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• Charming China – Collecting Vintage Lenox China

  Posted Wednesday, May 19, 2010 9:15 PM by scbrown85 | 1 Comments Tags: Antique, value, vintage, collect, china, lenox Charming China – Collecting Vintage Lenox China It is my will and desire that Lenox, Incorporated shall at all times manufacture the highest possible grades of porcelain, that the standard of excellence already attained shall ever be advanced..." Read More...

• The Smell of Beauty - Collecting Vintage Perfume Bottles

  Posted Wednesday, May 05, 2010 3:47 PM by scbrown85 | 1 Comments Tags: Antique, value, price, vintage, guide, collectible, bottles, perfume Collecting Vintage Perfume Bottles There are few collectibles out there that hold a certain mystery and elegance comparable to perfume bottles. Fragrances and have been around since ancient times, and their containers have always been a work of art. Who Read More...

• Say I Do to Vintage Engagement Rings!

  Posted Wednesday, April 28, 2010 3:46 PM by collector95 | 0 Comments Tags: Antique, value, price, vintage, guide, engagement, ring Say I Do to Vintage Engagement Rings! In today’s world of fashion and accessories, its all about Vintage, Vintage, Vintage! They say that history always has a way of repeating itself, but in the case of vintage jewelry, no one wants a reproduction Read More...

• Collecting Vintage Bicycle Posters

  Posted Tuesday, April 13, 2010 10:51 AM by scbrown85 | 0 Comments Tags: value, price, vintage, guide, posters, bicycle Collecting Vintage Bicycle Posters What once began as a simple advertising tool for a brand new mode of transportation that was taking the world by storm, soon became a beautiful and sought after form of art. The Vintage Bicycle Poster is not only a clear Read More...

• Ooh La La! Collecting Vintage Pin-Ups

  Posted Thursday, April 08, 2010 6:49 PM by collector95 | 0 Comments Tags: price, vintage, collect, guide, postcards, posters, pinups Ooh La La! Collecting Vintage Pin-Ups A History of Vintage Pin-Ups (courtesy of http://pinupferret.com) A roll call for the history of pinup would include such names as : Theda Bara. Dorothy Lamour. Betty Grable. Jean Harlow. Vivien Leigh. Greta Garbo. Read More...

• Just Monkey-ing Around! - Collecting the Vintage “Monkey Playing Cymbals” Toy

  Posted Friday, March 26, 2010 2:53 PM by collector95 | 1 Comments Tags: Antique, price, vintage, collect, guide, playing, cymbals, monkey, toy The Infamous Vintage “Monkey Playing Cymbals” Toy It doesn’t take a seasoned antique toy collector to recognize the value of a Vintage “Monkey Playing Cymbals” Toy. This popular toy has long been a classic – if not Read More...

• The Price of Beauty - Collecting Vintage Girdles

  Posted Friday, March 19, 2010 6:14 PM by scbrown85 | 0 Comments Tags: value, vintage, collect, girdle, corset The Price of Beauty - Collecting Vintage Girdles In a society obsessed with outer beauty, it’s no lie that people will do anything to stay lean, young, and beautiful – even if it requires a little pain. As my grandmother used to say: “Sometimes Read More...

• A (Doll) Eye for An Eye - Doll Eye Replacement & Caring for Your Vintage Dolls

  Posted Wednesday, March 10, 2010 10:47 AM by scbrown85 | 0 Comments Tags: Antique, value, price, vintage, guide, eyes, glass, silicon, acrylic, doll A (Doll) Eye for An Eye - Doll Eye Replacement & Caring for Your Vintage Dolls So many dolls, so little time! Vintage dolls are a common and widely popular category of collectibles. Whether it was your great grandmother, grandmother, mother, sister Read More...

• Add a Little Spice to your Cookware with Vintage CorningWare

  Posted Sunday, March 07, 2010 2:09 PM by collector95 | 0 Comments Tags: Antique, value, vintage, collect, corningware It is a fact that the most popular room in a house is the kitchen. Its where we go to cook, eat, drink, and more often than not, socialize! Isn’t if funny how at any dinner party, the guests almost always ends up standing around the kitchen talking? Read More...

• Vintage Jewelry Price Guide

  Posted Friday, February 05, 2010 2:28 PM by collector95 | 1 Comments Tags: jewelry, value, price, vintage, guide Vintage Jewelry Price Guide Now that you are on your way to having a fabulous vintage jewelry collection, it is important to make sure that each and every piece holds its value. Knowing what makes vintage jewelry valuable and the value of your existing Read More...

• Valuing Vintage: A guide to valuing your vintage jewelry collection

  Posted Wednesday, October 28, 2009 1:56 PM by collector95 | 0 Comments Tags: jewelry, value, price, vintage, guide Now that you are on your way to having a fabulous vintage jewelry collection, it is important to make sure that each and every piece holds its value. Knowing whatmakes vintage jewelry valuable and the value of your existing collection isnecessary and Read More...

• Keeping Your Vintage as Good as New: How to properly care for antique and vintage jewelry

  Posted Friday, October 23, 2009 5:33 PM by scbrown85 | 2 Comments Tags: jewelry, vintage, preserving, storing, cleaning By now, you are on your way to owning a vintage jewelry collection that would make even the most accomplished celebrity stylists envious. Unfortunately, there is more to having a fabulous, drool-worthy collection than just shopping and buying those one-of-a-kind Read More...

• “Out of Control!” A blog mini-series on unlocking your inner Rachel Zoe by starting your own vintage jewelry collection

  Posted Thursday, October 22, 2009 9:10 AM by scbrown85 | 1 Comments Tags: Collection, jewelry, vintage, zoe, rachel Vintage is the new ‘new’ this season! For those of you who think you don’t know who Rachel Zoe is, you have probably been influenced by her fashion sense in one way or another by now. “Rach” (as my friends and I call her, Read More...

• Sports Memorabilia Collecting 101: A mini-guide to starting your sports memorabilia collection

  Posted Friday, September 11, 2009 8:39 PM by scbrown85 | 0 Comments Tags: Collection, Sports, collecting, memorabilia, vintage G-O, LET’S GO!...Shopping for vintage sports memorabilia , that is! It’s time to turn that stack of vintage baseball cards handed down to you by your father into a fun (and possibly lucrative) hobby. But where should you begin? Starting a Read More...