September 7, 2008
Click. Joseph Lauher's handcuff reference site includes a gallery of handcuffs from 1880 to 1980, plus detailed inf… [more]
The meat of this site is its detailed history section, describing the evolution of the lunch box in the 1950s and 6… [more]
Andrew Davie's showcase of information about vintage Soviet calculators. Browse sections including mechanical monst… [more]
Ian House's gallery of early 20th Century American package designs. Browse the exhibits in slide show mode or view … [more]
A stunning collection of 162 images of stoveburners, those corroded cast iron elements that power stoves, broilers,… [more]
This elegant tribute to turn-of-the-century bicycling includes memorabilia, photographs, and an index of 3140 bicyc… [more]
This gallery of model show rods from 1960 to 2001 includes favorites like the Ã58 Thunderbird, Fireball 500, Mag… [more]
This gallery of cigarette magazine advertising from the 1940s and 50s contains no surgeon general's warning, just p… [more]
This gallery of hundreds of LCD and calculator watches from the 1980s includes nerd-friendly brands like Casio, Sei… [more]
This collection of over 2000 postcards provides a peek at life in and around Delaware in the early 1900s. Browse g… [more]
Marty Weil's wide-ranging, in-depth blog on ephemera, including lots of great interviews with ephemera collectors. … [more]
Great reference on ephemera... includes examples and descriptions of various ephemera categories, selected special … [more]
Philo Copenhagen's gallery of frisbees promoting world championships, TV programs, movies, tournaments, food items,… [more]
This in-depth University of Waterloo virtual exhibit showcases vintage games in a variety of categories, from class… [more]
Wish you'd kept your stubs from when you followed The Dead around? Check out this collection of over 3,000 Grateful… [more]
Scientific intrument collectors will like these eclectic exhibits on topics ranging from astrolabes to medieval and… [more]
This Smithsonian exhibit lets you view or download PDFs of entire manufacturers catalogs for early scientific instr… [more]
This incredible database of over 3700 magazine covers from 1850-1950 is both beautiful and informative. Start here … [more]
This collection of hundreds of posters, cards and portaits from the 'golden age of magic' (1890-1930) is organized … [more]
This gallery of Matchbox model cars and other vehicles from the 1970s is worth cruising if you ever had (or wanted)… [more]
