Appraisal Links
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- Antique Beer Steins
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Antique Boats
Antique Boat Center : In Cincinnati, Ohio
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Antique Dolls
Doll Links : Dolls, Dolls, and More Dolls
Doll Reference : Dolls, Dolls, and More Dolls, by manufacturer, with pictures, identification (no values)
NADDA : National Antique Doll Dealers
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Antique Lighting
Macklowe Gallery : Tiffany Lamps
Mosaic Shades : Restoration of Tiffany Lamp Shades (California)
The Lamp Works : Oil lamp info
The Rushlight Club : Study and preservation of the history of lighting
TIGLR : The International Guild of Lamp Researchers, LTD, Questions about liquid fueled lighting (antique) here’s your spot sources from all over the world some values retail
Building Conservation : Lighting in the Victorian home
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Antique Newspaper / Publications
Antique and the Arts : The Bee Publishing Co. (Conn)
Antiques Journal : New England Antiques Journal
Antique Trader : free weekly enewsletter from Antique Trader
Antique Trade Gazette : English publication of antique and art check out the tab under Knowledge Bank. ”Good stuff”.
Appraiser Workshops : Blog for your email interesting appraising articles keeps you informed about all kinds of stuff.
Collector’s Weekly : Newsletters email, register it’s free. Sign up for your interest under log in, then register. Glass, books, watches.
Fine Books Magazine : Fine Books and Collections
Journal Antiques : Journal of Antiques and Collectibles
Kovels : Kovels on Antiques and Collectibles
Main Antique Digest
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Antique Radios
Antique Radios : Explore radio collecting with its seemingly endless variety of vintage sets
Phil’s Old Radios : The International Publication For Buyers And Sellers
Of Old Radios And Related Items
Radio Attic : Buys and Sells
Old Time Radio Shows : ind some of the most popular radio programs of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s -
Antique Safes
The Antique Safe Collector : Retail, can list safes for sale free for 30 days
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Antique Shops and Interior
Adrian Morris Antiques : Antique shop and interiors
Arsenal of The Alleghenys : Arsenal of the Alleghenys is a Civil War Artifact shop located in Gettysburg, Pa.
Louise’s Attic : Online Antique shop
The Antique Directory : Good directory for UK and other stuff
Viselka : Viselka Web Guide -
Antique Typewriters
Antique Typewriters : Martin Howard Collection of Typewriters
The Typewriter Revolution Blog for antique typewriters
Adventures in Typewriterdom Blog for antique typewriters
The Classic Typewriter Page Typewriter collector website
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Architectural
Architecturals : Replacement hardware for Aladdin Lamps, Hooser cabinets, wrought iron gates, furniture, doors, windows
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Art / Prints
Hirschl & Adler : Sculpture by Elizabeth Turk, modern sculpture
Non Toxic Print Making : Print glossary
OU : Exhibiting 20c. Native American Art 4,000 works representing indigenous cultures across North America-Pueblos, Navajo, Hopi
Portrait Artist : Portrait painters and sculptures current
Saru Gallery : Japanese prints
Old Print Shop : NYC
Georgetown Frame Shoppe : Lithographs, art, frames Washington, D.C. area -
Associations
Arts and Crafts : Philadelphia Arts and Crafts Conference
ATADA : Antique Tribal Art Dealers Association
Forum Jar : Have the Forum bug, more forums than you can shake a stick at
NY History : New York Historical Society
The Antiques Dir : A listing of antiques dealers, sources, and events rather comprehensive
Vermontada : Vermont antique dealers, her’s your link -
Auction House
All Abouot Pocket Knives : Good articles, knives auctions, full descriptions
Art Care : Listings of conservationists, appraisers,museums, all free!
Case Antiques : Auction house Knoxville, TN
Charlton Hall Auctions : Auction house South Carolina
Christie’s Fine Art Auctions : Register, ”join Christies”
Copake Auction Inc : Annual antique bicycle auction, other things too, art, American
Cowan’s Auction : Auction house Cincinnati, Ohio
Croker Farm : Auction of stoneware, redware, with pictures, auction results, great blog on pottery
Early Auction Company : Glass auction house, Ohio
Garth’s Auctions, Inc : Auction house Delaware, Ohio
Girard Auction & Land Brokers, Inc : Toy auctions, Midwest
Heritage Auctions : Auction House in Dallas, TX
Live Auctioneers : Report of auction sales (free)
Martin J Donnelly Antique Tools : Antique tool auction, newsletter, have a lot to sell contact them and they will arrange for pick up
Neal Auction Company : New Orleans, LA. auction house
Paul A. Riseman : Sheet Music Auctions
Schmidt Museum : Coke auctions in Elizabethtown, KY
Seek Auctions Carnival Glass : Carnival glass, past auction results, descriptions only, no prices
Sotheby’s : Register for sold lot archive
Stair Galleries : Past auction results posted under past sales, exposition auctions, recent photographs by the not so famous
Steven’s Auction : Auction house Mississippi–lots of Victorian
The Cobbs Auctioneers : N.H.auctions
Victorian Casino Antiques : Auction prices for signs
William Bunch Auctioneers : William Bunch catalog for motorcycles auction, with estimates, no auction results
Woody Auction : Glass auctions and more, Kansas City and St. Louis
Live Auctioneers : Auction Results
Archived Auctions : Auction Results -
Auto Auctions
Mecum Auctions antique and classic cars
RM Auctions antique and classic cars
Auctions America antique and classic cars
Gooding & Company antique and classic cars - Board Games
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Books
ABAA : Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America
Abe Books : Online Marketplace
Bibliophile Bookshelf : Private online book selling group, subscription $30.00 per year
Chegg : New and Used text books
Collectors Bookstore : Retail store that sells used collector books, good prices, mailing list
David Lesser Books : Antiquarian Book Seller in Conn. (retail)
Fedpo : First edition books, offers many “points” for modern first editions, great site
Little Golden Books : All about Little Golden Books
Poetry Jett : Poetry, books, broadsides
Ursus Books and Prints : Retail store
Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America : How to Identify a First Edition -
Bottle Collecting
Antique Bottles : Entitled Bottle Collector Heaven
Bottle Books : Bottle collecting points, descriptions, and pictures
FOHBC : Federation Of Historic Bottle Collectors. Want to know about bottles? Spend more than a day. How about a life time!
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Buttons
National Button Society : National button collectors’ society
- Candlestick Telephones
- Christmas
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Clocks and Watches
Antiques Clocks Price Guide : A pay for service, reasonable, to find the value of your clocks, a valuable clock source.
Antique Horology : The Horological Foundation- watches, clocks, barometers– mostly European but great information
Clock and Watch Museum : American Clock and Watch Museum (Conn)
George Daniels, 20th century watchmaker: Video 1 Video 2
Daniels Escapement
NAWCC : National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (Pa)
Pocket Watch Database : Pocket Watch Serial Lookup & Information. -
Coca Cola
National Coca-Cola Collectors Club : Sponsored by the Coca-Cola Company
Mid-America Coke Collectors : Mid-American Chapter of the Coca-Cola Collectors Club (816-229-6291) -
Coin Collecting
www.pcgs.com : Grading coins, coin collectors, auction prices
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Comics / Sports Cards
Beckett : Sports cards, here’s the horses mouth for collecting sports cards of all kind
Bip Comics : Retail comic book prices
Comic Books : Easy over comic book advice, it’s not this simple, beginner advice
Comics price Guide : This house buys and sells comics, has a grading tool, sports cards and comics are graded by a professional, some tips
Mile High Comics : comic book info
My Comic Shop : comic book info
Comic Spectrum : comic book info
Quality Comix : Offers a free comic book price guide as well as helpful articles regarding collecting and selling comics -
Commercial
Restaurant Equipment : Equipment info for restaurant equipment appraisals
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Copper Collecting
Copper Art Museum : History of copper and manufacturers.
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Corkscrews
Collector Corkscrews : Antique corkscrew collectors website.
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Costume Jewelry
Amazing Adornments : Costume jewelry signatures and logos
Costume Jewelry Collectors Int’l : Costume jewelry
MSCHON : Contemporary jewelry aka Margaret De Patta and others retail
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Decoys
Decoy Sales : Decoys in Louisiana, good site
PWM Shore Birds : More shore bird decoys
RJ Antiques : Shore bird decoys -
Department 56
Department 56 Department 56 products online
National Council of 56 Clubs Department 56 collectors. -
Electric Fans
Ebay : types of fans, periods,manufacturers
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English Art and Antiques
London and Provincial Art and Antique Dealers’ Association : UK’s largest trade association
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English Hat Makers
Stockport Council : Hat Works Museum
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Equestrian
Carriage Mart : Want to sell your horse drawn carriage? here’s an idea
Hawk Hill Press : History of bridles
Long Island Museum : Long Island, New York museum of American History, Horse drawn carriages and sleighs
NBSSCA : National Bit, Spur and Saddles Collectors -
Fabricated Reproductions
Real or Repro : How to spot fakes
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Farm Equipment
Case IH : Quality used equipment
Cat : Cat Equipment
Equipment for the Farm : Farm and ranch classified online
Hot Line Guide : Used Farm Equipment
Iron Search : Online Marketplace for farm equipment
Iron Solutions : Farm Equipment trader
Deere : John Deere equipment
Machinery Pete : Quality used equipment
Fire Stone AG : Tires and more
Tractor House : Tractors and more
Traders Dispatch : Free online resource for farmers, ranchers, heavy equipment owners, and truckers
Fast Line : Used equipment
Watts Tractor : new and used farm equipment
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Figural Decanters
Evergreen Beam Bottle & Specialty Club
Old Cars Weekly Automotive decanters among other things
http://bit.ly/19wl.zgi. : Nevada brothels series -
Fine Art
Absolute Arts : Modern art sales
Art Value : Value art (free)
Ask Art : Art value searches, subscription required, great site
Ask Art : Fine art by artist and gallery, subscription is required for auction results
Art Quest : Interested in buying, selling, or collecting art? Here’s your site
Electronic Cottage : At EC Gallery you can connect directly to make purchases from the distinct websites of over 2000 contemporary and traditional artists & craftspeople
Find Art Info : Finding art prices at auction
The Getty Research Index for Art : Contains structured terminology for art, architecture, decorative arts and other material culture, archival materials, visual surrogates, and bibliographic materials -
Fire Arms/Guns
Fire Arms/Guns : International Single Shot Association
Shot Gun Repair | Email: [email protected] | Phone: 901-497-7045 -
Firemarks
The Fire Mark Circle of the Americas : Association of collectors of firemarks and firefighting memorabilia
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Fishing Equipment
Joe Yates : Links to antique fishing tackle by manufacturer some retail collectors shows listed
Lang’s Auction : Waterville, New York fishing tackle
National Fishing Lure Collector’s Club - Floor Screens
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Fossil Collecting
Fossil Guy : finding fossils, examples, descriptions
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Furniture
Antique Mystique : Country primitives, retail value, click on the picture
Arts & Crafts Collector : Shopmarks Directory for Furniture
Basic Antiques : Good article about furniture
Buffalo Architecture and History : Furniture glossary, others too
Heywood Wakefield’s : New furniture/ new company under an old name (formed in 1985 owns Wakefield’s trademark 1991)
KOAR : Kentucky Online Arts Resource, great resource for American Furniture your here for days and you will start to wish
Love to Know Antiques : Antique sites for furniture evaluation good recommendations
Ragtime : Resources for arts and crafts movement
Stickley Museum : good starting point for arts and craft style.
The Wharton Esherick Museum : Considered the father of American organic furniture, Warton Esherick (1887-1970), open by appointment only
Yale Art Gallery : Rhode Island Furniture Archives, Yale University
Monterey Furniture : An article with a brief history of Monterey style furniture
George Nakashima : All Nakashima furniture is made to order
Antiques World, Types of Carving : Carving on antique furniture is basically cutting into the wood to make decorative patterns.
Antiques World, Types of Veneer Cuts : Antique furniture was often constructed using different cuts of Veneer for decoration.
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General Links
About Antiques : Many marks and back stamps for china, silver, and collectibles. Some show differences and help in dating
Asian Art Mall : Tell me the difference between bone, ivory, and plastic?
Biddingtons : US patent dates, approximation of time of manufacturer. **NOTE** Patent date is NOT date of manufacture; they can be way off. This is a guess and a point of departure; can’t be too much before but can be way after.
Biddingtons : Plan on spending the day, or more
China Institute Gallery : Art from/about China
Forum Jar : Have the Forum bug? More forums than you can shake a stick at
Golber : Directory of interesting blogs, newsletters, and general information
MBCA : Mechanical Bank Collectors of America
SAA : Society of American Archivists
Style Design : style and design of glass, pottery, art objects. spend a day, a week, your here for life!
Tandem Associates : Lionel Train Price Guides
US Fish and Wildlife Service : Schreger lines in ivory. Ivory identification, most types
Christies : Master’s Degree in Global Art -
Glass
100 Tons of Stuff : As the name implies they have for sale (retail) glass,kitchen,pottery, paper, and all kinds of wonderful stuff
Carole’s Classy Glass : Glass site for all makes and makers of Victorian art glass, sells replacement tops too
Cupplates : Early American Glass Cupplates, Collectors club, all the help you’ll ever need from the people who know
American Cut Glass Association
David Doty’s Carnival Glass Website : Check the links page for all kinds of goodies
EAPG : Early American Patter Glass Association
Glass Etch and Pattern Gallery : Elegant and Everyday Glass Forum
Glass Encyclopedia : Want to know about glass, happy reading for days
Great Glass Co : Some more glass identification marks lots of European
Glass Lovers Glass Database : No values, but a lot of identification knowledge
Glass Museum On Line : Glass, Glass, and more Glass
Glass Paper Weight Foundation : Interested in paper weights? Good site!
Loetz : All about Loetz and Central European Glass
Miami Valley Study Group : Cambridge Glass Labels
National American Glass Club : Great site for all kinds of glass, informative publication, lectures, and contracts
NDGA : National Depression Glass Association
Oyster Plates : A reference for dealers and oyster plate collectors
Sabino Art Glass : Sabino Art Glass
Shot Glass : Shot glass identification and marks
Suzie Max : Has a search link for identification
The Cookie Jar : Cookie jars (Retail)
The Corning Museum of Glass : Glass Dictionary
The Paperweight Mall : Glass paperweights-makers, dealers, books and yes paperweights
Viking Art Glass : All about Viking glass, either membership or pay for info
Whitefriars Glass : All you want to know, with good links
Glass Lovers Glass Database
Coes Mercantile
Loetz and Glass : Loetz and other glass
The Corning Museum of Glass : 27 contemporary artists by Steuben Glass - Government Auctions
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Halloween
www.HalloweenCollector.com
Halloween Collector : This site is for the serious collector of vintage Halloween memorabilia.
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Harley-Davidson
Hareley-Davidson : Home page of harley-davidson, all you want to know you can even buy one on line!
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Insurance for Antiques / Collectibles
Berkley Asset Protection : Berkley Insurance for your collectible insurance needs
Chubb Collectors : Major insurance carrier for antiques and collectibles -
International Logistics Company
Mallory Alexander International http://www.mallorygroup.com/ContactUs.aspx
Personal Contact People:
LeRoy Pettijohn: 901-493-0086
[email protected]Lisa Fisher: 901-367-9400
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Irish Lace and Couture
Augusta Auctions : specialty fashion and textile
Charles A. Whitaker Auction Company : specialty couture
Sheelin Lace : Bellanaleck, County Farmanagh, Northern Ireland
Kenmare Lace : located Kenmare, County Kerry, Southern Ireland
The Lace Gallery : Irish Carrickmacross lace (style of early 1820’s)
DoChara : programs for European lace making techniques - IRS Forms
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Japanese Screens
Japanese Screens : Specialists in Japanese Screens and Fine Art
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Live Steam Locomotives
montreallivesteamers.com : The Montreal Live Steamers is a private club that was formed in 1934 for builders of scale steam locomotives.
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Marks
Phoenix Masonry : Starting in 1842 English registry marks for glass, pottery, wood and more
Si : Bradley and Hubbard marks, iron banks, candle sticks, bookends, doorstops -
Medical
Angel US Medical : Medical supplies and products, prices to doctors and hospitals (retail)
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Miscellaneous
AAAA : Antique Advertising Association of America. Interested in advertising pieces here’s your spot
A Touch of Brass : Brass hardware for doors and windows
All About Pocket Knives : Good articles, knives auctions, full descriptions
Antique Golf Clubs : All about collecting antique golf clubs and other antique golf collectibles
APIC : Collecting club all you want to know about buttons.. auction results (fair market) and retail (insurance replacement)
ASCC : Check and fiscal document collectors
Auction Wally : Old newspapers
Black Art in America : National Black Memorabilia and Collectible Show
Buffalo Architecture and History : Furniture, glossary, others too
Coca-Cola Club : Sponsored by the Coca-Cola Company
Duke : Duke University Library for advertising
HOT vs Not : Shopping directory with antique and other listings
Internet Netsuke Useful research tools for netsuke study, dissemination, books, for sale, on site tools
ISASC : International Society of Antique Scale Collectors. Good site want to know about scales? Here’s your site!
La Belle Epoque : Posters, for sale, their value, extensive the largest house for posters
Lantern Net : Dietz lanterns, railroad, camping
Lee Maxwell Washing Machine Museum : Database of makers and patents of old machines
Legacy Americana : Political buttons, campaign stuff retail prices
Liv Ex : Fine Wine Exchange prices of internally traded fine wines, a blog, and all you want to know about the present value of wine
Links for Mad Magazine Values: There is not any collector’s sites for Mad, but the following are informative sources.
Mad Cover Site, Global Mad, Mad Trash
Martin J Donnelly : Antique tool auction-newsletter, have a lot to sell contact them they will arrange for pick up
Mayo Knives : Handmade, collectible knives from Hawaii
MC Antiques and Collectibles : Antiques (retail) shaving items to oil cans
Mr Chipper : Good site for collecting Casino Chips
National Carousel Association : Promotes conservation, appreciation, knowledge, and enjoyment of carousels.
National Cash Registers : Identified and lamson cash carriers (remember them in the department stores) how to fix to
Netsuke : Netsuke and its related art forms ( inro, ojime and sagemono)
Nextag : Kitchen equipment, commercial
Old Junk Car : It has some great resources and information on antiquing
Past Times : Antique Advertising Association of America Interested in advertising pieces here’s your spot
Replacements : China, silver, collectibles, identification, discounted retail prices, will buy in some instances, call them for information
Restoration Services : Restoration of glass and porcelain
Scripophily : Stock and bond certificates, retail prices listed for sale, offers to buy
Smokstak : Antique gas engine bulletin board. About all kinds of tractors, engines, and blowing smoke!
Sign Value : Want to appraise a bill board on the highway, here’s how!
Top 20 Sites : Lists 59 directories of sites with antique appraisers in them
Value This : free e-news updates on autographs, collectibles and antiques
Victorian Casino Antiques : Auction prices for signs
Vintage Antique Beds : Antique beds description and pictures
World’s Largest Auctioneers of Antique Tools : A newsletter, have a lot to sell, contact them and they will arrange for pick up.
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Museum Links
AIoC : American Institute of Conservation
American Art : Smithsonian Art Museum
Cambridge Glass Museum : Cambridge Glass Museum
Carter Museum : Remington, Russell and many more, Texas Museum help and identification
Charlie Fudge : Many suggests as to clubs and associations for your interest
Cincinnati Art Museum : Cincinnati Art Museum
CMOG : Corning Museum of Glass, Glass Dictionary
Cocalico Valley Historical Society : Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley, Ephrata,Pa., Pa. German items
DIA : Detroit Institute Of the Arts
Farnsworth Museum : Art Museum, rare first edition book
Fostoria Glass Museum : Fostoria Glass Museum
Glass Museum Online : Glass Museum Online
Heisey Museum : Heisey Glass Museum
Historic New England : Lectures by noted curators, historians
Hunterdon County Historical Society : Lectures, events for profession development
Ice Skates Museum : Shows history, pictures, types of ice skates, trademarks of Dutch skates, some antique skates for sale (retail)
Keep Homestead Museum : One of the largest collection of buttons in the northeast
MAGWV : Museum of American Glass in West Virginia
Museum of Appalachia : New museum in Tennessee (Norris, Tn.), mission is to preserve Appalachian history through the artifacts our ancestors left behind
MESDA : Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, culture of the early southern history (N.C. & V.A.)
MFA : Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
MOAS : Museum of Arts & Sciences, Daytona Beach, FL
Museums USA : Find museums, associations, conferences
Mystic Seaport Museum : Maritime Museum, ship carvers, and history of seaports
National Cowboy Museum : Interesting site
Norman Rockwell Museum : Information on original art and prints by Norman Rockwell
Poe Museum : Interesting facts about Edgar Allen Poe at his museum, 1st edition information, personal info
Sandwich Glass Museum : Sandwich Glass Sandwich,Mass, wonderful antique glass
Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute : Great information for conservation, resources, information
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia : Library of the history and antiquities of America, (Philadelphia)
The Autry : Gene Autry Museum
The Long Island Museum : Long Island, New York museum of American History, Horse drawn carriages and sleighs
The Museum of Ceramics : A video about fashion at end of museum of ceramics
Tiffin Glass Museum : Tiffin Glass Museum
Whaling Museum : New Bedford Whaling Museum
Yale University : Yale University Art Gallery
The Metropolitan Museum of Art : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
The Frist Center : Nashville, TN
Springfield Museums : Springfield, Mass
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Music / Instruments / Books / Sheet Music
AFVBM : American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers, Appraisal Organization for Violins and Bows, the horses mouth for Violins and bows!
All but forgotten Oldies : Rediscover your favorite songs from the 1940 to 1990′s
Antique Piano Shop : Antique piano shop, manufacturers listed, history of each some for sale with retails
Corilon Violins : Specialized in old and antique stringed instruments and bows
Gregs Grooves : Buy/sell collectible vinyl records music/comedy, grading suggestions, good site for old records
Jacksonville Guitar Center : Jacksonville Guitar Center (vintage cowboy guitars Roy Rodgers Red Foley , Lone Ranger, Singing Cowboys
NYSMS : New York Sheet Music Society, good site for those interested in sheet music collectibles
Sheet Music Magazine : Words and music of Great American Song Books
USD : National Museum of Music, University of S. Dakota– most interesting and informative musical instruments serial numbers and dating–their indexes page
Steinway Piano : Want to find out about a steinway, here is the horse’s mouth
Tenor Madness Professional woodwind repair, Waterloo, Iowa (Selmer Mark VI) - Nautical Art and Antiques
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New belt buckles in the old west (real or reproductions)
Real Or Repro : Identifying Tiffany belt buckles
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Nursing History
www.nursing.umaryland.edu/museum : Maryland’s only museum dedicated to nursing
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Online Antique Shops (Retail)
Ruby Lane : An on line shopping site by the Kovels, retail
TIAS : An on line shopping site retail
Antique Dealers Association of America
1stdibs
The High Boy
Go Antiques
Lilter - Online Art and Antique Auction Venues
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Oriental Auctions/Art
I.M. Chait : Auctioneer of Oriental art and items
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Picture Frames
Picture Frames : An Online picture frame museum
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Photography
Antique Cameras : Antique camera and lens identification, sales, blog
Historic Camera : Camera identification and with dates
Photography History : The International Photographic Historical Organization- history of photography, members and their interests
Photography Museum : History of photography, types, and care- want to know about photos here’s the place
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Pop-Up Books
Pop-Up Books : The Movable Book Society, a nonprofit organization, provides a forum for artists, book sellers, book producers, collectors, curators, and others to share enthusiasm and exchange information about pop-up and movable books.
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Postcards
Lake County Discovery Museum Largest public postcard collection in the world
Postcards : Great site with all kinds of info about postcards
Postcards : Helps date postcards and identification of paper
Postcard Values : Values of postcards
Postcard Collectors
Postcard Guy - Pot Lids
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Pottery, Porcelain, China
100 Tons of Stuff : As the name implies they have for sale (retail) glass,kitchen,pottery, paper, and all kinds of wonderful stuff
American Toby Jug Museum : Royal Doulton Toby Jugs… great collection and information
Antique HQ : Hummel price guide, retail prices
Art Pottery Blog : Ohio pottery
Boehm Porcelain : Birds, flowers, retail values
Bybee Pottery : Ky pottery, oldest pottery west of the Allegheny
Bybee Video : Lexington, Ky. Public Library on Bybee and Waco Pottery Bybee and Waco Pottery of Ky.
Canton China Museum
Cincinnati art pottery : auction/website some retail
China Cupboard : English cup styles, handle types by potter with dates
Clarice Cliff Collectors : English Pottery Marks illustrated
Essay on Cup and Bowl Shapes : Staffordshire cup and bowl shapes discussed and compared
Gotheborg : Antique Chinese & Japanese Porcelain Collectors Page
FBCC : International Flow Blue China Club great site
Hummel price guide : Retail prices
Kutani : Japanese Kutani Porcelain
Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, State Museum of Archaeology : Most significant types of artifacts recovered from archaeological sites in Maryland. Prehistoric, colonial, and post-colonial illustrated, and discussed, peal wear, cream ware, glazes, descriptions. Check out the small finds, leather, religious, smoking items, spurs. No values, informative with pictures.
John Rodgers Groups : John Rodgers Groups and others of the Victorian age
Just Art Pottery : Several different pottery companies, retail prices (insurance replacement)
LLadro Search : All you wanted to know about Lladro and more
Maria Julian Pottery: (black on black New Mexico pottery) Maria Julian Pottery home of Maria Martinez and Julian Martinez. Site is dedicated to preserving their history and the history of San Ildefonso Pueblo Pottery
Lambertville, N.J. Pottery : Art auction
OSECC : Old Sleepy Eye Collectors Club
Pascoe Ceramics : Royal Daulton and more, retail prices, retired, date, creator
Passion for the Past : Flo-blue pattern names and potteries, books, and references
Pottery Links and Research Page : American pottery from Abingdon and Arequipa to Watt and Weller
Red Wing Pottery Collectors Club : Pictures, values, history
Restoration Services : Restoration of glass and porcelain
Stangl Pottery : Good resource Stangl Pottery Collectors
Stoke Museums : English Pottery, China, factories
Susie Cooper Pottery : English Marks illustrated
The Gonder Collection : Interested in Gonder Pottery? Here’s a great site all about it
Tulane University : New Orleans
Wahtung: This company (and there are others) craft Modern reproductions of Chinese export and European Ceramics
Roderick Jellicoe : English porcelain
The Wedgwood Museum
Birmingham Museum of Art : Largest collection of Wedgwood outside of England -
Precious Metal, Silver Coins
Coin Values Guide : Starting point for some coins
Coin Worth : David Yawn Coin Evaluation
Jeffrey Herman : very imformative
Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks, and Markers’ Marks : Sterling Silver Identification
Silver Recyclers : Precious metal weight conversion tool
Spoon Planet : Collector spoons
Spratling Silver : Spratling Mexican Silver, with reference material
William J Jenack Estate Appraisers & Auctioneers : Coin auction
Kitco : Precious metals prices for a particular day -
Pyrex
Pyrex Love : A pattern reference page
I Antique Online
World Kitchen
Pyrex UK
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Restoration
Peter Kostoulakos Art Restoration : 15 Sayles Street, Lowell, MA 01851; Phone: 973-453-8888; Email
McHugh’s Restorations, Richmond, VA
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Russian Jewelry / Silver / Faberge
ALVR : A Le Vieille Russie Russian fine jewelry (New York)
Atzbach : John Atzbach Antiques Imperial Russian Objects
J Eger Catalogues : J Eger’s Auction Catalogues, Morristown ,N.J.
Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks, & Mark’s Marks : Russian Silver Hallmarks
Wartski : Specializing in Russian fine jewelry and silver (England)
Wiki : Faberge Work Masters -
Sewing and Embroideries
Sewing and Embroideries : Metropolitan Museum of Art collections
Textile & History Museum : Windham Textile & History Museum
Thimble Holders : Museum of Thimble Holders - Signs
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Sports
Antique Golf Clubs : Antique golf clubs and their collection
Ice Skates Museum : Shows history, pictures, types of ice skates trademarks of Dutch skates some antique skates for sale (retail)
Sports Memorabilia : Large house for all types of sports memorabilia
Value Guide : Golf clubs, PGA web site
Baseball, cards, balls, bats, gloves : Find information on Vintage Baseball collectibles - Stamp Collecting
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Subscription Links
Ask Art : Art value searches, subscription required great site
BBHC : Buffalo Bill Historical Center : Most comprehensive collection of American Firearms in the world. Best help in the world for a fee.
Invaluable : Art and antique auction results–free trial–subscription
P4A : Prices for Auction -
Taxidermy
South Pacific Taxidermy : South Pacific Taxidermy, information with some for sale at retail prices ( Africa, Australian, and others)
Taxidermy 4 Cash : James Gould his prints and yes he was a taxidermist good contacts for taxidermy items, offers to buy Victorian pieces
Taxidermy King : Taxidermy -
Textiles
EGA : The Embroiderers’ Guild of America
Needle Point : American Needlepoint Guild, chapters, appraisal program, great site any hand stitched, appraisals, certified program
Quilt Study : International Quilt Study Center -
Toys
Antique Toys : Carlton Antique Toys cast iron, tin windups, battery operated pictures and retail prices (Arkansas)
Doll Values : Steiff values– retail (insurance replacement)
Oo Cites : Beton/Bergen Plastic Toys, pre WW1 to 1958
Pretty Zoo : Steiff products by “ear numbers” no values identification
Steiff News : Steiff bear history of ear tags (dates) and paper tags (dates) identification by date
This Old Toy : Fisher Price Toys all you ever wanted to know and how to repair.
Grand Old Toys : Old toys with retail prices
The Toy Tractor Times : Farm toy news, collector meet
Toy Farmer
Farm Toys For Fun : Toys for sale, 1/64 scale dealers
National Farm Toy Museum, Dyersville, Iowa Two toy shows per year June and November.
Bossen Implements
National Toy Hall of Fame -
Toys - Pedal Cars
pedalcar.net : Custom Pedal Cars, Pedal Car Parts and more.
Pedal Car Planet : Pedal Cars, Tricycles, Bicycles, Scooters, Planes, Go-Karts, Trains, Tractors, Classic Ride-On Toy Collectibles, Heirlooms, & Gifts For Children
Chasing Pedal Cars : items from a complete pedal car, to a small item required to complete a restoration -
Used Electronics
Liquidation : Retail for used computers fair market value
Used Price : Used electronics, fee based, reasonable -
Vintage Computers
Jason Ponic : Vintage Macintosh blog
The Vintage Computer
Computer History Museum -
Wallpaper
Wallpaper – Historic New England : Largest wallpaper collection – 6,000 samples (rolled, flat, oversize, three-dimensional)
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Weathervanes
Weathervanes Plus : New/retail
Denninger : New/retail -
Wooden Bowls
Ask.com : Some answered questions about wooden bowls, and items (not all answered but a start)
Bowl Mill : Granville Bowl Mill’s website
Holland Bowl Mill : Holland, Mich bowl mill
Wood Bowl : Great Alaska Bowl Company