Collectibles

rare book collection

Getting Started with a Rare Book Collection
Getting Started with a Rare Book Collection 2121 1414 Gaslight Square Shoppes

Thinking about rare books may conjure up visions of English manors with libraries of elegant, leatherbound titles, or a museum display of massive, Medieval tomes. Rare books can be all…

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Antique dolls on a vintage bench

Antique Dolls: A Brief History of Doll Mania
Antique Dolls: A Brief History of Doll Mania 1254 836 Gaslight Square Shoppes

Once considered religious objects or learning tools, dolls date back to ancient times. Today, there are still doll hospitals that specialize in repairing these mysterious, lifelike figures. Below, we take a…

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coin collecting

Coin Collecting Tips
Coin Collecting Tips 1998 1500 Gaslight Square Shoppes

Wheat pennies, Morgan dollars, proof sets — are they worth more than face value or should you put them in your car’s console for parking meters and vending machines? Coin…

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collectible costume jewelry

Collectible Costume Jewelry – A Colorful Start to Antiquing
Collectible Costume Jewelry – A Colorful Start to Antiquing 2124 1411 Gaslight Square Shoppes

One of the joys of antiquing is learning about the types of antiques you’re likely to encounter often so you can look for hidden gems. Vintage costume jewelry is a…

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geode interior

Geodes – Plain on the Outside, Magic on the Inside
Geodes – Plain on the Outside, Magic on the Inside 2121 1414 Gaslight Square Shoppes

If you don’t know what you’re looking at, an unopened geode looks pretty much like a plain old rock. Split open, it’s a hollow wonderland of crystals and bands of…

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Bakelite bracelets

Bakelite, The First Modern Plastic
Bakelite, The First Modern Plastic 2121 1414 Gaslight Square Shoppes

Polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride is the tongue-twister of a name for the collectible plastic we know more popularly as Bakelite. This multipurpose wonder of the early 20th century is a fixture of antique…

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