by Charles Snider, Ruby Lane Customer Service A classic story about collectible toys and the market for toys is often a variation of someone rummaging through their parents’ home […]
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by Jessica Kosinski When I was a kid in the 1980s, I had a Raggedy Ann and Andy game I adored. In fact, I loved it so much that I […]
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Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A half-plate daguerreotype of three miners, looking resolute behind their lit cigars, sold […]
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By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher “Our idea has been to create a toy that prepares the child for life – appealing to their imagination and developing the creative urge and […]
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Every year since 1998, The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY inducts beloved toys from our past into its Toy Hall of Fame. Like other Hall of Fame […]
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Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall The extraordinary “Estrela de Fura 55.22”—a 55.22-carat Mozambique ruby—sold for $34.8 million at […]
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By Douglas R. Kelly If you were roaming the earth in the 1950s, 1960s, or 1970s, you most likely spent at least a little time rummaging through cereal boxes […]
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“Estate,” “vintage” and “antique” jewelry have always been popular finds at antique shows, shops and markets but now it’s more than just collectors buying up special pieces from our not-too-distant […]
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Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A massive Japanese dragon-form incense burner weighing almost 45 pounds of pure silver […]
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Collectors’ Toys In the 20th and early 21st centuries, mass-produced franchises of toys have shaped the childhoods of people the world over. From LEGOs to board games and Beanie Babies, […]
