20th Century Stereo Viewers
Remember the View-Master you had as a kid? Check out all the hundreds of cool-looking variations you never knew exi… [read review or visit site]
45 RPM Record Label Designs
A quick tour of 45 rpm label designs from the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Do the whole slide show or use the alphabetical i… [read review or visit site]
Airline Bag Lounge
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… [read review or visit site]
Airline Spoons
Dieter's Flickr photoset of over 1,000 airline spoons is stunning. Browsable alphabetically, the spoons go back as … [read review or visit site]
AirTimes
This incredible collection of airline timetables by Perry Sloan includes hundreds of vintage and modern airline tim… [read review or visit site]
American Menu Collection
This NYPL menu collection is a window into American dining between 1851 and 1930. Includes thousands of menus, man… [read review or visit site]
American Package Museum
Ian House's gallery of early 20th Century American package designs. Browse the exhibits in slide show mode or view … [read review or visit site]
Andy Zito's Snowdomes
Andy Zito's partial showcase of his collection of over 4,500 snow domes (aka globes), browsable by category. Start … [read review or visit site]
Antique and 19th Century Cameras
Rob Niederman’s homage to (and collection of) late 19th century wood cameras. This site contains extensive galler… [read review or visit site]
Antique Mouse and Rat Trap Gallery
OK... we werent expecting this one, either. But Rick Cicciarelli has put together such a definitive collection we c… [read review or visit site]
Antique-Tintoys
Juergen Sinkels stunning collection of German tin-plate toys circa 1900 to 1930. Features high resolution, almost-l… [read review or visit site]
AntiqueTractors.com
A great reference and community forum on antique tractors. Start with the 39-page master photo list, showing thousa… [read review or visit site]
Ars Machina
Tom Grill's site dedicated to the 'art of the machine' - specifically vintage scientific instruments he claims exhi… [read review or visit site]
Art of the Photogravure
Photographer Mark Katzman's comprehensive and beautiful reference site and collection of Photogravure. A must for p… [read review or visit site]
Art of the Table: Fiesta Pottery
Heidi Kellner’s colorful tribute to vintage Fiesta Ware pottery, with great pictures and historical information. … [read review or visit site]
Asian Art Museum
You can get happily lost searching through the 10,000 or so objects on the Asian Art Museum's website. For example,… [read review or visit site]
Aviation Models
Peter Jackson and friends have put together this great gallery of travel agent airline display models. The photo ga… [read review or visit site]
Baldwin Library of Childrens Literature
If you’re interested in collectible children's books, check out this special digital collection from the Universi… [read review or visit site]
Bank Note Bank
This world banknote and currency image-sharing database is notable for its breadth of contributors and content (abo… [read review or visit site]
Barnacle Press
This collection of obscure newspaper comic strips provides scans browsable by title, year and date. Showcases comic… [read review or visit site]
Baseball Cards 1887-1914
Roll up your socks for this Library of Congress collection showcasing hundreds of players on colorful early basebal… [read review or visit site]
Bock Beer Labels
A quick tour of pre-Prohibition bock beer label designs with nice, high resolution scans. Do the whole slide show o… [read review or visit site]
Bohemian Christmas Decorations
This simple site showcases over 500 artistic Gablonz glass bead antique and vintage Christmas tree ornaments, made … [read review or visit site]
Bookscans.com
Bruce Black's gallery of paperback book covers from the 1940s and 50s. With help from numerous contributors, he's a… [read review or visit site]
Bottle Cap Index
Assembled by Gunther Rademacher with the help of several other contributors, this collection of over half a million… [read review or visit site]
Brand Name Pencils
Bob Truby's collection is a tribute to the "craftsmanship, skill and pride once put into the ordinary pencil." Brow… [read review or visit site]
Briar Press Museum
Gutenberg would be jealous of this incredible collection of over 200 vintage letterpresses. Classified by type but … [read review or visit site]
British Postal Museum and Archive
This extensive website from Britain's Postal Heritage Trust is a deep resource on all things postal. Start with the… [read review or visit site]
Carthalia
Andreas Praefcke's postcard collection of theatres and concert halls worldwide. Showcases 3700 images of over 1810 … [read review or visit site]
Cereal Box Archive
Hungry? Dan Goodsell's archive of hundreds of cereal box images from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s will take you right ba… [read review or visit site]
Certificate Collector
Gary Rose's antique stock and bond ('scripophily') site focuses primarily on Massachusetts paper, and is browsable … [read review or visit site]
Chicago Silver
Paul Somerson's incredible reference on handwrought metalwork from the American Arts and Crafts movement of the ear… [read review or visit site]
Chipstone
This beautiful site showcases the collection of Stanley and Polly Stone of Fox Point, Wisconsin, consisting of earl… [read review or visit site]
Classic Computer Magazine Archive
If you collect early computers, you'll enjoy this site. Assembled by Kevin Savetz and a group of volunteers, with p… [read review or visit site]
Classic Modern
Get a taste of how homes were lit in the 50s, 60s, and 70s with the Danish retro-style lighting designs featured on… [read review or visit site]
Classic Motorcycle Archive
This simple website contains photos and descriptions of over a thousand classic antique motorcycles and motorized b… [read review or visit site]
Cloud Glass Reference Site
Chris and Val Stewart’s impressive attempt to create a complete catalogue of all known cloud glass, a decorative … [read review or visit site]
Collect GB Stamps
A large and well-organized database of British stamps from 1840 to the present, browsable by year, by specific issu… [read review or visit site]
Collect Medical Antiques
This scary-impressive site showcases medical antiques with photographs and historical descriptions. We were too squ… [read review or visit site]