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America Votes: Presidential Campaign Memorabilia from the Duke University Special Collections Library view detail comment email this

This exhibit "illustrates the nation's presidential elections in letters, sheet music, leaflets, buttons, and bumper stickers." Browsable by candidate starting in 1796 and parties.
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/americavotes/
Topics: Collectors & Collecting, Correspondence, The United States Presidency
Last updated Nov 14, 2008


Andy Zito's Snowdomes view detail comment email this

"This site is dedicated to souvenir, figural, advertising and character snowdomes for trading, selling, informing and linking to others." Features images of dozens of snow domes organized by subject matter, a bibliography, and links to related sites. From a snow globe collector.
http://www.andyzito.com/snowdomes/
Topics: Collectors & Collecting
Last updated Jan 26, 2005


Antiques Roadshow view detail comment email this

A companion site to the PBS television series. Features tour and broadcast schedules, a FAQ on attending the show and receiving an appraisal, and background on featured appraisers. Tips of the Trade are arranged by topic and written by experts; Roadshow Resources are the several hundred reference works used to develop appraisals.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/
Topics: Collectors & Collecting, Home & Housing
Last updated Apr 16, 2008


Bad Fads Museum view detail comment email this

Do you remember leisure suits, mood rings, troll dolls, 8 Track tapes, fallout shelters, flagpole sitting, goldfish swallowing, or streaking? Divided into four sections: Fashion; Collectibles; Activities; and Events. Each fad is accompanied by a picture and brief text. For the student of popular culture, this is a fun site about "the fads you wish would stay forever or (never come back)."
http://www.badfads.com/
Topics: Collectors & Collecting
Last updated May 24, 2004


Brewery Histories view detail comment email this

This site features histories of selected breweries, including Bellingham Bay Brewery, Olympia Brewing Company, Port Townsend Brewing Company, and Rainier Brewing Company (all in Washington state), Salem Brewery Association (Oregon), and Acme Brewing Company (San Francisco). Includes images of memorabilia from the breweries, such as labels, bottles, "church keys" (bottle openers), steins, and saloon tokens. From a retailer of memorabilia from U.S. breweries.
http://www.brewerygems.com/histories.htm
Topics: Beverages, Business, Collectors & Collecting
Last updated Aug 15, 2005


Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia view detail comment email this

Yep, those little rectangular candies, invented in Austria in 1927. The first dispensers were made in the 1950s and new ones are issued regularly. This collection has over 500, with all the display cases built at children's-eye level. The site has the history of Pez and photos of the entire exhibit, with dates of manufacture of each dispenser. More information is available from the linked feature articles.
http://www.burlingamepezmuseum.com/
Topics: Collectors & Collecting
Last updated Mar 7, 2006


Button Information Index view detail comment email this

Site includes images of hundreds of vintage buttons organized by material, such as glass, rubber, and Lucite, and by use, such as buttons from overalls and California transportation uniforms. From Vintagebuttons.net, a Web site "for clothing button collectors and others who love buttons."
http://www.vintagebuttons.net/educational.html
Topics: Collectors & Collecting
Last updated Aug 27, 2003


Calculating Machines view detail comment email this

Features history and photographs of mechanical calculating machines as well as advertisements, with descriptions, from 1937-1954. Discusses adding machines, calculators, and the earlier devices the abacus and slide rule. Features a bibliography and related sites. From a collector of scientific instruments.
http://www.webcom.com/calc/
Topics: Collectors & Collecting, Mathematics
Last updated Jul 8, 2008


Collectors.org view detail comment email this

This official website for the National Association of Collectors features club and flea market directories, events calendars, and appraisal information. Also lists collectors seeking others who collect what they do, television and radio programs, and reviews of antiques and collectibles periodicals. Searchable.
http://www.collectors.org/
Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Collectors & Collecting, Home & Housing, Home & Housing
Last updated Jun 29, 2005


CrazyFads.com view detail comment email this

"From the 1920's to 2000's we list all of the craziest fads that have come and gone. Go back a few decades and read about the silly to serious fads that helped change our society and create a pop-culture." Despite weak authority and some typos, a fun site.
http://www.crazyfads.com/
Topics: Collectors & Collecting
Last updated Mar 2, 2005


The Ephemera Society of America view detail comment email this

This organization was formed "to encourage the preservation and study of paper ephemera, to further the special interests of ephemerists, and to serve as a link among collectors, dealers, and scholars." The site features online exhibits of Japanese trade cards and dolls in advertising, examples of types of ephemera, articles, a bibliography, and links to related sites.
http://www.ephemerasociety.org/
Topics: Collectors & Collecting, Nonfiction by Genre
Last updated Dec 15, 2003


Glass Museum On Line view detail comment email this

Information on all kinds of glass artwork. Includes a searchable and browsable illustrated encyclopedia covering more than 60 types of glass. Site features articles by collectors on many kinds of collectible glass and an online bulletin board for questions and answers about glass.
http://www.glass.co.nz/
Topics: Collectors & Collecting
Last updated Jul 6, 2005


Icollector: Art, Antiques, and Collectibles Auctions Online view detail comment email this

A resource for bidding on and previewing online art, antiques, and collectibles auctions worldwide. Search auction house catalogs, visit dealer and gallery sites, and link to associations and publications.
http://www.icollector.com/
Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Collectors & Collecting, Finance, Home & Housing, Home & Housing, Investing
Last updated Jul 21, 2005


International Olympic Committee: Memorabilia, Numismatics, and Philately view detail comment email this

Contains information and images of Olympic coins, stamps, and memorabilia (posters, medals, mascots, torches, and pins), from 1896 to the present. Searchable.
http://www.olympic.org/uk/passion/collectors/index_uk.asp
Topics: Collectors & Collecting, The Olympic Games
Last updated Mar 16, 2005


Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia view detail comment email this

Take the virtual tour of the museum or browse through articles presented to "promote racial tolerance by helping people understand the historical and contemporary expressions of intolerance." Each cartoon, caricature, object, and image of African American stereotypes includes historical background notes. From Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Michigan.
http://www.ferris.edu/news/jimcrow/
Topics: Black Resources, Collectors & Collecting, Social Issues
Last updated Jan 11, 2004


Kovels Online view detail comment email this

This antiques and collectibles reference provides articles, information about prices and marks, a directory of sources, tips on fakes and expert analysis of the marketplace, and answers to collectors' questions. Includes images. Searchable and browsable. Requires free registration to access price information "for more than 450,000 antiques and collectibles." From a company that publishes antique and collectible pricing guides and reference books.
http://www.kovels.com
Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Collectors & Collecting, Home & Housing, Home & Housing
Last updated Jun 29, 2005


Political Memorabilia view detail comment email this

This site provides an online exhibit of "buttons, ribbons, pins, watch fobs, medalets, postcards, and sheet music" relating to U.S. presidential campaigns of the 19th and 20th centuries. Browsable by type of item. Also includes a brief bibliography. From library media specialist Linda C. Joseph.
http://www.cyberbee.com/campaign/mem.html
Topics: Collectors & Collecting
Last updated Sep 8, 2004


Primarily Petroliana: The Gas Station and Auto Service Collectibles Web Site view detail comment email this

This "community bringing gas station antique collectors, dealers, publishers and service providers together..." has listings of swap meets, auctions, and other sales events; classified ads; a discussion forum; a list of museums, restored gas stations, and other "petro" displays; a directory of suppliers; and more. Links are provided where available.
http://www.oldgas.com/
Topics: Collectors & Collecting, Industries, Oil & Gas
Last updated Mar 13, 2002


Taking America to Lunch view detail comment email this

View a sampling of metal lunch boxes featured in this exhibition at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Includes images of the first generation of lunch boxes from the 19th century, lunch boxes with pictures from television shows, lunch boxes with pictures of cowboys and astronauts, and "cool" lunch boxes from the 1960s and 1970s.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/lunchboxes/
Topics: Collectors & Collecting, Communities & Groups
Last updated Mar 30, 2005


Vintage Calculators view detail comment email this

Explores the history of calculating devices beginning 5000 years ago, from the abacus to the invention of the electronic calculator. Includes a drawing or photo of each device, an explanation of how it works, and its inventor. Features a discussion forum, and related links.
http://www.xnumber.com/xnumber/vintage.htm
Topics: Collectors & Collecting, Mathematics
Last updated Sep 19, 2004




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