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)

Nice Old Brenner's Olympia Wa Oysters Milk Style Bottle$350.00 Ends in 58 mins 10 bids 15 watchers
Cd# 162-hemingray-milk-swirled Cobalt Blue$199.00 Ends in 7 hours 1 bid 9 watchers
State Flower Heisler's Dairy Milk Bottle Tamaqua, Pa.$100.95 Ends Wednesday 2 bids 20 watchers
Great! Tin Top Eagle Ny Condensed Milk Bottle Qt W/ Lid$83.99 Ends in 5 mins 10 bids 21 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)

Special Creek Chub Dingbat Lure Brilliant Greenback!!$1,685 Ends Sunday 16 bids 130 watchers
Shakespeare Revolution Lure Collection$736.00 Ends Sunday 11 bids 119 watchers
Vintage Handmade Tackle Box~filled With Heddon Lures !$494.99 Ends Wednesday 14 bids 51 watchers
Heddon Dowagiac River Runt Waterwave Rare Green Black$460.00 Ends Sunday 19 bids 60 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)

Signed Miller Arts & Crafts 8 Panel Slag Glass Lamp$455.00 Ends Sunday 13 bids 39 watchers
8 Panel Bent Slag Glass Antique Arts Crafts Table Lamp$299.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 43 watchers
Large Antique Curved Slag Glass Panel Lamp 18 1/2 Shade$275.00 Ends in 6 hours 12 bids 47 watchers
Vintage Arts & Crafts Oak & Slag Glass Table Lamp$225.16 Ends Sunday 9 bids 61 watchers
Large Slag Glass Panel Lamp Floral Filigree$202.50 Ends Sunday 5 bids 17 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)

??pulcino”- Bird Sculpture By Vistosi 1962$2,031 Ends Monday 2 bids 40 watchers
50cm Fulvio Bianconi - Venini Fasce Decanter Art Glass$548.10 Ends Sunday 11 bids 35 watchers
Signed Venini Italia Vase, Iridescent Skin Like Finish$400.00 Ends Sunday 17 bids 58 watchers
Vintage Murano Alfredo Barbini Dog Sculpture$347.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 4 watchers
Fulvio Bianconi Murano Art Glass Carnivale Figurine Nr$311.00 Ends Sunday 11 bids 27 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 … (more)

Father Christmas 19th Century German Candy Container$960.00 Ends Sunday 9 bids 27 watchers
X50 - Antique German Belsnickle Santa Candy Container$210.93 Ends Sunday 6 bids 48 watchers
Heubach Candy Container Ski Doll Intaglio Bisque 8 1/4"$161.38 Ends Sunday 2 bids 27 watchers
Rare Revolving Glass Candy Container Jar - 5 Openings $150.00 Ends Monday 1 bid 14 watchers
Vintage Thanksgiving Turkey Paper Mache Candy Container$127.50 Ends in 7 hours 12 bids 48 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)

Red Ripple Gas Pump Globe Body **original**gas & Oil$2,525 Ends Tuesday 5 bids 53 watchers
Gas Pump Texaco Old Car$1,580 Ends in 4 hours 21 bids 55 watchers
Gargoyle Mobiloil Gas Pump Globe$1,525 Ends Monday 12 bids 62 watchers
Reproduction Wayne 800 Clockface Gas Pump Pumps $1,203 Ends Sunday 3 bids 22 watchers
Wayne 71 Restored Display Case Pump Buy it Now$1,025 Ends Monday 3 bids 35 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)

Rare Zenith Wood Console Tube Radio 12-s-471 Black Dial$406.99 Ends Saturday 11 bids 42 watchers
Vintage 1940 Zenith 10-s-452 Wooden Chairside Radio$405.00 Ends in 2 hours 17 bids 53 watchers
Vintage 1940 Zenith 10-h-571 Wooden Spinet Radio$400.00 Ends in 2 hours 8 bids 36 watchers
E H Scott Wood Knobs Set Of 9 - Nos - Exceptional $150.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 15 watchers
Vintage 1941 Philco 41-280x Wood Consoletube Radio$149.99 Ends Thursday 2 bids 8 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)

Ford : Model A Street Rod Steel Body 5 Window Model A Coupe$23,433 Ends in 10 hours 7 bids 73 watchers
Ford : Model A Hot Rod-streetrod$20,600 Ends Wednesday 4 bids 50 watchers
Ford : Model A Model A 1931 Ford Model A Roadster$19,200 Ends Sunday 16 bids 174 watchers
Ford : Model A 1929 Ford, Black Coupe Model A$18,800 Ends Monday 24 bids 58 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 Batting Pose Psa 3 Vg$1,111 Ends Sunday 10 bids 55 watchers
1933 Goudey World Wide Gum #93 Babe Ruth Yankees Psa 2$938.00 Ends Sunday 21 bids 48 watchers
1933 Goudey ~ Babe Ruth #53 $625.00 Ends Sunday 17 bids 48 watchers
1933 Goudey Baseball #144 Babe Ruth Sgc 10 Poor 1$459.00 Ends Sunday 8 bids 16 watchers
Vintage 1932 Babe Ruth Bat Louisville Slugger Bat 40 Br$405.00 Ends Monday 8 bids 30 watchers


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