This guide is designed to give you a basic introduction into collecting glass and porcelain insulators. Specifically I will assist you in how to identify them, determine their age, value, rarity and condition...
Someone told me the other day that she thought I did an excellent job at photographing my items for ebay, and she asked for tips. I had to laugh because I have really struggled, and still do sometimes, to get...
Kurt Vonnegut was arguably the greatist satirist of our time; able to couch his point in a form that was palatable to a wide variety of people without compromising the punch. He was born on November 11, 1922...
Antiquarian Collectible Book Terms Dictionary - G A glossary of words with definitions starting with the letter G related to collectible, rare and antiquarian books.Need to find another word? Click any of the...
Over the years, I’ve become convinced that anyone with an interest in photography, especially photographers, should be a collector of photographs. There are many ways and levels at which you can collect...
WW1 Cigarette Cards I've been collecting and selling early collectors cards and cigarette cards for over twenty years. Before you read this guide please subscribe to my card collecting newsletters for...
Ethiopian Hand Written Coptic Bibles These bibles were hand written in Ethiopic (Ge'ez), a Semitic language that is no longer spoken, but is still used for liturgical and other religious purposes by the...
More and more as technology gets more refined, many simulants come and go in the marketplace. Synthetic Rubies that up to a few years ago could be easily spotted with the aid of a few simple tools, and a short...
A recent analysis of a range of staple foods in Canada including potatoes, tomatoes, bananas, apples, onion, broccoli etc, etc, was commissioned by The Globe and Mail and CTV news. The results were predictable...
Happy Tonics teaches about the importance of organic gardening for the monarch butterfly and the butterflies dependance upon milkweed, its host plant. Genetic engineered (GE) Bt corn pollen killed the...