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Some collectors of vintage glass bottles are happiest when digging through an old dump or a dusty box at a flea market, looking for undiscovered pieces of history... Others diligently scour the internet, looking for specific examples to add to their collections. Let's see what has caught their eye in the last couple of weeks!
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The first release of 12 Little Golden Books was in the Fall of 1942, and they have remained popular ever since! Some buyers today are looking to replace books from their childhoods, or to find them to give to their own children. Others are hard core collectors, interested in finding the rarest books in the best condition possible. Let's take a look at some recently sold books!
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The Alexander Doll Company was founded 80 years ago by Madame Beatrice Alexander Behrman. Her dolls are highly sought after, but luckily there is a huge variety to choose from in all price ranges!
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Vintage plastic jewelry is infinitely popular with collectors of costume jewelry - and some of these prices show just how in demand some pieces can be!
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Vintage Coca-Cola brand items are always hot collectibles - let's take a quick look at some recently sold item values!
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Weller Pottery, one of the more well known Ohio potteries, was founded in 1872 and closed in 1948. They produced a large variety of styles and items, from utilitarian ware to gorgeous art pottery, all of which are highly collectible today.
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TV lamps are one of those things that had a short heyday - from around 1950 to 1960 - and quickly became obsolete. When televisions were first produced the picture was poor, so most people watched TV in the dark, to be able to see the screen better. But soon worry about watching TV in the dark hurting people's eyes became rampant, and the TV lamp was born.
They are designed to sit on top of the TV and are usually lit from the back, to help provide some indirect light, but not enough to interfer…
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Gas station collectibles - often referred to as Petroliana - is a relatively new collecting niche in the grand scheme of things, but it is growing more and more popular as the years go by! It's all about the nostalgia, as with most collectibles, and the wide range of items that fall into the Petroliana category make it a great area for collectors to focus on. There is also some cross over with advertising collectibles, so there is a 'two birds with one stone' element in play as well, which is al…
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What isn't to love about vintage paper dolls? No matter what your age their charm is totally infectious - and collecting them is a ton of fun, and very affordable!
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