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]
All About Jewels Dictionary
This incredible reference dictionary on jewelry, from Enchantedlearning.com, is both beautiful and comprehensive. S… [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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Collect Medical Antiques
This scary-impressive site showcases medical antiques with photographs and historical descriptions. We were too squ… [read review or visit site]
Drainspotting
Josh and Cam Larios have created this site enabling people to upload and 'tag' photos of historic or artistic manho… [read review or visit site]
Feeding America
This archive of 76 influential American cookbooks from the late 1700s to early 1900s, assembled by the Michigan St… [read review or visit site]
Fire Hydrant Collections
Don't let your dog near this site... hundreds of photos of fire hydrant collections from over 60 individual collect… [read review or visit site]
Just For Openers
This site features photos of beer advertising openers from the early 1900s, organized alphabetically by state. But … [read review or visit site]
Kentucky Online Arts Resource
This huge online database from the Speed Art Museum is a rich trove of beautiful photos and reference information o… [read review or visit site]
Matchbox.de
This gallery of Matchbox model cars and other vehicles from the 1970s is worth cruising if you ever had (or wanted)… [read review or visit site]
Metropolitan Museum: American Decorative Arts
This online exhibit focuses on 49 pieces selected from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s permanent collection of A… [read review or visit site]
Microphones
Testing 1, 2, 3. Stan Coutant's tribute to the vintage mic is clear and vibrant. Start at the table of contents fo… [read review or visit site]
Mrlurebox.com
Take a big bite - you won't want to just nibble at Robbie Pavey's gallery of over 300 antique fishing lures, many w… [read review or visit site]
Nailhunter
Scott Weed's pictoral guide to date nails, or nails which have some kind of company, functional, or otherwise descr… [read review or visit site]
National Maritime Museum
Check out this sampling of nautical and maritime items held by the U.K.'s National Maritime Museum and Royal Observ… [read review or visit site]
National Postal Museum
If you're into postal history or collectibles, check out the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum. This extensive s… [read review or visit site]
National Watch and Clock Museum
This virtual museum, created by the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, lets you stroll through tim… [read review or visit site]
Oldfishinglure.com
This site is sure to snag you with its great collection of fishing lures from the early 1900s. Includes lures from … [read review or visit site]
Plateshack.com
This massive site (14,000-plus plates) is a great starting point for seeing a wide range of license plates from man… [read review or visit site]
Railroadiana Online
If you've ever wondered how to tell real from fake railroad china, or how brass baggage tags originated, this extre… [read review or visit site]
Silver Bookmarks
Howie Schecter's incredible collection of over 1000 silver bookmarks dating back to 1865. Also includes some bookma… [read review or visit site]
Silver Marks Encyclopedia
An extensive reference guide to silver marks, hallmarks, trademarks and maker's marks found on antique and vintage … [read review or visit site]
Silversugartongs.com
Graham Hodges' collection of antique Georgian (as in King George of England) silver sugar tongs from 1760 to 1820. … [read review or visit site]
Sparkmuseum.com
John Jenkins' collection of vintage scientific and radio apparatus. Great photos and incredibly detailed informatio… [read review or visit site]
The Bolthole
Nick DiFonzo's collection and history of Texas plates. There are lots of license plate sites, but Nick has gone sup… [read review or visit site]
The Gilbert Collection
The late Sir Arthur Gilbert's collection of European silver, gold, enamel, and other items is now housed at the Vic… [read review or visit site]
Toastermuseum.com
Jens Veerbeck's homage to toaster collecting is the best thing since sliced bread (which was invented in 1933, by t… [read review or visit site]
Virtual Corkscrew Museum
Donald Bull's definitive corkscrew site, featuring over 13,000 photos of collectible corkscrews. Browse the top-lev… [read review or visit site]