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Knowledge Is Money

    Everyone collects something--from the latest CDs to treasures of the past. Learn as much as you can on your collecting subject matter. There is a wealth of knowledge info online, at your local library & listed below in my favorite links.

Buy what makes you happy & brings back fond memories of your childhood. Use your unique vintage collectibles as furnishings in your home or as decorative accessories. Display your collections proudly & enjoy the memories of your past .
Condition, rarity & demand are key factors for appreciation in value in the years to come. 
Searching for the hard to find items is what keeps our passion for collecting exciting and alive.

After 25 years in the business, we have 1000's of items in stock & continue to offer a wide variety of Antiques, Primitives, Estate & Vintage Jewelry. Linens, Old Books, Toys, Games. No Longer made items, Unique Oddities & Rare Vintage items for sale.  1880's - 1970's collectibles.

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COLLECTING OR INVESTING? Finding Multi Million Dollar Treasures

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COLLECTING OR INVESTING A GONE WITH THE WIND STORY

Fred Crane, the first actor to speak in the 1939 movie Gone With the Wind, collected memorabilia from the classic film for years. He displayed it in his bed-and-breakfast. In February, after his health declined, he sold the house and collection. Total windfall, US$750,000. The collection had become a huge savings account. All that money spent for collectibles turned into a retirement fund. So remind your family that you wisely spend time and money "supporting your hobby." It just might support you in later years or help pay for your children's/grandchildren's college education.

JOBLESS MAN ON WELFARE FINDS VALUABLE TREASURE

A jobless man on welfare found one of the most important treasures of the century, according to British archaeologists. Over 1,500 pieces of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver work from the seventh century were found in a farmer's field. (The Anglo-Saxons ruled England from the 400s to 1066, when the Normans invaded.) The treasure hunter earned his luck by using a metal detector for 18 years before he made this discovery. The treasure included gold and silver sword fittings, crosses, dagger hilts, and parts of swords and helmets worth at least $1.6 million. The treasure belongs to the government, which will sell it to museums. The money will be shared; half to the farmer who owned the land, half to the finder.

Dumpster Diving For Treasures and Invaluable Patent Dates Info

Better Returns Than a Mutual Fund!

When the N.E.A. (Newspaper Enterprise Association), a syndicated news and photo service founded in 1902 closed its Cleveland office in 1978, they threw away all the in a dumpster. A few clever collectors & flea market vendors carted away literally a ton of old sports photographs, original comic strip art, photos of celebrities and important news events and more. The rescued items were sold at the flea markets (not good enough for a real antiques show) for pennies to dollar value.

Times change. In 2007 Philip Weiss Auctions sold a Sunday "Peanuts" page from 1963 for $37,000. The seven original "Peanuts" strips offered in the sale totaled $152,550. Charles Schulz, the artist, would be proud. Collectors should remember yesterday's trash is today's treasure.

Patent numbers can be a wonderful thing when doing research!
If you have the U.S. patent number of the item, you can read the history, including drawings/blue prints of your item
via the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office link found in Our Favorite Links List.

The latest Collectibles News Updates

Auctions & Collectible Trends News with Photos & Details!
500-Year-Old Book Found in the Attic | News, News, News | Kovels.com
A 500-year-old book published soon after Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press turned up at an appraisal day at a museum in Sandy, Utah. The owner of the book brought it to the event in a plastic bag. He said it belonged to his great uncle
It Pays to Save Your Toys | News, News, News | Kovels.com
The Five Donald Kaufman Toy Collection sales at Bertoia Auctions brought in more than $12 million. His toys, housed in glass cases in special rooms...
 
 
 
Bank on Banks | News, News, News | Kovels.com
Mechanical banks have been selling for high prices for years. Now iron still banks are getting higher prices and less expensive spelter (zinc) still banks are attracting new buyers...
 
 
 
 
 
Does Academia Understand Collectors? | News, News, News | Kovels.com
Flea markets proliferate a volume of goods needing to be sold and people who are hungry--emotionally and aesthetically--to sort out the meaning of life?. For most people who go on these ritualized scavenger hunts looking for something that they may

MY FAVORITE LINKS

For Buying and Learning More about Your Vintage Collectibles

Fond Memories Antiques
New England Estate Finds Antiques, Primitives & Vintage Mid Century Home Furnishings, Jewelry, Toys Pottery, China, Glass, Collectibles a Huge Variety!
Fond Memories Collectibles
Your old toys & stuff mom threw out.
Great BUYS!
Variety of Sale Items
COLLECTOR INFORMATION STATION
GO TO LEFT NAVIGATION BAR & CLICK ON COLLECTORS INFORMATION STATION. Fantastic Research Source!
A-Z Collectible Information
Another Great Resource
U.S. Patent &Trademark Office
If you have a patent date on your item, this site is an invaluable source of information. Includes full patent information, maker, dates and drawings.
Ruby Lane Antiques & Collectibles Online Mall
The Largest Quality Antiques & Collectibles Mall - Online Since 1997
Hakes Americana & Collectibles
Online Auction site & great reference for Americana & Collectibles
Our Face Book Page
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ZIP CODES & DATING COLLECTIBLES

The United States Postal Service "ZIP Code" began on July 1, 1963. Use of the new 5 digit code became mandatory for the general public's use in 1967. Most large manufacturers began using the zip code on their products & packaging by 1964.

Check your collectibles original box, label or imprinted signature & see if there is a zip code to help ID the accurate age of your item. Two & 3 digit city section codes had been used in large cities like New York, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco during the 1940's early 1950's when consumer goods were still being shipped by railroad. By the late 1950's & early 60's smaller cities adopted the 2 & 3 digit code for their shipping too as trucks took over delivery until the USPS started the 5 digit zip code delivery system almost 36 years ago.

Now we have a 4 digit street code added to the 5 digit zip code. This 4 digit code at the end of your zip tells the Post Office what street you live on in your town along with house #. We all have a different 4 digit code for our exact location.

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