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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 higher than stated…
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….
The Auction Rebel’s Garage Sale Picks
We are big fans of Gary Hendrickson’s site “The Auction Rebel”, and if you haven’t checked it out before you can catch it here. His post from today references some of the things to look out for in the upcoming garage sale season, and includes…
Chrysler 300 Series
King of ’61: the 300G CLASSICS | Most powerful U.S. car that year is at top of the class, and worth lots if in great shape April 7, 2008 BY DAN JEDLICKA Chicago Sun-Times Auto Editor “Chrysler’s 1955 300 coupe was America’s first mass-produced…
The World’s Most Expensive Scotch
$25,000 bottle of Scotch for sale By DAVE BREAKENRIDGE — Sun Media April 2, 2008 The Calgary Sun “Wanted: top-notch Scotch-lovers with $25,000 burning holes in their pockets. The world’s most expensive scotch, the Glenfiddich 50-Year-Old Single Malt…
Appraisers Offer Advice on Selling Antiques and Collectibles
Read it on PRWeb.com The American Society of Appraisers offers advice to people who want to sell their antiques or collectibles. Reston, VA (PRWEB) March 11, 2008 — Many people will find themselves cleaning out their attic or garage this spring and looking at…
Andrew Wyeth – an American icon
Nancy Sheehan interviewed Paul Royka, a nationally known antiques expert, who runs a gallery and auction house at 213 Newbury St. in Boston. He had the following insight on the current art market: “There’s definitely a great opportunity still in regard to…
Investing in Collectibles
Investing in collectibles requires knowledge, patience By Jerri Stroud ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 04/06/2008 “When it comes to collectibles, knowledge is power. “No two ways about it,” said Peter Rexford, an expert on coins, stamps and related…
14th Century Astrolabe
Medieval calculator up for grabs Nature News by Philip Ball April 2, 2008 “The British Museum needs 350,000 pounds to secure this astrolabe. The fate of a fourteenth-century pocket calculator is hanging in the balance between museum ownership and private sale….
