The Killer Mobile Device for Victorian Women
Adrift in a sea of digital apps for every imaginable function, we often feel our needs are met better today than in any previous era. But consider the chatelaine, a device popularized in the 18th century that attached to the waist of a wo…
If These Shirts Could Talk: The Tantalizing Tales Behind Used Clothes
The mysterious packages kept arriving, some from eBay, others from the Home …
Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
The meerschaum pipes carved in Eastern Europe at the end of the 19th century are among the most bizarre and improbable concoctions in decorative art. Some feature …
In the Hot Seat: Is Your Antique Windsor a Fake?
While researching her book, "Killer Stuff and Tons of Money," Maureen Stanton came across all sorts of characters. For years, she shadowed her antiques-dealer friend …
Bizarro Beauty Products, from 1889 to Now
We tend to think of the union of vanity and technology as a particularly modern affliction. It's only recently that science brought the world botox and collagen injections, skin peels, liposucti…
Love at First Kite: How Pizza and Pente Led to One Oklahoman's High-Flying Obsession
Vintage kites from all over the world hang from the ceiling and walls of Richard Dermer’s popula…
Pin-Up Queens: Three Female Artists Who Shaped the American Dream Girl
It’s easy to think of pin-up art as a charming relic of the old boys’ club—images that might line the walls …
Say Ahhh: An Oral Surgeon's Quest to Reimagine the Garage-Band Guitar
It’s not unusual for men of a certain age to have a soft spot in their hearts for the look of vintage guitars and the sound…
Tokens for Sweethearts, in Times of War
A keepsake, an item that recognizes a loved one, strikes a deep, sentimental chord in each of us—particularly that of a sweetheart. The popularity of keepsakes grew in the United States during the period from 1917 to 1919 as our country ent…
American Picker Dream, Part I: Mike Wolfe On His Love Affair With Bikes
I was walking to school one day and saw all these bikes in the garbage. I was just amazed because I didn't have one and I found it incredible that anyone was throwing them out. So I gathered…
Welcome to CollectorsWeekly.com, a resource for people who love vintage and antiques. Our aim is to build a great place to explore, learn, and experience the passion and knowledge of collectors everywhere.
What’s here:
We’re based in San Francisco, in the South Park neighborhood near AT&T Park.
We’re into vintage and antiques, too. I personally collect antique phones, signs, printing equipment, and furniture (see my collection). Andrew Sutherland, our President and CTO, is a recovering stamp and coin collector who’s currently getting interested in Mid Century Modern furniture.
Senior Editor Ben Marks collects vintage music posters from the 1960s and ’70s. Associate Editor Lisa Hix is into art deco. Product Marketing Manager Joanna Mangan is into vintage clothing and jewelry. And Producer Hunter Oatman-Stanford is into vintage men’s clothing and kitchen collectibles. Other key team members include Kim Baroidan, who likes photographs, Anand Sharma, who loves motorcycles, and Thompson Paine, who’s into antique maps and globes.
Hope you enjoy the site, and let us know what you think!
Dave Margulius
Publisher