Tin Signs
Collecting with Jeff By Jeff Figler As strange as it may sound, advertising signs actually date back to ancient times. There are ancient paintings on the walls of shops in Pompeii. Later, there were signs that hung outside shops of…
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Model Trains
Collecting with Jeff By Jeff Figler Many people are familiar with the saying that “the difference between men and boys is the cost of their toys.” That is probably a very true statement. In fact, I am a model train…
Salt and Pepper Shakers
Collecting with Jeff by Jeff Figler One collectible item is really a pair. If you have ever had a meal at someone’s home, or at a restaurant, and let’s face it, who has not, you are bound to see a…
The Beatles on the Vee-Jay Label
Collecting with Jeff Jeff Figler February 9th, 1964 is a red-letter date. Think back quickly and try to remember. The date may come to some of you. If it doesn’t, you surely will recall the event. A huge hint… it…
The Musicbox
Collecting with Jeff with Jeff Figler One of the most enjoyable collectibles is that of a little box (in most cases) that plays lovely sounds. They have been around for a long, long time and can be extremely colorful and…
The Wristwatch
Collecting with Jeff By Jeff Figler When I was in China a few years ago, there was a gentleman in my traveling group that owned a print shop in the Phoenix area. From an outside vendor he negotiated to buy…
Collecting African Americana
Collecting with Jeff Jeff Figler Sometimes collectibles are right in front of your eyes and you just don’t realize it. I have known of people who were conducting house sales and did not realize that some of what they were…
American Quilts
Collecting with Jeff by Jeff Figler A few years ago my wife and I dropped our son at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA, so that he could attend a few summer classes. We were then going to drive to the…
Collectible Retired Basketball Players
Collecting with Jeff By Jeff Figler The National Basketball Association is the youngest of the major professional sports leagues of baseball, football, and hockey, having been formed in 1946. In fact, a highly valuable lithograph was issued in 1996, which…
Globes
Collecting with Jeff By Jeff Figler If you ask a world traveler how many countries they have visited, he or she may not know for sure. However, the person may show you a globe and point out where he or…
Weathervanes
Collecting with Jeff By Jeff Figler As I have repeatedly said, it never ceases to amaze me what people young and old collect. I received an email recently from a man who collects thimbles. Another person collects bottle caps. And…
Billiards
Collecting with Jeff by Jeff Figler Billiards I think that most people have felt they have been behind the “eight ball”. If they have never been so, then at least they have heard of that expression, or of “dealing with…