What’s in the Attic? by Linda Hamer Kennett (reprinted with permission) Even though we may only realize it in retrospect, children often display behavior very early in life that points to their destiny. In the early 1890’s seven year old Joshua Lionel...
We were probably one of the last people on the planet to see “The Dark Knight”, but we finally went down to the local IMAX on Friday and caught the afternoon matinee. There’s no question that it was a cinematic tour de force, but at the risk of...
Volunteers discover rare baseball board game Columbia Missourian By The Associated Press June 2, 2008 “KANSAS CITY – Cleaning the Bingham-Waggoner Estate in Independence last summer, volunteers made a rare find in a cluttered third-floor bedroom: an 1893...
How to Invest in Collectible Toys Times Online May 20, 2008 by Mark Bridge Excerpt: “The magnetic pull of a toyshop is a standard childhood memory. And an early passion for Lego, Action Man or Barbie never quite fades. So it is not surprising that collectible...
The venerable series of Monster Scenes produced by Aurora back in the 70’s are being reproduced for old and new collectors alike: Model Mania Entertainment – newsjournalonline.com May 29, 2008 By AUDREY PARENTE “Times change. Everything old is new...
2008 Hess Mini Toy Truck Brings Twice the Fun to Collectors and Kids Financial News – Yahoo! Finance Press Release Source: Hess Corporation Friday May 23, 2008 “NEW YORK, May 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — A recreational van with an accompanying dune...
Philip Weiss Auctions: Rare, collectible robots and space toys, April 5-6, 2008 SINGLE-OWNER COLLECTION OF ROBOTS AND SPACE TOYS & ANOTHER FEATURING MECHANICAL BANKS AND COIN-OP MACHINES TO BE SOLD APRIL 6, 2008 BY PHILIP WEISS (Oceanside, N.Y.) – An...
Philip Weiss Auctions: The Newport Collection, February 9, 2008 The Philip Weiss sale also featured an Inverted Jenny (so-named because it depicts an upside-down Curtis 4-N “Jenny” bi-plane). That stamp sold for $271,200, making it the third top lot of the...
Buying blind builds excitement starbulletin.com | Features | /2008/02/26/ By Gary C.W. Chun gchun@starbulletin.com Hawaii collectors line up for the newest French Dunny figures “Wanna buy a Dunny? Collectible French Dunny designer toys went on sale Thursday at a...
A TV Superhero Collectible With Staying Power By RALPH and TERRY KOVEL The Hartford Courant February 22, 2008 “Toys based on popular television heroes sell well, but often a number of years after the TV show has aired the meaning of the toy has been forgotten....