May 9th, 2008
The Best of Antiques
and Collecting
What are you looking for?
This site has lots of great photos and descriptions of rare vintage ink bottles. In particular, check out the Water… [more]
A great reference on ‘American Brilliant Cut Glass’ (produced between 1876 and 1914), this site features a stri… [more]
Andy Zito's partial showcase of his collection of over 4,500 snow domes (aka globes), browsable by category. Start … [more]
There's a ton of information here, but as with bottles, you have to dig to find the best stuff. Start with the famo… [more]
This website, home of the Antique and Art Glass Salt Shaker Collector's Society, offers a beautiful photo gallery s… [more]
A simple site with a collection of over 500 artistic Gablonz holiday ornaments, made of glass beads in the Czech Re… [more]
A reference site on glass and plastic collectible candy containers, featuring galleries of container photos ranging… [more]
This extensive reference on 'carnival glass,' which became popular in the early 1900s, is divided into three sectio… [more]
Get a taste of how homes were lit in the 50s, 60s, and 70s with the Danish retro-style lighting designs featured on… [more]
Chris and Val Stewart’s impressive attempt to create a complete catalogue of all known cloud glass, a decorative … [more]
Bill Soderlund's tribute to the corner American drugstore, its history and artifacts. Read up on early drugstores, … [more]
For an explosion of color and a quick education on the many beautiful varieties of insulators, blown glass bricks, … [more]
Christian Willis' well-organized database of Hemingray insulators. Browse over 300 photos by CD number, style, or s… [more]
Shaun Kotlarsky's tribute to the Hemingray Glass Company. While known for its insulators, this site also showcases … [more]
Bill Lindsey's fantastic bottle identification and information site. Loaded with detailed descriptions and diagrams… [more]
This simple site features a beautiful collection of antique Chinese snuff bottles. Start on the categories page, wh… [more]
This huge online database from the Speed Art Museum is a rich trove of beautiful photos and reference information o… [more]
Tim Tromp's collection of photos and related information on antique lightbulbs. Includes galleries with over 600 sp… [more]
This microsite from the LA County Museum of Art provides a good overview of the Arts and Crafts movement in Europe … [more]
This excellent milk glass reference site is definitely not for the lactose intolerant. Includes seven high resoluti… [more]