By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview Peter Berg discusses cookbook collecting, and the American cookbook collection he’s built at the Michigan State University Library where he serves as the head of special collections. The collection’s digital version, Feeding America, is a member of our Hall of Fame.
Special collections is where we [...]
By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview, Steve McVoy talks about collecting vintage television sets, both pre-war and postwar, black and white and color. Based in Colorado, Steve is curator of the Early Television Museum, a member of our Hall of Fame.
In the 1950s when I was a teenager I used to [...]
By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview, Jesse Barron discusses collecting vintage Beatles records and memorabilia, especially rare variants of early Beatles releases (both 45s and LP albums). Based in South Carolina, Jesse can be reached through his website, Mybeatles.net, which is a member of our Hall of Fame.
About 12 years ago [...]
By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview, Scott Fortner discusses collecting personally owned Marilyn Monroe memorabilia, and gives advice for movie and entertainment memorabilia collectors. Based in California, Scott can be reached via his website, Marilyn Monroe Collection, which is a member of our Hall of Fame.
I don’t actually remember exactly when [...]
By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview David MacFadden-Elliot talks about collecting vintage psych records (folk, acid, garage, etc.) from the 1960s and 1970s. David is Assistant Editor of Crawdaddy! The Magazine of Rock, based in San Francisco.
How did I get into the psych genre and psych LP records? I’m a big [...]
By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview Rob Niederman talks about collecting antique wood cameras from the late 1800s. Based in Minnesota, Rob can be reached via his website, Antique and 19th Century Cameras, which is a member of our Hall of Fame.
How did I start collecting cameras? Actually, I had an [...]
By Michael Jack (Copyright 2008)
Michael Jack, whose personal Flickr website is a member of our Hall of Fame, is a collector of vintage transistor radios.
Perhaps you recently saw a picture of a cool looking pocket radio from the early 1960’s and were reminded of your carefree, youthful days? Maybe it was the pastel colors or [...]
By Phil Nelson (Copyright 2008)
Phil Nelson runs Phils Old Radios, a member of our Hall of Fame, and a great resource for information on 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 [...]
