Category Archives: Collectibles

The $750 Song Title

Posted on November 27, 2016 by sarathurston

Selling old vinyl records should be left to the professionals. Continue reading →

Posted in Antiques, Collectibles, Ephemera, Etsy, Music | Tagged 33 RPM, 45 RPM, Album artwork, Album covers, albums, Beatles, Led Zeppelin, old records, rare albums, rare records, rare vinyl, Record albums, Rolling Stones, styrene records, valuable records, vintage records, Vinyl records | Leave a comment

Ordinary thrift shop lamp…or work of art?

Posted on September 6, 2016 by sarathurston

Someone recently asked in a Facebook group about a lamp she’d inherited from her grandmother. It was very retro, with a corset-shaped base and white drum shade. She said it was marked “Tye of California.” I’m not much of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Antiques, Art, Collectibles, Etsy, Lighting, Pottery, Vintage and Antique Furniture, Why Are Antiques Important? | Tagged Antiques Roadshow, ceramic lamp, Etsy, mid century lamps, Raoul Dufy, thrift decor, Tye, Tye of California, valuable lamp, Vintage lamps | Leave a comment

So. Is it Cronin or Cameron?

Posted on August 27, 2015 by sarathurston

Anyone who was alive in the 1960s must remember these pottery pieces. They were everywhere! The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (A&P to most of us) gave them away as premiums to encourage customer loyalty. In fact, A&P was … Continue reading →

Posted in Antiques, Collectibles, Pottery | Tagged 1950s decor, A&P stores, blue pottery, Blue Tulip, Cameron, collectible pottery, Cronin, mid-century, pitcher, pottery, retro kitchen, serving pieces, tulip, turquoise, vintage pottery | 2 Comments

Help! I’ve fallen for something and I can’t identify it – UPDATED

Posted on March 15, 2014 by sarathurston

About a year ago I came upon these pieces in my local thrift store. My first reaction was that they were spooky in a haunted house kinda way. My second reaction was that I had to have them. I thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Antiques, Collectibles, Glass | Tagged 1970s, artisan glass, colored glass with filigree, cruet, Epirus, filigree glass, glass with wire overlay, Greek filigree, metal overlay, Middle Eastern salad set, perfume bottle, podstakannik, salad bowl, Vereco bowl, Vereco glass, wire overlay | 10 Comments

The Search for Wally Hindle.

Posted on July 25, 2013 by sarathurston

I unpacked a pretty hand painted globe vase the other day. It found its way to our house when we closed up the Janvier Road bungalow, and somehow I ended up with it. As I examined it, I noticed a … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectibles, Etsy, Glass | Tagged artist initials WH, Catalonian, Con Cora, Consolidated Glass, Coraopolis, Etsy, globe vase, hand painted pine cones, hand painted vase, handpainted pine cones, Helen Mixter, Initials WH, iridescent glass vase, Martele, milk glass vase, pearlized glass vase, Phoenix glass, Pine Cone pattern, Ruba Rombic, signed WH, Wally Hindle | 8 Comments

Vintage jewelry: Monet paintings aren’t the only things being faked.

Posted on July 17, 2013 by sarathurston

I recently read a post on a vintage jewelry social media page that was kind of scary. It seems that people are selling costume jewelry clasps and other “findings” that bear the name of famous designers. Now, there’s nothing necessarily … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectibles, Etsy, Real or Fake?, Vintage Jewelry | Tagged are jewelry findings genuine, broken clasp old necklace, camphor glass, Ciner jewelry, costume jewelry, Esemco 10K bail, Esemco camphor glass, fake designer costume jewelry, fake jewelry, how to repair vintage jewelry, Marcel Boucher, Miriam Haskells, modern clasp on vintage jewelry, Monet, Napier jewelry, solid gold costume jewelry | 7 Comments

Big money? Large size dollars and their value

Posted on July 11, 2013 by sarathurston

Waaay back in the early 1920s, my mother was her class’s spelling bee champ for several years running. Her prize? A freshly-minted dollar bill. That was really big money in those days. Literally. From 1862 until 1928, all United States … Continue reading →

Posted in Coins and Currency, Collectibles, Ephemera | Tagged 1920s classroom, 1920s currency, 1920s dollar bills, 1920s paper currency, 1923 dollar bill, antique wallet, big dollar bills, blue seal dollar, collect currency, horseblanket dollar, how much are large dollars worth, large size dollar bills, numismatics, old currency, old dollar bills, oversize dollar bills, red seal dollar, saddleblanket dollar, silver certificates, Speelman White, value of large dollar bills, value of old paper currency, vintage wallet, Woods Tate | Leave a comment

The antiques that will never be sold.

Posted on July 2, 2013 by sarathurston

The other day I decided to take the plunge and put some of my EAPG and American Brilliant glassware for sale in my Etsy shop. Then I unpacked these bowls. Suddenly, I could taste Aunt Jen’s famous macaroni salad. Emma’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Antiques, Collectibles, Etsy, Glass, Why Are Antiques Important? | Tagged America's first industry, American Brilliant, cut glass, EAPG, EAPG serving bowls, McKee Aztec Sunburst, McKee Innovation, New Martinsville Glass, pressed glass bowls, Radiance pattern | 10 Comments

Let’s Go Bear Hunting! Collectible Brienzerware

Posted on June 27, 2013 by sarathurston

These bears always intrigued me. I thought some Great Grandwhatever had carved them. But it turns out they were brought back from Germany just before World War II. Their proper name is Brienzerware. People use the term “Black Forest” carvings … Continue reading →

Posted in Antiques, Collectibles, Etsy, Other Vintage Things | Tagged 1900 Paris Exhibition, bear figurines, bear pretzel holder, Black Forest bears, Brienz, Brienzerware, Christian Fischer, collect bears, Columbian Exposition 1893, dachshund ashtray, Giessbach Falls, Huggler, Jobin & Cie, linden carved, London Exhibition 1851, Peter M. Blackman, Swiss wood carving, Trauffer, value of carved bears, vintage wood carvings, vintage wood figurines, walnut carved, Wirth, wooden bear | 1 Comment

The Great Pyramid: An Art Deco Classic from Indiana Glass Company

Posted on June 20, 2013 by sarathurston

This isn’t a Pyramid relish dish. (Well, it sort of is.) Its official pattern name is “No. 610” – Indiana Glass rarely gave names to their glass patterns and never called this “Pyramid.” But everyone else calls it that, probably … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectibles, Glass, Vintage Glass Patterns | Tagged Anchor Hocking Manhattan, Art Deco, Black Pyramid, Blue Pyramid, Crystal Pyramid, Depression Glass, Gene Florence, Green Pyramid, Indiana Glass Company, No. 610, Pink Pyramid, Pyramid, Pyramid ice bucket, Pyramid ice bucket lid, Pyramid relish dish, Tiara glass, value of yellow Depression Glass, Yellow Pyramid | 2 Comments