Collectibles

Collecting Canes

Decorative handles raise cane’s value Cincinnati.Com » The Enquirer Saturday, May 3, 2008 Wes Cowan “Many canes were made in England and Japan and exported around the world, particularly to America. However, a distinctive type of American cane originating...

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Collecting Records

Records still have faithful following BY STEPHEN PETERSON SUN CHRONICLE STAFF Tuesday, April 29, 2008 “While compact discs are disappearing from store shelves and sales are drastically dropping in this digital music age, the old vinyl record has continued to...

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New Record for Rolex Watches

Sotheby’s Auction Sets New Rolex Record JCK-Jewelers Circular Keystone 4/24/2008 “A new record for Rolex watches sold in auction was set at Wednesday’s “Important Watches” sale of Sotheby’s in New York City, the international auction...

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Estate sales can be treasure troves

Secrets of estate sale treasure hunters Estate sales can be treasure troves for deeply discounted art and collectibles. What are you waiting for? Apr. 25, 2008 By Lynya Floyd, Money Magazine Antique shoppers’ best-kept secret (Money Magazine) — Anyone who...

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Vintage Sewing Patterns

Vintage Sewing Patterns Collector’s Corner: By Michele Alice AuctionBytes.com April 20, 2008 “Ten dollars? $20? $50? For old tissue paper? It would seem unlikely, but if that “old tissue paper” is a collectible sewing pattern, then prices even...

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Tobacco Silk Quilt

Prized tobacco silk quilt is early 20th-century collectible Saturday, April 12, 2008 Khristi Zimmeth: Trash or treasure? “My grandmother was getting ready to sell this quilt in a garage sale for a very small amount,” Lori Matthes of Monroe remembers....

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