by bidz | Aug 4, 2011 | Auctions, Collectibles, Online Auctions
We love seeing the items that come up during these auctions. Some truly amazing collectibles will be up for bid in September and October, 2011 from Philip Weiss Auctions. …and we love getting all the great photos of them as well. One item that caught our eye was...
by bidz | Jan 10, 2011 | Collectibles, Cookie Jars
What’s in the Attic?Linda Hamer Kennett (reprinted with permission)In the late 1700’s the British needed a way to keep their tasty morsels fresh, so they invented the biscuit jar. It took about 125 years for this idea make it’s way across the Atlantic to...
by bidz | Dec 2, 2010 | Collectibles, Electronics, Radios
Rock and Roll and transistor radios – kind of a chicken and egg scenario and both benefited from the other, but which came first? 1954 seems to be the trigger year… From Wikipedia: “A transistor radio is a small portable radio receiver using...
by bidz | Sep 29, 2010 | Auctions, Coins, Collectibles
Paul Fraser Collectibles reports on the sale of a rare 1943 Lincoln penny: ‘World’s most valuable penny’ brings $1.7 million for charity in the US A famous, one-of-a-kind Lincoln cent from World War Two has been sold by a New Jersey coin dealer for a...
by bidz | Sep 28, 2010 | Collectibles, Comic Books, Ephemera and Paper Collectibles
This post is mainly about what I think is an awesome collection of reproductions of vintage Marvel Comic Book covers and panels now being offered by AllPosters with sizes varying all the way up to a whoppin’ 42″ x 56″. Now that will fill your wall...
by bidz | Jun 26, 2010 | Collectibles, Pottery and China
What’s in the Attic? by Linda Hamer Kennett (reprinted with permission) In 1936 the Homer Laughin Pottery Company, in collaboration with English potter Frederick Hurten Rhead, introduced what would become the most popular dinnerware of the 20th century. Offered...