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Museum of Talking Boards

Museum of Talking Boards

Prepare to enter the strange world of Ouija, the Wonderful Talking Board game, which captured imaginations en masse between 1890 and 1950. Browse the site's gallery of 96 vintage boards, then read the history,... Read More or Visit Site

The Alfred Whital Stern Collection

The Alfred Whital Stern Collection

Housed at the Library of Congress, this extensive assortment of Lincolniana ranges from original political cartoons and election tickets to presidential portraits and ephemera relating to the 16th President's... Read More or Visit Site

Lee Maxwells Washing Machine Museum

Lee Maxwells Washing Machine Museum

Grab some laundry and get ready for old washing machine heaven. Lee Maxwell's definitive and amazing website includes a database of antique laundry machines from Acme to Zenith, with dozens of brands in... Read More or Visit Site

Railroadiana Online

Railroadiana Online

If you've ever wondered how to tell real from fake railroad china, or how brass baggage tags originated, this extremely well organized, comprehensive site is for you. You'll find great detail on 20 different... Read More or Visit Site

Found in Moms Basement

Found in Moms Basement

Paula Zargaj-Reynolds’ blog, an extensive collection of 20th century vintage advertising, is a visual feast. Scroll down below the latest entry to see the long list of categories, including clothing, food,... Read More or Visit Site

Old Soviet Christmas Cards

Old Soviet Christmas Cards

This site showcases over 1000 old Soviet Christmas and New Years cards from 1950 to 1990. Browse through page after page of fun, high resolution images of cards featuring Russian Santa Claus, The Snow Girl,... Read More or Visit Site

Antique Bottle Collector's Haven

Antique Bottle Collector

There's a ton of information here, but as with bottles, you have to dig to find the best stuff. Start with the famous bottles page, with its photo galleries of rare and unusual bottles. Then read up on tops,... Read More or Visit Site

Milk Glass Collectors Society

Milk Glass Collectors Society

This excellent milk glass reference site is definitely not for the lactose intolerant. Includes seven high resolution photo galleries of milk glass items (plus descriptions), a milk glass FAQ page, a page of... Read More or Visit Site

M31 Galaxy of Transistor Radios

M31 Galaxy of Transistor Radios

Robert Davidson's great site (galaxy, really), one of the earliest transistor radio sites on the web, features over 380 pages of stunning high res photos and super cool graphics and ephemera related to... Read More or Visit Site

Cover Browser

Cover Browser

Philipp Lenssen's incredible archive of over 94,000 comic book covers - Wow! Wham! Yikes! Browse by title from the home page, or by keyword from the site's tag cloud. If you're adventurous, visit Cover Browser... Read More or Visit Site

RadioShackCatalogs.com

RadioShackCatalogs.com

As its name suggests, this well-organized and comprehensive enthusiast site features RadioShack catalogs published from 1939 through the beginning of the 21st century. Thumbing through the site's virtual... Read More or Visit Site

Deco Radios

Deco Radios

Tune in to Steve Davis' collection of 1930s and 40s Art Deco style radios, featuring stunningly crisp high resolution photos. The site showcases a range of models from manufacturers like General Electric,... Read More or Visit Site