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Antique Depression Glass Is Still Popular

December 24, 2009 - 11:15 pm

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Antique depression glass as you might guess got name and notoriety by being produced and sold as a fairly inexpensive pressed glass sold during the time in history known as the Great depression. It was a formal and decorative dinnerware that was far less expensive than imported European china or crystal glassware and much [...]

Coke Santa Trays and Polar Bear Collectibles

December 13, 2009 - 11:51 am

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Building upon the long history of vintage advertising trays the like the Coke Santa trays, Coca Cola also came out with a huge marketing campaign utilizing a polar bear which has in recent years become a very highly collectaible Christmas item. Both the vintage coke trays depicting the modern Santa Claus and the cute and [...]

Precious Moments Christmas Ornaments

October 21, 2009 - 10:20 am

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Seeing as its almost Christmas time I figured I would start a series of discussions over various New and vintage Christmas collectibles.  Precious Moments Christmas Ornaments were one of the first things I thought about since they are one of my wife’s favorites.  These cute and decorative ornaments make a great gift to celebrate life’s [...]

How Do Antiques Differ From Collectibles

October 6, 2009 - 1:46 pm

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Many times when the topic of Collectibles comes up people immediately thing your are talking about antiques. While antiques are a type of collectible there are plenty of other items both modern and vintage that make up the vast majority of things that can be classified as collectible.
Antiques by my definition are things that are [...]

Welcome to Collectibles Past and Present

October 3, 2009 - 5:52 pm

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Welcome to Collectibles past and present   I’ve started this blog to discuss various antiques, and modern collectibles that I find facinating, interesting and sometimes just outright weird.  The world of collectibles and antiques is an ever changing one where trends, fads and current thinking play a roll in their popularity and values.  I will discuss the [...]