May 11th, 2008
The Best of Antiques
and Collecting
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This site has lots of great photos and descriptions of rare vintage ink bottles. In particular, check out the Water… [more]
A detailed tribute to the lesser-known artistic metalwork craftsmen of the Arts and Crafts movement. In addition t… [more]
The new model year Fords are in, and its 1957! Looking at a Fairlane, Tudor Sedan, Ranchero or Country Squire Wagon… [more]
Put on your go-go boots and check out this wavy, groovy tribute to 1960s fashion and textiles, courtesy of the Vict… [more]
Daniel Beckett's gallery of over 6000 collectible diecast vintage toy cars from the 1960s through the 1980s. Includ… [more]
Remember the View-Master you had as a kid? Check out all the hundreds of cool-looking variations you never knew exi… [more]
A quick tour of 45rpm label designs from the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Do the whole slide show or use the alphabetical in… [more]
Ted Staunton's fabulous record label collection spanning six decades (1900-1960). Browsable by decade or label name… [more]
Duke University's library has pulled together an impressive collection of over 7,000 ads printed in U.S. and Canadi… [more]
This classy looking British site features hundreds of high resolution photos of antique porcelain pre-war (enamel) … [more]
Chris Sloan's collection of airline photos and paper. Includes four main sections: timetables and maps, planespotti… [more]
It would be hard to pick just one of these carry-ons for your next flight: Troy Litten's Airline Bag Lounge is a vi… [more]
Dieter's Flickr photoset of over 1,000 airline spoons is stunning. Browsable alphabetically, the spoons go back as … [more]
This incredible collection of airline timetables by Perry Sloan includes hundreds of vintage and modern airline tim… [more]
This incredible reference dictionary on jewelry, from Enchantedlearning.com, is both beautiful and comprehensive. S… [more]
A tool collectors’ dream, this site is a deep repository of photos and info on 20th century hand tools and the co… [more]
This creative website is essentially a giant glossary of stamp collecting, 'from advertising covers through Zeppeli… [more]
This collection, from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, runs from 1690 through half a dozen eras including… [more]
A great reference on ‘American Brilliant Cut Glass’ (produced between 1876 and 1914), this site features a stri… [more]
Who knew there was so much to hatpin collecting? This site is all about great hatpin images - from recent hatpin co… [more]