VintageMeld

An interview with Vince Jelenic of Green Spot Antiques in Cambridge, Ontario Canada with a special emphasis of how he came to the business.

Inherited Values, a site about the passion of collecting the past without any e-commerce interruptions has launched and is looking for writers. Here’s what they want and what you get!

Pointing you to the fantastic 101 lots of high grade children’s literature being auctioned by Profiles in History. Auction closing December 16, 2009.

On a night where TCM is airing 5 films based on John Steinbeck novels I reminisce about the days I claimed Steinbeck as my favorite writer, devouring his every word.

I came across an article about collecting forgotten bookmarks, those scraps found in between old used books and decided to share some of what I’ve found.

Born on the same date a few years apart, Primo Carnera would take the Heavyweight Championship from Jack Sharkey in 1933. A clip plus boxing card resources.

Notes on the release, but more fun, why I love Strat-O-Matic with mention of my old 1984 game set, the superb Rance Mulliniks and how Strato honed my math skills.

Can you trust antiques and collectibles dealers? I say you can. Here’s why and how you should contact dealers when looking to sell your collectible find.

The Collectors Weekly runs a spectacular interview with Movie Poster dealer and appraiser Rudy Franchi this week. This post is a condensed biography of Franchi’s fascinating career.

Written on the day of the 2009 Tigers-Twins playin game, a look back at baseball as covered in an 1889 issue of Century Magazine. Plus this writer’s unsolicited 2009 playoff picks.

Dan Epp of magisterrex.com stops by to talk about collecting retro games. A retro gamer who built a business out of his hobby, Dan goes into all the details in this post.

A first glimpse at a 300 piece Movie Card issue from Uruguay whose variations offer a large number of possibilities for the collector.

Hillary DePiano stops by for several questions about collecting and dealing in My Little Pony items. Quite a bit of detail here for anyone collecting Ponies … then or now.

Janet Gaynor won the first Academy Award for Best Actress and later starred in A Star Is Born. Here we take a look at all that, but more specifically her post-screen passion: painting. Charles Triplett shares Blue Brazil, a Janet Gaynor painting that hangs in his home.

The concluding section of The Story of a News Story, about turn of the century publishing, as originally published in The Saturday Evening Post, October 10, 1903 issue.