Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A sporty black and yellow 1929 Whippet Model 96A four-cylinder roadster sold for $19,129 in two days of online-only auctions held March…
Transportation is a subject that seems to be always in the news these days and usually for the wrong reasons: train derailments, bridge collapses, overturned tractor trailers, cruise ships running aground, recalls, near-miss collisions among aircraft, bad passenger behavior…And no…
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A rare and historic report detailing the development of the atomic bomb, signed by J. Robert Oppenheimer and 23 other minds behind…
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher If you traveled by car almost anywhere in the Continental U.S. in the first half of the 20th century, chances are you stopped at a Sinclair Gas Station. Although its roadside presence and iconic Sinclair…
By Judy Gonyeau, managing editor Fotomat Back in the days of 35mm film and the affordable Kodak Instamatic, getting that film developed took time – and patience. Most people would mail away their film to a developer such as…
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall Five Spanish carded Star Wars figures from Kenner’s Empire Strikes Back series, four on cards titled in Spanish and two characters’ names…
Shopping at flea markets, garage sales, and thrift shops can be fun and exciting, but it can also be overwhelming when you are confronted with “stuff” everywhere the eye can see, and then even underneath that. Where to start? Experienced…
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A circa 1910 Beatrix Potter Peter Rabbit stuffed doll made by the German firm Steiff sold for $11,875 at an auction held…
by Laurence Carpenter In the world of collecting, there comes a time when we must confront the inevitable question: when is the right time to let go? For some, it’s an ongoing process of buying, selling, and trading, with collections…
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher Ask anyone who grew up in the second half of the 20th century if they knew about, shopped at, or had a Radio Shack store nearby, and the answer would most probably be yes to…
