(ALERT - NEW INFO ADDED - SEE END OF GUIDE BELOW!) As a collector of Candlewick for over 40 years, I would like to share some important advice. Many beginner Imperial Candlewick collectors are fooled by...
We've had a love affair with plastic dinnerware since before Dustin Hoffman received the classic words of advise in "The Graduate"! And it doesn't appear to be waning. There were several manufacturers and...
That question depends on the individual. Just as with automobiles and other precision engineering, it usually costs the most to extract the last little bit of performance out of a mechanical product. The Chris...
GRADING AND AUTHENTICITY, RARITY AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF VALUE (PART 2) By Neil S. Berman Superior Galleries of Beverly Hills Consistency of Grading When the two major grading services started grading coins...
This is the first part of an eight-part identification guide to vases made by the Jefferson Glass Company.If you're having trouble identifying an early opalescent vase, and don't see it in this guide, try our...
We offer this interesting and helpful guide on the history of tole to help you better understand this popular decorative art form. The word tole is half of the French term Tole peinte du lac , meaning painted...
For all you out there who may have read my first guide on getting started in the collecting of Johnny Lightning white lightings I had give a break down of all of the White Lightnings That I had encountered. I...
Main points: Don't tighten spokes all the way the first time. Take bulges and dents out of rim and make rim round before tightening spokes. Easy to replace one or two spokes without taking wheel or tire off,...
XMODS Evolution XMODS Custom RC Starter Kits XMODS Evolutions XMODS Custom RC Starter Kits are becoming one of the hottest holiday toys of the 2005 holiday season - they are customizable racing cars that...
GRADING AND AUTHENTICITY, RARITY AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF VALUE (PART 1)By Neil S. Berman Superior Galleries of Beverly Hills Grading We have consistently stressed the critical importance of rarity and...