Tintypes & Seashells
Since we went to that museum auction and got that fabulous antique folk art piece made of tintypes and seashells, I’ve been looking for more… I found this antique frame of nine photos decorated in...
View ArticleHappy New Year’s From Rose O’Neill & The Kewpies
A vintage Rose O'Neill holiday postcard featuring the Kewpies! New Year’s Luck for You At the mystic hour of midnight, If your eyes are bright, you’ll see the Jolly Kewpies bringing New Year’s luck to...
View ArticleMapping Out Your Antiquing
Whether your antiquing trips are local or you hit the road to search far and wide, there are a number of antique networks offering maps to help you discover places to haunt & hunt. The Minnesota...
View ArticleLike Flies To Honey… An Antique Primitive Fly Trap
We’ve sold a number of these primitive antique fly traps — but none quite this large. (I forgot to measure it, but it’s at least a foot tall.) Nor did any have their original maker tag with...
View ArticleThe Stall & Craft Collective (Exclusive Interview!)
The Stall & Craft Collective is an online craft & gift marketplace, and events directory, which launched in June of this year. This October, they’ve reached over 30,000 unique visitors and …...
View ArticleDolls Connect Generations: 11 Tips For Taking Care Of Your Collectible Dolls
Unlike other toys which may come and go in popularity, dolls continue to connect generations. Little girls have long played with dolls, emulating their mothers. Meanwhile, little boys played with model...
View ArticleMiniature Bibles On Greeting Cards
Did you know you can get a patent for a Bible? Not a copyright, but a patent? If so, why did it take until the 1940s? These were some of the questions I had when I discovered this vintage Christmas...
View ArticleRemember When…
Remember when handkerchiefs were fine gifts to give? Practical & pretty! This vintage one remains in its original greeting card, complete with a pocket for the hanky to sit in. Made by Treasure...
View ArticleVintage Photo Of A Great Man In The Great War
When it comes to collecting photographs, images of men are typically far less popular than those of women. However, there are two primary categories where there is some rather high interest: Images...
View ArticleHistory Of The Silver Screen
In the early days of motion pictures, movie theaters were experiencing a number of public attacks as to their safely for patrons. Among the numerous concerns regarding the dangers movies and theaters...
View ArticleWes Cowan’s Personal Antique Stereoview Collection Up For Auction
When hubby & I met Wes Cowan, one of the things we learned about him was that he was an avid collector of antique photographs. He began collecting them as a child and within 15 years, he’d amassed...
View ArticleFiddle-Dee-Dee! Frankly, My Dear, We Do Give A Damn!
The biggest sale of Gone With the Wind memorabilia ever is set for next month, with more than 150 lots from the classic film will go under the hammer at Heritage Auctions. The collection was assembled...
View ArticleI Go Dotty Over A Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brass Metal Lipstick Tube & Case
Who wouldn’t go dotty over this fabulous Mid-Century modern lipstick tube with polka-dots! The golden dots in the ivory enamel or paint expose the gold-tone metal beneath it. (Both the vintage lipstick...
View ArticleVintage Clown & Circus Memorabilia Up For Sale
These cool pieces of circus history will be available to purchase at an estate sale in West Allis (part of Milwaukee), Wisconsin. Sale starts Monday, July 27, 2015. My parents, No Egrets Antiques &...
View ArticleCollectible Vintage Rolex Diving Watches On Display
When my parents were working on this latest estate sale, the found this miniature copper diver’s helmet. Attached to it was a note stating it was from a Rolex watch store display. Ever curious, err,...
View ArticleAmazing Authentic Elvis Items Up For Auction!
The upcoming Auction At Graceland includes a special section of early Elvis merchandising memorabilia from various owners and includes rare items from the collection of Darlene Parker Tafua, daughter...
View ArticleVintage Warner Brothers Studio Cosmetic Photo Featuring Brenda Marshall
This vintage photograph is pretty enough to display with your vanity collectibles! The 8 X 10 glossy photo features Brenda Marshall wearing a feather-trimmed peignoir sitting at a vanity table applying...
View ArticleThings That Go To Make Up A Life
In What Is Left Behind, photographer Norm Diamond takes a look at what most collectors see at estate sales: the cycle of life. And then he photographs the objects. Among the artfully preserved poignant...
View ArticleMarilyn Monroe Still Alluring At 90
I continually swear that I’m not going to write, again, about Marilyn; but here I am again… I may have been able to to get away with a wistful smile & a re-Tweet or two in the honor of her 90th...
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