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The Parker "51," produced by the Parker Pen Company, is considered by many collectors to be the best pen ever made. Developed in 1939 and introduced in the U.S. market in 19… Read more
These wonderful snow-filled objects are a world of fascination in themselves. Just shake one and see if you can resist the silent magic it evokes, not unlike an actual snowfa… Read more
I’m 61 now, and I’m an engineer. I was thinking if I ever wanted to collect something, I would probably collect slide rules because they’re small, they don’t take up … Read more
I’ve been interested in jewelry since I was in high school. I’ll be 60 in September, so that’s a lot of years. I wore jewelry and collected it. I liked the jewelry of o… Read more
I started as a collector and I’m a web designer, so I thought I would design a website from my passion. I threw it up there and people just found me and it started to take … Read more
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
In the 1950s when I was a teenager I used to work for a television repair shop and we’d get sets from the 40s every once in a while and I was fascinated by them. So in 1999… Read more
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
I think I started collecting vintage aprons seriously probably in 1991, my first year of college. I was an absolute junkie for vintage clothing, which was pretty much all I  Read more
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
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
Many states used small badges for anglers and hunters from the teens through the 1940s. Some issued license holders after the 40s,… (more)
Giuseppe Paolo 'Joe' DiMaggio was born in Martinez, CA in 1914, and starting from humble beginnings in San Francisco became one of… (more)
First offered in 1934 by Gladding-McBean and Company in California, Franciscan ware designs were largely floral. One Franciscan st… (more)
Slugger Ted Williams spent his whole nineteen year career with the Boston Red Sox, and was the last player to hit over .400 in a s… (more)
During World War I, the U.S. government, contractors, and advertisers alike printed large quantities of posters in order to delive… (more)
Insulators were originally made to keep telegraph and telephone wires electrically insulated from wooden telephone poles (especial… (more)
Though founded in 1905 to make planters and art pottery, Hull didn't really take off its Little Red Riding Hood cookie jar, a nove… (more)
The Zippo Manufacturing Company was founded by George Blaisdell in Bradford, PA, in 1932. That same year he created the first Zipp… (more)
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9 watchersBy day he was Bruce Wayne, millionaire. By night, the masked crime fighter Batman. Originally appearing in 'Detective Comics 33' i… (more)
Lobby cards, the smaller cousins to movie posters, once graced theaters everywhere. They were produced from about 1910 to 1985, an… (more)
The 302 was the Bell System's mainstay phone for two decades (1937-1958), and the first Western Electric phone not to require a su… (more)
The basic technology for electronic television (as opposed to earlier mechanical efforts) was invented by Philo Farnsworth and Vla… (more)
Superman was first published in 1938 in 'Action Comics #1,' drawn by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The caped hero from planet Kryp… (more)
First appearing in 'All American Comics No. 16' in July 1940, Alan Scott, Green Lantern's first alter ego, enjoyed success until g… (more)
Fishing lures have been around about as long as prehistoric humans have contrived ways to catch fish. The earliest, prehistoric lu… (more)
$750.00 Ends Sunday 16 bids 
51 watchersCardboard signs were widely used in the mid 20th century to advertise items such as soda (Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Moxie), beer (Stag… (more)
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