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Action Figures:
Star Wars, Star Trek, superhero,
GI Joe, Marx- from Toy Shop, Warman's, Tomart,...
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Advertising Collectibles:
Tobacco advertising, posters,
matchbooks, tins, print ads, labels, Cracker Jack, ...
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Advertising Signs:
Porcelain, neon, enameled, litho, die-cut, beer signs, oil co. signs, glass signs, ...
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Antique & Collectible- General:
From Antique Trader, Kovels,
Warmans, Tony Hyman & many more.
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Art Deco:
Bakelite, Noritake, Erte, ironwork, furniture, fashion, household furnishings, ...
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Art Nouveau:
Lamps, furniture, figurines, jewelry, vases, art objects, Mucha, ...
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Art Prints & Posters:
Many excellent guides here for
art prints & art posters. From art auctions, etc.
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Autograph Guides:
Celebrity, historical documents,
sports signatures, authentication guides, ...
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Bakelite:
Bakelite / Catalin. Jewelry, radios, kitchen utensils, ...
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Baseball Memorabilia:
Barry Halper Collection, Beckett
Guides, Major League team collectibles, ...
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Beatles Memorabilia:
Excellent Beatles guides- by
Alan Ould, Perry Cox, Marty Eck, Jeff Augsburger, ....
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Bicycle & Bicycle Collectibles:
Collectible balloon tire bicycles & memorabilia. Schwinn Sting Ray, Black Phantom, ...
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Big Little Books:
Whitman BLBs, Better Little Books,
Penny Books, Dell Fast-Action, Wee Little Books, ...
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Black Americana:
Toys, photos, advertising, souvenirs, figurines, postcards, ...
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Book Collecting:
First edition identification, childrens books, Little Golden Books, sports books, ...
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Bottles- Antique:
Pressed glass, wine, snuff, Jim
Beam, patent medicine, Coca-Cola, perfume, Avon, ...
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Bottles- Perfume:
Guides by Miller, Marsh, Prescott-Walker,
Breton, Monsen & Baer, ...
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Buttons:
Antique & collectible buttons, uniform buttons, historic buttons...
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Breweriana:
Bottle and can openers, beer bottles
& cans, cone tops, beer signs, serving trays...
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Cameras:
Rollei, Nikon, Leica, Kodak, Speed Graphic, Zeiss, ...
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Casino Collectibles:
Chips, playing cards, matchbooks, ashtrays, napkins, souvenirs, tokens, dice, ...
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Cast Iron Collectibles:
Automotive toys, banks, Griswold
& Wagner cookware, figurative, ...
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Character Watches:
Comic character, advertising,
animated character, wristwatches, clocks, etc.
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Character Toys:
Ted Hake's Character Toys guides,
advertising characters, Transformers, ...
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China and Porcelain:
Lefton, Nippon porcelain, bone china, Flow Blue, Majolica, identifying marks, ...
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Christmas Collectibles:
Santa Claus figures, lights, ornaments, pins, etc.
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Coins:
US & foreign coins, values, counterfeit detection, ...
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Cola Collectibles:
A slew of guides on Coke & Pepsi
by Petretti, Stoddard, Summers & others.
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Comic Books:
Overstreet guides, grading guides, checklists, Photo-Journal guides, ...
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Cookbooks:
Vintage cookbooks and recipe leaflets.
Identification & values.
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Costume Jewelry:
General identification & value
guides on costume jewelry.
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Cowboy Collectibles:
Collectible items from both real & movie cowboys.
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Decoys:
Fish, ducks & other waterfowl:
Carved, folk art & factory.
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Disney Collectibles:
Disney figures, clocks, animation art, toys, records, books, pins, ...
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Dolls:
Black dolls, storybook dolls, Effanbee, Patsy, Barbie, character dolls, china dolls, ...
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Doorstops:
Just a few books on cast iron
doorstop collecting.
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Elvis Collectibles:
Elvis pins, souvenirs, cards, posters, sheet music, record jackets, movie stills, ...
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Farm Toys:
John Deere toy tractors, toy farm equipment, etc. Krause Pub., Warmans, O'Brien, ...
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Fast Food Collectibles:
McDonalds, Arbys, White Castle, Burger King, toys, promotional glasses ...
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Fishing Lures & Tackle:
Heddon, Creek Chub, Rapala, lures,
tackle, reels, fly reels, decoys, ...
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Gasoline Station Collectibles:
Several books on old gas stations
& related collectibles.
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Glass- Anchor Hocking's Fire-King:
Fire-King identification & value
guides by Florence, Hopper & others.
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Glass- Depression Glass:
Many guides on this collectible
glass. By Florence, Mauzy, Kovel, ...
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Glass- Fostoria:
Fostoria American, tableware,
candlesticks, stemware, pressed, blown & hand molded,
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Glass- Jadite:
McKee, Jeannette, and Anchor Hocking Jadite. Guides by Keller & Ross
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Guitars & other Fretted Instruments:
Fender, Gibson, Martin, Epiphone,
etc. guitars, mandolins, banjos, amps, picks, ...
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Halloween Collectibles:
Vintage Jack-O-Lanterns, black
cats, costumes, goblins, witches, masks...
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Head Vases:
Ladies head vases- ID & values. Guides by Gordon, Cole, Zavada, Barron, Armes...
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Hopalong Cassidy Collectibles:
Hoppy outfits, hats, toy guns, cards, toys, advertising, bicycles, badges, ...
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Hot Wheels:
Mattel Hot Wheels cars & accessories, variations, Redlines...
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Kitchenware:
Salt & pepper shakers, utensils, bowls, Fiesta Ware, Pyrex, cookie jars, ovenware, ...
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Magazines:
Colliers, Saturday Evening Post, Argosy, pulp magazines, movie magazines, ...
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Marbles:
By Everett Grist, Robert Block,
Paul Baumann & others
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Matchbooks/ Matchcovers:
A few guides on matchcover/ matchbook
collecting. Matchbook art, ...
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Matchbox Toys:
Lesney's Matchbox cars, Superfast,
Regular Wheel, Universal Matchbox, other...
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Militaria:
Military medals & decorations,
headgear, firearms, ...
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Motorcycle Collectibles:
Harley Davidson, Indians, etc. motorcycle collectibles. Includes vintage MC toys.
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Movie Posters:
Classics, horror, Japanese, sci-fi, animated, western, one-sheets, inserts, lobby cards, ...
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Native Americana:
Pottery, jewelry, blankets, carvings,
quilting, arrowheads, knives, trade silver, ....
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Pedal Cars:
Not many pedal car guides but
what there are are done well.
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Pez:
Pez identification and value
guides by Shawn Peterson, Richard Geary & others..
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Phonographs:
History, accessories, repair
and restoration. From the early cylinder types on up.
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Pinbacks:
Comic character pinbacks, political pinbacks, ... Guides by Hake & others
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Pin-Up Art:
Petty, Vargas, Elvgren, Armstrong & others: Mutoscope, Matchbooks, Calenders, etc.
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Political Collectibles:
Presidential campaign collectibles: pinbacks, hats, cards, brochures, premiums, ...
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Postcards:
Artist signed, real photo, sports, advertising, expo, black americana, ...
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Pottery: Hull:
Hull identification and value
guides by Huxford, Roberts and others.
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Pottery- McCoy:
Guides by Hanson, Moran, Sanford,
Huxford, Coates, Nissen, ...
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Pottery- Rookwood:
Rookwood pottery guides by Nicholson, Snyder, Peck, Ellis, Owen,...
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Pottery- Roseville:
Guides by Basset, Huxford, Moran,
Monsen, Humphries, Rago, Buxton, Jenkins, ...
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Pottery- Weller:
Weller pottery guides by Snyder,
Harrigan, Huxford, Rago, McDonald, ...
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Pottery- General:
Shawnee, Hull, McCoy, Watt, UHL,
Metlox, Red Wing, Roseville, Cowan, Rockwood, ...
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Radio Premiums:
Identification guides by Dundas,
Harmon, Tumbusch, Hake, Felbinger, ...
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Radios, Anique:
Atwater-Kent, Zenith Trans-Oceanic, catalin, tabletop, tube receivers...
- Radios,
Novelty:
Small advertising radios, figurative radios. Guides by Weaver, Bunis, Breed...
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Railroad Memorabilia:
Railroad lanterns, railroad china,
timetables, postcards, switch locks & keys, ...
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Records:
Rock 'n' Roll, Pop, Jazz, 45s, LPs, EPs: Goldmine, Osborne, Warmans, ...
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Restaurant Collectibles:
Restaurant china, matchbooks, menus, etc. Diners, drive-ins, fast food, etc.
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Rock Music Collectibles:
Records, sheet music, concert
posters, psychedelphia, Elvis, Beatles, Kiss, ...
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Scouting Collectibles:
Scouting handbooks, Jamboree
patches, Scouting dolls, books, ...
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Silverware:
Sterling silver, tableware, souvenir spoons, identifying hallmarks, ...
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Soda Collectibles:
Well written guides by Petretti
& others. Memorabilia, openers, bottles, etc.
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Space Toys:
Robots, ray guns, spaceships, spacemen, space creatures, rockets, ...
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Sports Cards:
Gum cards, tobacco cards, playing
cards, trade cards, sports schedules, ...
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Stamps:
US & foreign postage stamp guides & catalogues, ...
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Tin Toys:
Tin wind-up toys, dollhouses, robots, sand pails, lithographed, ...
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Tools:
Antique & collectible Stanley
tools & others. Hand tools, machinery, ...
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Toy Guns:
Western guns, cap guns, space
guns, Daisy air rifles, ...
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Toy Steam Engines:
Steam engines & accessories. By Hirschberg, Rooks Gordon.
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Toy Trains:
Lionel, American Flyer, Marx, Ives, Bing, Varney, MTH.. HO, O, N, G gauges...
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Toys- General:
Toy soldiers, Matchbox, farm
toys, sand toys, cars, trucks, pedal cars, space toys,
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Toys- Hubley:
Steel & cast iron cars, trucks,
airplanes, race cars, farm vehicles, fire trucks, ...
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Toys- Marx:
Marx playsets, trains, action figures, tin toys, trucks, ...
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TV Memorabilia:
1960's & 1970's
TV toys & memorabilia. Charlie's angels, Bewitched, That Girl, etc.
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Worlds Fair Collectibles:
1933 Chicago, 1939 New York & others. Pennants, posters, giveaways, tokens, ..
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Yo-Yos:
Duncan Tournament yo-yo, Cherrio yo-yo's & other
spinning tops.
