August 8, 2008
The Best of Antiques
and Collecting
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Sean O’Connor’s reference site on the Chevrolet Camaro boasts hundreds of high resolution photos as well as som… [more]
Paul Somerson's incredible reference on handwrought metalwork from the American Arts and Crafts movement of the ear… [more]
Puff on this... over 1,000 cigar bands from the 1890s through 1920s, organized into themed galleries such as Portra… [more]
This user-contributed database of classic movie theaters currently lists over 17,000 theaters worldwide. Browse by … [more]
This simple website contains photos and descriptions of over a thousand classic antique motorcycles and motorized b… [more]
Chris and Val Stewart’s impressive attempt to create a complete catalogue of all known cloud glass, a decorative … [more]
This scary-impressive site showcases medical antiques with photographs and historical descriptions. We were too squ… [more]
If space turns out to be the final collecting frontier, Robert Pearlman's site will be a good roadmap. Browse his c… [more]
Brooke W. Boering's definitive reference on the Comptometer, a turn of the (20th) century 'shoebox' business calcul… [more]
Collect computers? This California-based museum's website has several excellent online exhibits, including an exten… [more]
Philip Haselton's guide to watchmen's time recording equipment. Includes 19th century German portables, 20th centur… [more]
Bill Soderlund's tribute to the corner American drugstore, its history and artifacts. Read up on early drugstores, … [more]
Steven Cabella's personal homage to Charles and Ray Eames. This site is as clean and visually appealing as the Eame… [more]
Curious about early mechanical TV sets from the 20s and 30s? Prewar electronic sets? Or postwar American and Britis… [more]
Peter de Weijer's collection of vintage electric razors. Start with the brand pages (Braun, Toshiba, Seiko, Hitachi… [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]
Richard Rose's tribute to the Ericofon, a colorful, stylish concept phone introduced in Europe in the 1950's and th… [more]
This site is all Barbie, all fashion from 1959 to 1972. Suzanne Maxwell lays out hundreds of period wardrobe choice… [more]
This archive of 76 influential American cookbooks from the late 1700s to early 1900s, assembled by the Michigan St… [more]