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]
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]
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 NYPL menu collection is a window into American dining between 1851 and 1930. Includes thousands of menus, man… [more]
Ian House's gallery of early 20th Century American package designs. Browse the exhibits in slide show mode or view … [more]
Andy Zito's partial showcase of his collection of over 4,500 snow domes (aka globes), browsable by category. Start … [more]
Rob Niederman’s homage to (and collection of) late 19th century wood cameras. This site contains extensive galler… [more]
George Nelson's incredibly detailed chronicle of Christmas lighting. Browsable by decade and special theme. Hundred… [more]
OK... we werent expecting this one, either. But Rick Cicciarelli has put together such a definitive collection we c… [more]
A gallery of hundreds of beautiful crate labels from companies like Sunkist, Pinnacle, Washington, King Pelican, Sc… [more]
Juergen Sinkels stunning collection of German tin-plate toys circa 1900 to 1930. Features high resolution, almost-l… [more]
This website, home of the Antique and Art Glass Salt Shaker Collector's Society, offers a beautiful photo gallery s… [more]