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The history of 20th-century women’s fashion largely played out in the pages of magazines such as “Harper’s Ba… [read review or visit site]

David Wilson’s handsome site is obsessed with Zenith's top-of-the-line 1934 console radio, which cost a whopping … [read review or visit site]

Lisa Andrew’s Watchophilia dives deep on Bulova wristwatches, with more than 500 examples to peruse. Bulovas are … [read review or visit site]

This fun site has a simple mission: To show off as many postcards as possible of 1950s and '60s American motels. Or… [read review or visit site]

The Corvette History section of the Motorera website offers photographs and specifications (including prices, which… [read review or visit site]

Peter Suciu offers a comprehensive collection of military headgear from around the world. He showcases a big collec… [read review or visit site]

Since 1973, the National Carousel Association has been dedicated to preserving and restoring carousels and carousel… [read review or visit site]

Deb Schneider’s online museum features more than 700 pieces of dog-themed costume jewelry, from butterscotch Bake… [read review or visit site]

Housed at the Library of Congress, this extensive assortment of Lincolniana ranges from original political cartoons… [read review or visit site]

The somber bookend to the JFK Museum is the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, where the 35th Pre… [read review or visit site]

Bag Lady University is the place to learn about handbag makers from Adrian's, which made Bakelite bags, to Whiting … [read review or visit site]

The Elvis Presley Record Research Database takes a big subject, The King of Rock ’n’ Roll, and boils it down to… [read review or visit site]

If there’s a heaven for Kodak cameras and ephemera, it’s probably to make it into Charlie Kamerman’s vast col… [read review or visit site]

A Swiss blogger name Adwoa creates “typecasts,” which are blog posts typed on a typewriter, then scanned and po… [read review or visit site]

Taking its name from a 1985 poem about the last Smith-Corona made in the United States, Alan Seaver’s handsome ty… [read review or visit site]

Mr. Martin has got to be the coolest 6th-grade teacher in the San Diego area. He collects bicycles, computers, calc… [read review or visit site]

The California Perfume Company, as well as the famous brand it became, Avon, is the focus of Rusty Mills’ compreh… [read review or visit site]

Most comics websites focus on the colorful covers, and why not? But Tom Kraft’s homage to Jack Kirby takes the gr… [read review or visit site]

One of the most iconic objects of the 1960s was the lava lamp, whose multi-colored bubbles of wax rose and fell to … [read review or visit site]

Women’s dresses are the most requested objects in the Smithsonian’s 30,000-piece Costume Collection, so the ins… [read review or visit site]

For James Masters, the games people play go well beyond chess and croquet, although both are covered in detail at h… [read review or visit site]

Author Tom Lamond’s YesteryearsTools focuses on axes and other edge tools, from spokeshaves to hatchets, produced… [read review or visit site]

This encyclopedic and occasionally irreverent site is the be-all and end-all for collectors of Stanley planes. Patr… [read review or visit site]

In the 1940s, an estimated 75 percent of all handsaws sold in the United States were Disstons. Erik von Sneidern’… [read review or visit site]

Randy Roeder has carved out a niche for himself with his fine website devoted to the history of the Millers Falls C… [read review or visit site]

T. K. Mallon-McCorgray really loves Near Eastern, Persian, Indian, Central Asian, and Chinese coins, dating from 60… [read review or visit site]

The focus of Michael J. Covili’s well-organized website is Alexandrian coinage under the Romans. You can search f… [read review or visit site]

PeterD’s Historia goes deep on ancient Roman coins (there are about 400 of them), but he also gives Greek coins t… [read review or visit site]

When it comes to describing action-figure giant Mego’s competitors, Lou Melograna of Megolike.com minces no words… [read review or visit site]

Coin sites are known for their attention to detail, but few are as obsessive as The Lincoln Cent Resource, which is… [read review or visit site]

The Force is strong in this website, which is an amazingly comprehensive guide to “Star Wars” action figures, v… [read review or visit site]

Mark Wright’s G.I. Joe site, The Beachhead, has everything a fan of the original action figure could want. Click … [read review or visit site]

The Head Vase Museum brings a light-hearted yet scholarly touch to the world of head vases. The site’s numerous i… [read review or visit site]

Remember the ABA chronicles the colorful history of the NBA’s short-lived competitor, the American Basketball Ass… [read review or visit site]

John Boija's comprehensive site offers photos of every 45, 78, and LP recorded at Sun Records—from those recorded… [read review or visit site]

The Fashion Columbia Study Collection (FCSC) is the digital home of the Columbia College Chicago’s fashion archiv… [read review or visit site]

Those interested in learning how to recreate vintage fashions from the late 1800s through the 1950s need look no fu… [read review or visit site]

Yes, Zach Beasley’s Beast Coins website features numerous pages devoted to coins with bears and other beasts on t… [read review or visit site]

Bi-metallic coins have been around since the 17th century, when a copper wedge was added to the English farthing to… [read review or visit site]

At Brownie Box Cameras, collector Remy Steller traces the evolution of Kodak’s inexpensive box-shaped Brownie, fr… [read review or visit site]