Presidential Glass

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Since at least the 1820s, North American memorabilia has appealed to the patriotic spirit by portraying the presidents who Americans so dearly loved. Manufacturers of material goods charmed the working ...

Diggin’ Old Bottles

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By Maxine Cart-Lome Collectors will tell you it's the thrill of the hunt for what they love that drives their passion for collecting. That's certainly true among bottle collectors, who ...

Kola Wars

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By Dennis Smith On an early May day in 1886, an Atlanta chemist named John Pemberton walked down Marietta Street carrying a quart whiskey bottle bearing a hand-lettered label identifying ...

All in the Family: A Collection of Historical American Flasks

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An interview with Mark Vuono by Bob Strickhart In the world of bottle collecting, as is true in other areas, you will find both "general collectors" and those we can ...

A Brief History and its Place in a Collector's Market By Carrie Wood A significant chunk of the worldwide comics market has long been held by manga. Though it's entirely ...

Comic Book Grading

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The Overstreet Definitions By Robert M. Overstreet & the Gemstone Publishing Staff (c)2018 Gemstone Publishing. Used by Permission. As with most collectibles, with comic books condition is king. The Overstreet ...

A Visual Checklist By Robert M. Overstreet It remains a truism that you can't judge a book by its cover, but it's also a safe bet that you can learn ...

Collecting Broadway Musical Cast Albums Photos and Article by Donald-Brian Johnson Get out those old records, Those old phonograph records, The ones we used to play so long ago. What ...