May 15th, 2008
The Best of Antiques
and Collecting
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In addition to a detailed timeline and history of the Ansonia Clock Company, this site boasts a database of photos … [more]
Alan Voorhees' reference resource for vintage radio collectors includes a photo gallery, article library, PDF archi… [more]
Jackie Britton's definitive reference on construction toys from around the world. Browse photos and related informa… [more]
If you're into box cameras, this site offers incredible detail on dozens of early models from 1880 to the 1920s. Al… [more]
Bob Truby's meticulously sharpened collection and tribute to the "craftsmanship, skill and pride once put into the … [more]
This beautiful site showcases the collection of Stanley and Polly Stone of Fox Point, Wisconsin, consisting of earl… [more]
Steven Cabella's personal homage to Charles and Ray Eames. This site is as clean and visually appealing as the Eame… [more]
This showcase of vintage cameras and photography is plainly designed, but the camera collection and related referen… [more]
Scott Geyer's blog on the innovative Victorian furniture designs of George Jacob Hunzinger, who began manufacturing… [more]
This website showcases several hundred pieces of furniture, held by thirteen museums, that were designed for Herman… [more]
The Index of American Design project (1935-1942) was an effort to catalog American decorative arts objects from the… [more]
This huge online database from the Speed Art Museum is a rich trove of beautiful photos and reference information o… [more]
This microsite from the LA County Museum of Art provides a good overview of the Arts and Crafts movement in Europe … [more]
This online exhibit highlights 50 select pieces from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s permanent collection of Ame… [more]
If vintage guitars could talk... they'd be digging this site. With its many themed collections and exhibitions, it'… [more]
Prepare to enter the strange world of Ouija, the Wonderful Talking Board game, which captured imaginations en masse… [more]
This virtual museum, created by the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, lets you stroll through tim… [more]
A collection of fraternal art, artifacts and ephemera from the Freemasons and other secret organizations. Features … [more]
Bob Armstrong has pieced together an incredible reference site on vintage jigsaw puzzles. The centerpiece is his co… [more]
This group artistic effort to catalog the signs of Pittsburgh captures many vintage signs (porcelain, neon, wood, t… [more]