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Piggy Banks and Famous Potteries

Piggy Banks and Famous Potteries

Roger Owen's showcase of over 180 beautiful 20th century British and European piggy banks, with background on their manufacture and the potteries that made them. Includes beautiful high res photos of piggy... Read More or Visit Site

Silver Marks Encyclopedia

Silver Marks Encyclopedia

An extensive reference guide to silver marks, hallmarks, trademarks and maker's marks found on antique and vintage silver, especially sterling and coin silver, and silverplate. Sections for American, British... Read More or Visit Site

V&A Porcelain Figures

V&A Porcelain Figures

The Victoria and Albert Museum’s online collection of Meissen porcelain figures includes more than 150 pieces, including many commedia dell'arte characters created by Johann Joachim Kändler in the first... Read More or Visit Site

British Postal Museum and Archive

British Postal Museum and Archive

This extensive website from Britain's Postal Heritage Trust is a deep resource on all things postal. Start with the collections page, which includes two separate online collections: the Royal Mail Archive and... Read More or Visit Site

Mego Museum

Mego Museum

This is the definitive collectors' reference site for toys made by Mego Corp. in the 1970s. It includes extensive photo galleries, a library, and active discussion forums. Other parts of the site of interest... Read More or Visit Site

Cereal Box Archive

Cereal Box Archive

Hungry? Dan Goodsell's archive of hundreds of cereal box images from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s will take you right back to the primordial dawn of sugar cereal. Browsable by manufacturer and brand, includes all... Read More or Visit Site

Art of the Photogravure

Art of the Photogravure

Photographer Mark Katzman's comprehensive and beautiful reference site and collection of Photogravure. A must for photo collectors, includes sections on photogravure history and process, information on... Read More or Visit Site

Plopsite.de

Plopsite.de

Norbert Lamping's collection of 600+ ceramic bottle stoppers, Hutter stoppers, swingtops, swivel stoppers, and lightning stoppers from breweries worldwide. Beautiful hi-res images, often with accompanying... Read More or Visit Site

Vintage Patterns

Vintage Patterns

Looking for some vintage patterns or style ideas? This Flickr photo pool, a group effort, showcases a huge collection of 20th century vintage patterns (over 2300 scans). Sources include McCalls, Butterick,... Read More or Visit Site

Toyraygun.com

Toyraygun.com

One of the most comprehensive vintage toy raygun reference sites, with lots of detailed descriptions and great photos. Mouse over the guns at the top of the home page to see the main categories: American guns... Read More or Visit Site

Old-Omegas.com

Old-Omegas.com

Steve Waddington’s vintage Omega watch site, featuring in-depth pages on models like Omega’s Pilot Line, Chronostop, and Schumacher watches. Also contains useful reference information on metal codes (in... Read More or Visit Site

Tupper Diva

Tupper Diva

Kristian McManus’ fresh, airtight collection of Tupperware catalogs and related ephemera from the 1950s and 60s. Also includes galleries of Tupperware postcards, dealer signs, toys, presentation... Read More or Visit Site