Memories of Old

VINTAGE ANTIQUE MILITARY ELKHART MARVEL BRASS FIRE NOZZLE HOSE “PLAYPIPE” $299.99

Antique Figural Black Pewter Mans Pants Match Safe Pat. Nov. 9, 1886 $255.95

ANTIQUE MINIATURE STONEWARE PITCHER CREAMER DAIRY SUPPLY CO. LONDON ENGLAND $16.00

Antique POSTCARD c1908 Patent Office WASHINGTON, DC $9.99

Antique POSTCARD c1909 State Capitol WASHINGTON, DC $9.99

ANTIQUE WOOD & STEEL, BLOCK & TACKLE PULLEY H21R RED EMBLEM $18.00

Antique POSTCARD Garden, Patent Office WASHINGTON, DC $9.99

Antique POSTCARD Lincoln Memorial WASHINGTON, DC Unused $9.99

2 Photo Album -20-30′s Black/White Picture -Family Vacation-Historical- Antique $1,800.00

Antique POSTCARD c1911 White House WASHINGTON, DC $9.99

Antique POSTCARD c1910 View Potomac Park WASHINGTON, DC $9.99

Antique Millinery Wood Hat Mold, Hatters Supply House Chicago 529, 6 7/8 2 1/41 $20.00

Antique POSTCARD 1917 Muhlenberg Hospital PLAINFIELD NJ $9.99

Antique POSTCARD c1918 White House WASHINGTON, DC $9.99

Antique POSTCARD c1911 Public Library NEW BRUNSWICK NJ $9.99

A Guide Book of United States Coins 2011 by R.S. Yeoman (2010, Hardcover) $4.99

Collectible Iron/Wood-handle Wood Bucket. Heavily Distressed Antique Look. $5.99

Antique POSTCARD c1916 Westminster Ave ELIZABETH, NJ $9.99

Antique POSTCARD c1915 View Potomac Park WASHINGTON, DC $9.99

Antique POSTCARD c1907 Bureau Printing WASHINGTON, DC $9.99

Antique Vintage Art Deco Ronson De Light Lighter Old Dug $33.00

Antique POSTCARD c1907 Library Congress WASHINGTON, DC $9.99

Antique POSTCARD c1909 Bureau Engraving WASHINGTON, DC $9.99

Antique POSTCARD c1907 The Capitol WASHINGTON, DC $9.99

Antique German handcarved wood plate $42.00

Antique POSTCARD c1913 Agricultural Bldg WASHINGTON, DC $9.99

Antique POSTCARD c1909 Soldier’s Home WASHINGTON, DC $9.99

Antique POSTCARD c1908 New Union Station WASHINGTON, DC $9.99

Antique POSTCARD c1909 Bureau Engraving WASHINGTON, DC $9.99

Antique POSTCARD c1910 The Capitol WASHINGTON, DC $9.99

Very rare ! 1870 ANTIQUE PINCH COD BOTTLE with marble (limited) great condition! $85.00

Antique Porcelain Virgin Mary Statue Circa 1870 $24.99

ANTIQUE VINTAGE STRIPED GESSO OVER WOOD BUBBLE FRAME GLASS BABY PHOTO $59.99

Antique Medicine Bottle Pair Of Aqua Beautiful Bottles. Embossed Recessed Panel $9.99

Antique Stone Head & Face Sculptures-Lot of 5 -Ancient Artifacts / Rocks, Aztec? $59.99

Old Vintage Antique Collectible Gold Color Cuff Links by Swank $9.95

Vintage – Large – Burlap Lamp Shade – Mid-Century Retro Cool $19.99

Snow Village “ANTIQUE SHOP” # 5123-3 in mint condition IN BOX Train Model $28.00

Antique Oak Furniture by Conover Hill (1978) $9.95

Vintage Kenmore Folding Iron # 305-6231 – Circa 1952 – Antique $11.99

ANTIQUE VINTAGE STRIPED GESSO OVER WOOD BUBBLE FRAME GLASS INFANT BABY PHOTO $59.99

Antique clock pendulum $25.18

Large Rare Antique Pre-ww2 Etched Measured Scientific Beaker w/Metric & English $24.99

Antique Free Mason hoodwink blinder initiation goggles 1800s $49.99

Nice Undamaged Painted Gesso Antique 14X20 Opening Oval Picture Frame w/No Glass $17.99

island oil and transport corporation antique stock certificate 1922 $1.00

VINTAGE ESTATE DOILY LOT Antique LACE HAND CROCHET DOILIES GRANDMAS CROCHET 11pc $14.99

Art of Photography in THE MAGAZINE ANTIQUES July ’89 $10.99

Virginia License Plate 1958 Antique License Plate Street Rod, Rat Rod, Classic $14.99

5 Vintage INTERPUR INR2 DANISH MODERN STAINLESS OVAL SOUP TABLESPOONS ~ Japan $6.99

Vintage Antique Cleveland Twist Drill Index – Stand Looks Bronze or Gun Metal $26.75

The Beatles by Barbara Crawford, Hollis Lamon, Micha… $19.95

Vintage Antique Jet Buttons Lot of 12~Metal Shanks~Carved~Ornate Jet Buttons $14.95

Vintage Antique Early 1900′s German Germany Lemon Fruit Christmas Ornament Glass $9.99

Antique Silver Figural Match Holder – Mexico $75.00

Antique Amber Coca Cola Coke “Copycat” Bottle (My Cola Co) pre-1910 Lexington KY $26.06

Antique Pears Soap Advertising Postcard titled BUBBLES $7.99

ANTIQUE WATERBURY PARLOR MANTEL SHELF TIGER OAK WOODEN CLOCK + KEY 8 DAY REPAIR $99.99

ANTIQUE RONSON “DECANTER” SILVER PLATED NJ USA CIGARETTE LIGHTER -E BX $16.50

GORGEOUS CLEMATIS VINTAGE ANTIQUE METAL BUTTON 32L (1) $1.39

VINTAGE TIMEX WRIST WATCH DISPLAY CASE STORE SALES ANTIQUE DEALER ADVERTISING $9.95

LARGE Hand Made ANTIQUE COPPER SCOOP Measures 2 FT Long $37.49

Lovely Antique Silverplated Rose Accented Miraculous Mary Medal Necklace $9.99

Rare Small Antique 6oz Green Glass Dr. Pepper Bottle with Diamond Pattern $79.99

VTG Antique Postcard Post Office Milwaukee WI $6.99

Antique Biedermeier Glass German Beer Stein Enameled (Inside & Out ) Circa 1850! $99.99

TWO ANTIQUE, IMPERIAL RUSSIAN SILVER ORDERS,MEDAL,BADGE OF ST.GEORGE 4th CLASS $1,100.00

Antique Vintage Rosewood Handle Lead Inlay Bowie Trade Knife 1800′s NR $59.99

Antique Vtg Victorian French Chromo Trade Card René Valette Hunting Dog in Field $11.99

Self Made Girl^Corset^Antique Mirror^Hair Bleach^Vintage Postcard Early 1900s $3.35

Stunning~~ Chinese Antique Jade Fortune Camel Huge 6″ Totem Statue Carving $156.00

Exquisite Chinese Antique Jade Powerful Pair of Li Dragon Paper Retainer Statue $135.00

Antique/Vintage/Collectible “Sheep” Plate by Norcrest of Japan; 24K Gold Rim $19.99

Antique Sentry Savings Packard Piggy Bank $14.00

Antique Sentry Savings Model T Ford Piggy Bank $14.00

Antique Sentry Savings Pillbox Coupe Piggy Bank $14.00

Antique Wire Brush (Course) $14.99

ZIPPO ANTIQUE REFRIGERATOR VERY RARE $90.00

Rare Antique Royal Doulton 1940 Figurine Miss Muffet HN 1937 Retired 1952 $89.00

Antique 1907 Album of Views post card album, Buckhorn Curio Store $0.99

24 /18 comp. Antique Two Piece Hanging Chandelier Prisms Crystals Glass Vintage $9.99

Antique Vintage Victorian French Chromo Illustration Card Swans & Roses $7.99

ANTIQUE BRONZE KNIGHTS OF THE MACCABEES LAPEL BUTTON / STUD $9.54

Wonderful Small Vintage Ship Thermometer Picture Print Water Antique Sky Boat $14.99

Antique Millinery Wood Hat Mold, Hatters Supply House Chicago 529, 6 3/8 2 1/41 $20.00

Vintage Antique Art Deco Westinghouse Radio $49.99

Junk drawer lot 10 Not junk. This one has it all antiques, collectables,& more!! $34.99

PRIMITIVE ANTIQUE BRASS LETTERS NY, GREAT DECORATION, COLLECTION $16.95

Antique DEFIANCE 1894 Cobbler TOOL ShoeMaker SHOE Cast iron Advertising $150.00

Young Woman in Period Dress, Hat & Umbrella Seated on Old Bench, Antique Photo $0.99

ANTIQUE OLD VINTAGE LARGE VICTORIAN ROUND ORNATE CARVED FLOWERS WOOD WALL MIRROR $75.00

Lot of 20 Antique German Germany Multi-Layer & Die-Cut & Pop-Up Valentines $40.00

Antique Circa 1920 Bartons Tan Shoe Paste St Louis MO $19.95

ANTIQUE UDB TUCK WEALTHY SIGNED THANKSGIVING POSTCARD DEAD TURKEY CELERY BASKETS $4.00

ANTIQUE THANKSGIVING POSTCARD DUTCH BOY CHILD TULIPS TURKEY WINDMILLS SHOES 1913 $5.00

ANTIQUE ARTIST SIGNED FANTASY THANKSGIVING POSTCARD CHILD GIRL RIDE TURKEY 1907 $5.00

Antique Wood Plate with Plate stand Florence $7.99

Antique Imperial Chinese Familie Porcelain with stamp on bottom $102.50

PAIR OF FINE VENETIAN ANTIQUE WOUND GLASS~TRADE BEADS $9.95

Pretty Woman in Art Nouveau Poppy Frame Antique Vtg French Tinted Photo Postcard $7.99

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Coca-Cola Glass Straw Jar Dispenser Coke $21.55 Give your kitchen or dining room that classic soda fountain look with this Coca Cola Straw Dispenser with red and white straws….

Wedgwood Peter Rabbit Original Set …

Single Cup and Saucer Display (Item #405C) – 6 Pack $11.10 The most popular choice to display a cup and saucer. China not included. Made in the USA….

The Christmas Gift $39.95 George Billings is a successful NY architect. One year ago, at Christmas, his beloved wife died. George and his daughter Alex visit a small Colorado town to look at a possible real estate development for George’s boss. When they arrive they discover a charming hamlet where everyone, from the oldest grandfather to the smallest child believes in Santa Claus….

Grumpy Old Men [VHS] $0.01 Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau are reunited in this popular 1993 comedy, in which the Odd Couple veterans play John and Max (respectively), a pair of elderly bachelors whose lifelong friendship is based on mutual aggravation and constant bickering. Their competitive natures kick into overdrive when the beautiful Ariel (Ann-Margret) moves into their otherwise snowbound Minnesota neighborhood. She t…

Back to the Future – The Complete Trilogy [VHS] $19.98 Filmmaker Robert Zemeckis topped his breakaway hit Romancing the Stone with Back to the Future, a joyous comedy with a dazzling hook: what would it be like to meet your parents in their youth? Billed as a special-effects comedy, the imaginative film (the top box-office smash of 1985) has staying power because of the heart behind Zemeckis and Bob Gale’s script. High schooler Marty McFly (Michael J….

The Phantom of the Opera (Widescreen Edition) $4.33 Although it’s not as bold as Oscar darling Chicago, The Phantom of the Opera continues the resuscitation of the movie musical with a faithful adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s blockbuster stage musical. Emmy Rossum glows in a breakout role as opera ingénue Christine Daae, and if phantom Gerard Butler isn’t Rossum’s match vocally, he does convey menace and sensuality in such numbers as “The Musi…

Jesse Stone: No Remorse $4.71 No Remorse, the sixth entry in the made-for-TV series of Jesse Stone mysteries featuring Robert B. Parker’s small-town police chief, is another satisfying blend of detective thrills and character drama, anchored by coproducer-cowriter Tom Selleck’s typically fine turn as Stone. Picking up shortly after the events of the previous Stone film, Thin Ice, the action finds Stone struggling with suspensi…

The Incredibles (Two-Disc Collector’s Edition) $12.00 Disney Presents a Pixar Film, THE INCREDIBLES. From the Academy Award(R) winning creators of FINDING NEMO (2003 Best Animated Feature Film) comes the action-packed animated adventure about the mundane and incredible lives of a house full of superheroes. Bob Parr and his wife Helen used to be among the world’s greatest crime fighters, saving lives and battling evil on a daily basis. Fifteen years l…

Empire Silver Sterling Girls Comb & Brush Set W/Bead Border $145.00 The right dressing-table necessities are essential for any young princess, and nothing more so that a sterling silver brush-and-comb set. This one almost gets it right, but not entirely. The brush is oval-shaped with a beaded border; although pretty, and with long soft bristles for baby’s fine hair, it’s hard for an adult to manipulate because the handle–at 3 inches–is so short and narrow. …

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How To Start A Great Antique Collection

The question comes up of how one should start to collect antiques. Many of the collectors will tell you, it was not the decision of becoming a collector, it just happens. There is a passion for having personally treasured items, whether it is sport memorabilia, toys, characters, glass, cars, or anything else. So the first question back to someone is what is your passion?

As a kid, one may have collected something as simple as rubber fishing worms. The fascination with those then added lures and soon poles, reels and odd fishing equipment was taking up room everywhere. This now is a fishing collection. Finding things that one thinks is intriguing or unique is where to start. If you like it and it is affordable, buy it. Part of having a collection is displaying it, which may require bookshelves and shelving units to show off the collection.

If looking to make money with a collection, then things get a little different. Lots of reading and research will be required to know what companies made what products, when, and what the current value is of those items. That strange fishing lure purchased twenty years ago may now be worth something. Know what you are collecting. Regardless if it is buttons or bowls, learn what companies made those products. Purchase some books and read.

Learning how to tell what condition an item is in, is important too. Some items can have dings and scratches, which does not really affect the price. Other things like glassware, usually loose substantial value if there is a glass is chip anywhere. The better the condition, usually the better the value, but many times when one comes across these items it may be hard to tell how bad something really is. Use your judgment. If it is cheap enough and intriguing enough for you to display it and you do not care what it is worth, buy it.

The selections of antiques are numerous. One thing to keep in mind when looking, are finding things that would be of interest for more than one type of collector. A scenario would be, you are at a flea market and stumble across and old tin sign from an oil company no longer in business. This picture has an old truck on it, a tractor parked beside a building and an old bicycle leaning on the porch. This picture may appeal to collectors of old trucks, tractors, bicycles, oil collectors, artist collectors and maybe from a collector who only collects products made in the decade that this was made. It broadens the opportunity of being able to resell that item because you’re not limited on focusing on only one type of collector.

If you take a look around of what one already has, they may be surprised to find out that a collection is already underway. Whether it is a type of material, type of art, specific toys, glass, kitchen items, or from a certain period, most people have collections. They may not be huge or of museum quality, but they are treasured and enjoyed every time they look at it. That is a collection.
About the Author

Marley Martinerin is a regular contributor to a number of sites and writes articles about such topics as
vintage bar signs
, and
vintage embossed signs
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