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Category Archives: Ephemera
The $750 Song Title
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
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Vintage postcards: The “supreme expression of art” (Louis Daguerre)
These postcards fell out of a book when I was unpacking some boxes of glassware. They looked really valuable. I mean, how many photographic postcards of World War I could there be? Turns out, a lot of them. Postcards have … Continue reading
Posted in Ephemera, Etsy
Tagged advancing on German troops, antique postcards, Army photographs, battle scene postcards, black and white postcards, French army postcards, French front line, French troops, Louis Daguerre, military, military post cards, photographic post cards, postcards as art, Salvation Army, Salvation Army making doughnuts, vintage postcards, World War I postcards, WWI Post cards
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Big money? Large size dollars and their value
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
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A cut above: Collecting scherenschnitte
My family’s church was rooted in the German culture. On the wall in the entryway was the most fabulous Lord’s Prayer I had ever seen. It fascinated me as a child, and all through the years that I attended. This … Continue reading
Posted in Antiques, Art, Collectibles, Ephemera, Etsy, Other Vintage Things
Tagged colored scherenschnitte, cut out paper, cutting paper, fraktur, German art, Kerch McConlogue, Noah & Parrot, Noah and Parrot, Noah's Ark scherenschnitte, paper art, paper cut art, Pennsylvania Dutch art, Pennsylvania German art, scherenschnitte, scissor snipping, value of scherenschnitte, vintage scherenschnitte
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When it comes to antiques, put the scissors down.
And keep the polish and glue on the shelf. An antique dealer friend recently told me a sad tale. Her friend, another dealer, purchased two framed original hummingbird prints by John Gould. This 19th Century English ornithologist was a contemporary … Continue reading
Posted in Antiques, Art, Coins and Currency, Collectibles, Ephemera, Etsy, First Edition Books, Porcelain, Pottery, Vintage and Antique Furniture, Vintage Toys
Tagged antique doll, antique handbag, antique purse, artist signature, Audobon, bird art, C. Rogers silver, cleaning antiques, composition doll, John Gould, John James Audubon, repairing antiques, restoring antiques, silver polish, sterling silver, value of unsigned art, vintage bird paintings, vintage doll, vintage silverware
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Are Vintage Greeting Cards Worth Anything? Yes. And No.
While going through boxes of old things from my family, I came upon a ton of ancient greeting cards. They ranged from Art Deco beauties to funky images from the 1960s. “Wow,” I thought, “these must be worth a fortune!” … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Deco designs, Art Deco fonts, collecting vintage cards, craft ideas, craft supplies, De la Rue cards, design ideas, Edwardian greeting cards, film props, how much are old greeting cards worth, how to sell vintage cards, Kate Greenaway, Marcus Ward & Co, movie props, old greeting cards, old images, Raphael Tuck, scrapbooking supplies, scrapbooks, stock photography, theatre props, value of old cards, value of unsent cards, value of unsigned greeting cards, value of vintage greeting cards, Victorian greeting cards, video props, vintage graphics, what are old greeting cards worth, what are vintage cards worth, where to find vintage cards
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What’s a fair price for a vintage or antique item?
Most of us who sell old things struggle to find a price that’s not too cheap or too expensive. That’s because most of us adore antiques and want to share them with others. We love the way they look, feel … Continue reading
Posted in Antiques, Art, Ephemera, Fairings, First Edition Books, Glass, Imari, Majolica, Music, Porcelain, Promotional and Advertising Items, Real or Fake?, Tobacciana, Toleware, Vintage and Antique Furniture, Vintage clothing, Vintage Jewelry, Vintage Toys, Why Are Antiques Important?
Tagged affordable antiques, antique values, antiques dealers, collectible pricing, how much is it worth?, rare antique, rare collectible, unknown vintage pattern, value of antique, value of Imari, value of old jewelry, value of porcelain, value of silver dollar, what is it?, why are antiques expensive
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Janvier Road: Sharing My Love of Antiques 