Elvis Memorabilia Still Popular with Collectors
Sunday July 29, 2012
Elvis Presley died on Aug. 17, 1977. Close to 35 years later his legend lives on in a big way when it comes to memorabilia collected by fans. In fact, ... Read More
The Importance of Identifying Photographs
Friday July 27, 2012
I was removing some old photographs from a dilapidated album dated 1888 yesterday and out of a few dozen, only three of them had dates or identifying information written on ... Read More
Do You Know What Makes This Old Phone a Fiddleback?
Thursday July 26, 2012
A phone is a phone, right? Well, not when it comes to old wall telephones. There are many different models with different attributes, and they've all been given names by ... Read More
German Silver is NOT Sterling Silver
Wednesday July 25, 2012
Last night my significant other was watching an episode of Storage Wars on A&E when a segment featuring antique purses came on. I watched over his shoulder as an "expert" ... Read More
Would You Recognize a "Pot Belly" Candlestick Telephone?
Tuesday July 17, 2012
In the world of antique telephones, the candlestick style holds a prominent spot. In fact, the plain black version of this phone is probably the one that comes to mind ... Read More
What You Don't Know About Buffalo Pottery
Sunday July 15, 2012
Many collectors have heard about Buffalo Pottery because the company made so much restaurant china back in the day. It's great stuff and well worth collecting. But what they don't ... Read More
Learning About Quimper's French Country Style
Friday July 13, 2012
Quimper pottery is one area of collecting I didn't know much about, other than the basic style, until very recently. What a great time I had learning about the origin ... Read More
Christmas in July - Collecting Holiday Jewelry
Saturday July 7, 2012
We're months away from Santa's big day but that doesn't mean you can't start a holiday jewelry collection. If you do it now, by the time Christmas rolls around you'll ... Read More