By Maribeth Keane, The Collectors Weekly (Copyright 2008)

In this interview, Richard Rose discusses collecting vintage Ericofon telephones of the 1960s, and trends in telephone collecting in general. Based in Minnesota, Richard can be reached via his website, Ericofon.com, which is a member of our Hall of Fame.

I like mechanical things. I’ve collected outboard motors, things like that in the past. I got into the telephones …

By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)

In this interview, Clay Harrell talks about his experiences collecting vintage guitars, especially pre-1964 Gibsons, Martins, Fender Stratocasters and Telecasters, Nationals and Dobros. Based in the Detroit area, Clay can be reached via his website, Vintage Guitars Info, which is a member of our Hall of Fame.

I grew up in upstate New York in Rochester, and …

By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)

In this interview, Steve Cabella talks about collecting the work of designers Charles and Ray Eames, and about the mid century modern movement. Steve lives in an authentically restored early mid-century house, and can be reached via his web site, Eamescollector.com, which is a member of our Hall of Fame.

As a teenager, I collected everything from vintage bicycles to …

By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)

Gary Rose talks about the hobby of scripophily, or collecting antique and vintage stock and bond certificates. Based in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, Gary can be reached through his site, Certificate Collector, which is a member of our Hall of Fame.

I got interested in stock certificates by happenstance, really. I collected stamps at one point, and sold my collection to put …

By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)

Chuck LaChiusa discusses the furniture and architecture of Buffalo, NY, especially late 19th and early 20th Century styles like Arts and Crafts, Colonial Revival, Eastlake Victorian, Beaux Arts, and early modern. Based in Buffalo, Chuck can be reached through his website, Buffalo Architecture and History, which is a member of our Hall of Fame.

About 11 years ago, my wife and I …

By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)

In this interview, Jim Snell talks about collectible classic Chevrolet cars, including the 1957 Bel Air, the 1959 Impala, and the 1960’s Camaro muscle cars. He also discusses vintage Schwinn bicycles. Based in Indiana, Jim can be reached through his website, Jims59.com, which is a member of our Hall of Fame.

I’ve been around Chevy cars …

By Lizzie Bramlett (Copyright 2008)

Lizzie Bramlett is a collector of vintage clothing and sewing patterns, and can be reached via her website, Fuzzylizzie.com

Paper sewing patterns were first manufactured in the middle of the 1800s. These first paper patterns were designed by Ellen Curtis Demorest. Starting in 1860, these patterns were sold through her magazine, Mme. Demorest’s Mirror of Fashion.  In 1863, American tailor Ebenezer Butterick was the …

By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)

Bill Lindsey discusses antique bottles, including mouth blown bottles, bitters, figurals, inks, medicines, flasks, and many other varieties. He also explains the history and methods of early bottle production, and how diggers find bottles. Bill, based in Klamath Falls, Oregon, can be reached through his website, Historic Glass Bottle Identification, which is a member of our …

By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)

In this interview, Richard Polt talks about collecting typewriters, from the early experimental machines of the 1890s to more modern postwar portables. Polt, who lives in Cincinnati and teaches philosophy at Xavier University, can be reached through his website, The Classic Typewriter Page, which is a member of our Hall of Fame.

I started to get interested in typewriters around age …

By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)

In this interview David Kornacki discusses the history of the Roycroft copper shop and its production of hammered copper items. Based in Manhattan, Kornacki can be reached through his website, Roycroft Copper, which is a member of our Hall of Fame.

I started collecting Roycroft around 1992 when I visited the Peter Roberts Gallery in New York City. That was sort …