Collectibles

The North Pole series from Department 56 is alive and available today - but the original collectors know how beautiful and special the first collectible houses are.

Dec 11, 2009 - Wendy Picard

Barbed wire collectors number in the thousands worldwide. Books and magazines about barbed wire designs are abundant. Collectors meet to swap pieces of barb wire fences.

Nov 24, 2009 - Peggy Hazelwood

A Christmas collectible is a wonderful way to decorate for the season and create traditions that can be passed down. They also make great gifts for family members.

Nov 9, 2009 - Gail Oliver

From the 1895 Forbes antique bride paper dolls, to Mod-era bridal party collections, the wedding theme has been popular with little girls and vintage collectors like.

Nov 3, 2009 - Polly White

Vintage Christmas Paper Dolls offer dazzling, rich lithographs, and novel, cheerful graphics for ephemera hunters, Christmas fanatics, and paper doll collectors alike.

Oct 23, 2009 - Polly White

Vintage Halloween Paper Dolls offer dazzling, rich lithographs, and novel, spooky graphics for ephemera hunters, Halloween fanatics, and paper doll collectors alike.

Oct 22, 2009 - Polly White

Since their debut over 150 years ago, bobblehead dolls have remained a popular collectible and gift item, covering a wide variety of themes and subjects.

Oct 22, 2009 - Terah Talley

Collectors looking for vintage and antique trivets will find a large assortment of affordable and fascinating three-footed metal stands available.

Oct 18, 2009 - Barbara Bell

Contemporary and vintage Fiestaware are a popular collectibles. Using these colorful dishes to serve and decorate can brighten any home.

Oct 16, 2009 - Sarabeth Asaff

For centuries, both children and adults have loved these wooden toys carved like a "misshaped little man" (1) in whose teeth the nutshell opens to reveal its hidden gift.

Oct 15, 2009 - Barbara Bell

Paper dolls have historically been popular when household money was tight. Collectors, however, seek vintage paper dolls for the "joy of the hunt", not the modest price.

Oct 6, 2009 - Polly White

Teddy bears have been collected for fun and financial investment for years. Collectors invest with a variety of strategies in mind.

Sep 30, 2009 - Christine Ledder

The light that a lamp emits is a symbol of knowledge, dispelling darkness. They weave their own magic aura irrespective of their form.

Sep 19, 2009 - Shanti Mahadevan

While collectibles can often be found in the same places as antiques (flea markets, field sales, antique stores, and shows) they have their own market and following.

Jul 18, 2009 - Lauren Flanagan

Family photographs, valued as personal, historic, once-in-a-lifetime, one-of-a-kind objects, are well worth the effort to save for posterity or personal enjoyment.

Jul 1, 2009 - Elaine Petrowski

A fond memory of re-enacting favourite scenes from a much loved book or movie is often a driving force behind collecting action figures.

Jun 23, 2009 - William Silvester

Made of fine threads of gold, silver, silk, flax, cotton, hairs and other delicate fabrics, lace has been in use for centuries all over the world.

Jun 10, 2009 - Marie Brannon

Western Telephone Construction Company, Sterling Electric Company and American Electric Company Made 100 and 200-Drop Switch Boards Before 1900

May 19, 2009 - Marie Brannon

A protective carrying case was essential for the photographer of the 1930s. Cases were made in a variety of styles and held a myriad of attachments, accessories and film.

May 6, 2009 - Marie Brannon

Camera Guns were manufactured in two styles in the 1930s. The hand camera gun was commercial and the airplane gunner training camera was sold for military purposes.

May 1, 2009 - Marie Brannon

Box cameras marketed to consumers in the 1930s were sturdy, inexpensive, and simple to use. One of the most popular brands was the Brownie by Eastman Kodak.

Apr 29, 2009 - Marie Brannon

While plastic horses are the core of the model horse hobby, resins are becoming increasingly popular for the lifelike detail that is hard to find in plastic or china.

Apr 29, 2009 - Terry McNamee

Box cameras on the market in the 1930s were rugged, inexpensive, and easy to use. Some had built-in accessories, others had attachments, but consumers liked them all.

Apr 28, 2009 - Marie Brannon

The model horse hobby is increasing every day among people of all ages. For newcomers to the hobby, here's a crash course on the most popular types of collectible models.

Apr 28, 2009 - Terry McNamee

If you already like to collect things, or you are interested in starting, you might find collecting Coca-Cola bottles and other Coca-Cola products an interesting pastime.

Apr 25, 2009 - Sandra Webster