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"Angel Museum a heavenly attraction in Wisconsin" 12 Jun 2010 | 04:32 am
Sounds like Dave Hoekstra, staff reporter for the Chicago Sun Times, had much fun writing this story: "I had driven past the Angel Museum in Beloit several times and never stopped in. [snip] "When ...
"Patriotic Collectibles with Kit Hindrichs" 10 Jun 2010 | 07:01 am
Gotta love Martha Stewart! Well, no you don't, actually, but Martha always does the holidays proud. Witness this article on MarthaStewart.com about an extensive collection of U.S. flag & other patrio...
Have you tried PicClick, eBay's visual search engine? 6 Jun 2010 | 07:16 am
Meant to post this info received via my Flickr account long ago (sorry Tamar!). But everything she describes about PicClick is still good: From: Tamar Weinberg Hey Dana, Sorry for the unconventiona...
"So many chainsaws, so little space" 2 Jun 2010 | 06:02 am
Here we have a lifelong collector of antique chainsaws. Yes, chainsaws! Read all about Mike & his collection (video included with article), at BCLocalNews.com: "Burnaby’s Mike Acres admits he’s go...
"Collectible Movie Posters: Illustrated Guide With Auction Prices" 1 Jun 2010 | 03:28 pm
GR8 info about fabulous movie posters from the savvy folks at Heritage Auction Galleries! "'What makes a movie poster valuable?' "1978: a woman buys her husband a gift — an old horror-movie poster, ...
"'Busty Barbie' in Mattel's new Back to Basics Barbie" 28 May 2010 | 07:35 am
Now, that's an eye-catching headline for sure. Naturally, it's from the New York Daily News. But Paul Hooson, writer for Wizbang Pop!, actually has the better story: "New Barbie Collection Controve...
RIP Comic Book Collector Jerry Howell (1941-2009) 23 May 2010 | 12:26 pm
Nice, if belated, tribute from Heritage Auctions to "...our valued client Jerry F. Howell Jr.": "Few if any Disney comics ever published eluded Jerry, and the same is true for anything to do with Wal...
Interview with Historical Clothing Collector, Susan Greene 22 May 2010 | 07:34 pm
Updated 5/23/2010 with new images & additional links. --------------------------------- I really wanted to know more about how Susan Greene started collecting historic clothing, how she kept informa...
"Historic clothing collection comes to Genesee Country Village" 22 May 2010 | 08:18 am
Updated 5/21/2010 with a new image & additional links. ----------------------------- Ah, this is a story of a lifelong collector of historic clothing, Susan Greene. And an organization, the Genesee...
"Lost" Props Go Up for Auction 20 May 2010 | 06:45 am
Heresy to some folks, I know, but I just couldn't get into "Lost"! Clearly, I am an outlier in that opinion. But there's good news (from the UK's Daily Mail), for "grieving fans" of the show: "With...
