By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview, Michael Tisdale talks about collecting vintage Bolex-Paillard home movie cameras and related ephemera. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Michael can be reached via his website, Bolex Collector, which is a member of our Hall of Fame.
Collecting Paillard-Bolex cameras was something I started doing by accident. It [...]
By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview, 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 [...]
By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this article John Stanley talks about collecting antique beer and soda bottle openers, including figurals and other varieties. Based in Durham, North Carolina, John can be reached through his website, Just For Openers, which is a member of our Hall of Fame.
My mother brought home a bunch [...]
By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview, Sam Baker discusses collecting vintage Ford cars (Model T’s and A’s), Ford porcelain signs and other collectibles, and Petroliana (gas pumps and globes), especially Richfield. Based in Oceanview, New Jersey, Sam can be reached through his website, Jersey Vintage Ford Collectibles, which is a member [...]
By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview Jim Potts talks about collecting petroliana: signs, gas pumps, globes, oil cans, maps, and other items related to gas stations and oil companies. Based in DeSoto, Missouri, Jim can be reached via his website, Oldgas.com, which is a member of our Hall of Fame.
I became [...]
By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview, Mark Lansdown discusses collectible comic character advertising pinbacks. Based in Denver, Colorado, Mark can be reached via his website, Comic Character Pinbacks, which is a member of our Hall of Fame.
I started off collecting comics, and still do, but I’d been given a few early [...]
By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview, Alex Renshaw discusses collecting Victorian and Edwardian period advertising antiques, including porcelain enamel signs. Based in Worcester, England, Alex can be reached through his website, Advertising Antiques, which is a member of our Hall of Fame.
How did I get started collecting advertising antiques? My dad [...]
By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview, Ben Crane discusses the origins and evolution of collectible Victorian trade cards, and gives advice to new collectors. Based in Wheaton, Illinois, Crane runs The Trade Card Place, a member of our Hall of Fame.
How did I start collecting Victorian trade cards? In the late [...]
