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Papa Teds Place

Papa Teds Place

The late Theodore H. Althof, Jr's beautiful collection of vintage dimestore cardboard Christmas 'putz' village houses. Start with the categories/history page and read about the evolution of cardboard Christmas... Read More or Visit Site

Largecents.net

Largecents.net

Tom Deck's content-rich site showcases his growing personal collection of Large Cents. Alongside excellent photos of the coins are insightful descriptions and brief mentions of how he acquired them. Original... Read More or Visit Site

Phil's Old Radios

Phil

This extensive collection of antique radios includes beautiful photos and detailed historical descriptions. The site also provides answers to beginners' frequently asked questions, step-by-step restoration... Read More or Visit Site

Association of Vogue Picture Record Collectors

Association of Vogue Picture Record Collectors

This great site, from the Association of Vogue Picture Record Collectors, offers detailed background information and a wonderful gallery of 78 RPM Vogue picture records, which were produced for less than a... Read More or Visit Site

TheComicBooks.com

TheComicBooks.com

Jamie Coville's in-progress ode to the history of 20th century comic books. Start with his Newsstand Period Part 1 (1922-1955), a rich history of the artists and entrepreneurs behind early comics, laced with... Read More or Visit Site

Glassian

Glassian

For an explosion of color and a quick education on the many beautiful varieties of insulators, blown glass bricks, and prism glass, check out Ian Macky's Glassian. It's chock full of reference information... Read More or Visit Site

Patrick's Blood and Gore

Patrick

This encyclopedic and occasionally irreverent site is the be-all and end-all for collectors of Stanley planes. Patrick Leach begins with the Bailey planes, whose patent Stanley acquired in 1869 to kick-start... Read More or Visit Site

International Quilt Study Center

International Quilt Study Center

This University of Nebraska-Lincoln affiliated site showcases a spectacular collection of more than 3,500 quilts from the early 1700s to the present, representing more than 25 countries. You can search the... Read More or Visit Site

Vintage Girl Scout Online Museum

Vintage Girl Scout Online Museum

Nancy Fedor White’s amazing Girl Scout site covers everything from the history of this terrific organization to the enormous variety of artifacts created for it. There are uniforms and badges, of course, as... Read More or Visit Site

Coinspicuous

Coinspicuous

If you just want to see beautiful photographs of coins, without any clutter whatsoever, this Flickr site is for you. Based in St. Paul, but otherwise anonymous, this photographer (whose screen name is... Read More or Visit Site

The Lamps of H. G. McFaddin

The Lamps of H. G. McFaddin

Bruce Bleier's tribute to the Emeralite and Bellova lampshades made from Czech glass and popularized and distributed by the H. G. McFaddin Co. in the early 1900s. Includes numerous examples of both Emeralite... Read More or Visit Site

DXPO Playing Cards

DXPO Playing Cards

This Dutch site showcases a wonderful international collection of old playing cards, with themes as varied as the Paris World Exposition, Hans Christian Andersen, and odd-shaped cards. Also includes a great... Read More or Visit Site